Historian and geographer Gray Brechin talks about the effort to destroy the historic Victor Arnautoff murals at Washington High in San Francisco. He discusses the history of the murals including their exposure of the history of George Washington.  He also discusses other efforts to remove murals at Coit Tower and at Rincon annex because of their political content. African American and Native American students at the school have demanded that the murals be removed. Since the San Francisco Unified School District does not have the funds they would have to destroy the historic murals.

This interview was done by Steve Zeltzer of WorkWeek radio on 5/28/19.

Production of Labor Video Project

www.laborvideo.org

For additional media:

Victor Arnautoff: San Francisco’s Master Muralist of the 1930’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aYXYqcDNg&t=7s

These High School Murals Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go?

When conservatives went to war over SF post office murals

https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/When-conservatives-went-to-war-over-SF-post-13912445.php

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/arts/design/george-washington-murals-ugly-history-debated.html

Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate

https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/

Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate

https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/

Historian and geographer Gray Brechin talks about the effort to destroy the historic Victor Arnautoff murals at Washington High in San Francisco. He discusses the history of the murals including their exposure of the history of George Washington.  He also discusses other efforts to remove murals at Coit Tower and at Rincon annex because of their political content. African American and Native American students at the school have demanded that the murals be removed. Since the San Francisco Unified School District does not have the funds they would have to destroy the historic murals.

This interview was done by Steve Zeltzer of WorkWeek radio on 5/28/19.

Production of Labor Video Project

www.laborvideo.org [1]

For additional media:

Victor Arnautoff: San Francisco's Master Muralist of the 1930's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aYXYqcDNg&t=7s [2]

These High School Murals Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go?

When conservatives went to war over SF post office murals

https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/When-conservatives-went-to-war-over-SF-post-13912445.php [3]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/arts/design/george-washington-murals-ugly-history-debated.html [4]

Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate

https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/ [5]

Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate

https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/ [5]

[1] http://www.laborvideo.org/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aYXYqcDNg&t=7s

[3] https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/When-conservatives-went-to-war-over-SF-post-13912445.php

[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/arts/design/george-washington-murals-ugly-history-debated.html

[5] https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/

[6] https://sfrichmondreview.com/2019/04/30/murals-at-washington-high-school-stoke-debate-board-to-decide-their-fate/

WorkWeek hears about the new San Francico Mime Troupe play Treasure Island in an interview with writer and actor Michael Sullivan. The play which opens on July 4th at SF Dolores Park looks at the corruption and greed around the condo developments on Treasure Island. The Mime Troupe theater are also represented by Actors Equity.

Next, WorkWeek investigates the Peer Assisted Review PAR program in Berkeley, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We interview former Berkeley Federation of Teachers steward Brian Crowell. He discusses how the program was being used to target senior teachers, African American and Latino teachers. When he began to investigate the program and defend teachers he discovered that his union president was being paid to help target and terminate teachers. He was also put in the program in retaliation.

www.sfmt.org/index.php

youtu.be/7zj3PVj8-Aw

Berkeley’s Unequal Punishment of Teachers

The school district disproportionately disciplines black teachers and older educators with higher salaries. Are students paying the price?

www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/berke…t?oid=3879777

Another Voice for Teachers

The Berkeley Schools Labor Caucus, formed to pressure the teachers’ union to take a tougher stance on protecting workers’ rights, is feeling more emboldened in light of a recent Supreme Court decision.

www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/anoth…?oid=19937593

Berkeley High Retaliation Case Results in State Complaint Against School District

www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/arc…hool-district

Berkeley High Teacher Brian Crowell On Peer Assisted Program PAR & The Attack On Public Education

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkVLwAyIwo

“Unparalleled Chutzpah” The SFUSD Frame-up Of UESF Member Margaret Reyes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzLfI5MUyw&t=150s

Production of WorkWeek Radio

@workweek-radio

WorkWeek hears about the new San Francico Mime Troupe play Treasure Island in an interview with writer and actor Michael Sullivan. The play which opens on July 4th at SF Dolores Park looks at the corruption and greed around the condo developments on Treasure Island. The Mime Troupe theater are also represented by Actors Equity.

Next, WorkWeek investigates the Peer Assisted Review PAR program in Berkeley, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We interview former Berkeley Federation of Teachers steward Brian Crowell. He discusses how the program was being used to target senior teachers, African American and Latino teachers. When he began to investigate the program and defend teachers he discovered that his union president was being paid to help target and terminate teachers. He was also put in the program in retaliation.

Additional Media:

www.sfmt.org/index.php [1]

youtu.be/7zj3PVj8-Aw [2]

Berkeley's Unequal Punishment of Teachers

The school district disproportionately disciplines black teachers and older educators with higher salaries. Are students paying the price?

www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/berke…t?oid=3879777 [3]

Another Voice for Teachers

The Berkeley Schools Labor Caucus, formed to pressure the teachers' union to take a tougher stance on protecting workers' rights, is feeling more emboldened in light of a recent Supreme Court decision.

www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/anoth…?oid=19937593 [4]

Berkeley High Retaliation Case Results in State Complaint Against School District

www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/arc…hool-district [5]

Berkeley High Teacher Brian Crowell On Peer Assisted Program PAR & The Attack On Public Education

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkVLwAyIwo [6]

"Unparalleled Chutzpah" The SFUSD Frame-up Of UESF Member Margaret Reyes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzLfI5MUyw&t=150s [7]

Production of WorkWeek Radio

[email protected] [8]

@workweek-radio [9]

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WorkWeek looks at the issue of climate change and labor with ATU Vice President Bruce Hamilton. Hamilton has called for a general strike to transform the economy and deal with the growing emergency climate crisis.

Next, WorkWeek discusses the attack on San Francisco freelance journalist Bryan Carmody in flagrant violation of the California shield law that protects journalists from the seizure of their records and photographs.

We interview San Francisco Chronicle legal reporter Bob Egelko about the arrest of Carmody and also the connection between Carmody and Julian Assange.

New Calls For A General Strike By ATU VP In The Face Of Coming Climate Catastrophe!

laborpress.org/new-calls-for-a-g…mate-catastrophe/

Why Transit Matters-ATU and Climate Change

www.atu.org/media/multimedia/video/climate-change

SF Trade Unionists Speak Out In Defense Of Standing Rock Sioux Native People, Land & Water

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpF5xF-zqLs

The Assault On SF Journalist Bryan Carmody & Attacks On All Journalists & Journalism

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0-fdGNpk

www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists…y-gotten-worse/

www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/d…ided-by-police.html

www.cjr.org/united_states_proje…nonymous-source.php

www.pressfreedomdefensefund.org/news/2019…n-carmody

Carmody, Assange details differ, but basic free-press questions the same

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article….php?psid=6yWwo

Jeremy Scahill — New Indictment of Assange Is Part of a Broader War on Journalism & Whistleblowers

www.democracynow.org/2019/5/24/jere…ent_of_assange

Production of WorkWeek Radio

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WorkWeek looks at the issue of climate change and labor with ATU Vice President Bruce Hamilton. Hamilton has called for a general strike to transform the economy and deal with the growing emergency climate crisis.

Next, WorkWeek discusses the attack on San Francisco freelance journalist Bryan Carmody in flagrant violation of the California shield law that protects journalists from the seizure of their records and photographs.

We interview San Francisco Chronicle legal reporter Bob Egelko about the arrest of Carmody and also the connection between Carmody and Julian Assange.

Additional media:

New Calls For A General Strike By ATU VP In The Face Of Coming Climate Catastrophe!

laborpress.org/new-calls-for-a-g…mate-catastrophe/ [1]

Why Transit Matters-ATU and Climate Change

www.atu.org/media/multimedia/video/climate-change [2]

SF Trade Unionists Speak Out In Defense Of Standing Rock Sioux Native People, Land & Water

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpF5xF-zqLs [3]

The Assault On SF Journalist Bryan Carmody & Attacks On All Journalists & Journalism

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0-fdGNpk [4]

www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists…y-gotten-worse/ [5]

www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/d…ided-by-police.html [6]

www.cjr.org/united_states_proje…nonymous-source.php [7]

www.pressfreedomdefensefund.org/news/2019…n-carmody [8]

Carmody, Assange details differ, but basic free-press questions the same

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article….php?psid=6yWwo [9]

Jeremy Scahill -- New Indictment of Assange Is Part of a Broader War on Journalism & Whistleblowers

www.democracynow.org/2019/5/24/jere…ent_of_assange [10]

Production of WorkWeek Radio

[email protected] [11]

@workweek-radio [12]

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[8] https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressfreedomdefensefund.org%2Fnews%2F2019%2F5%2F14%2Fpress-freedom-defense-fund-statement-in-support-of-san-francisco-based-journalist-bryan-carmody&token=68adf0-1-1560308767627

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Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement

Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement

Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement

WorkWeek looks at the ongoing corruption scandal at California Division Of Industrial Relations DIR. Former Christine Baker the director was involved in placing her daugher in a no work job and paying her $129,000. Baker was in charge of Cal-OSHA and Department of Workers Compensation and there is a serious systemic crisis for workers at both agencies. The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is still defending Baker and refuses to investigate and prosecute her, her daughter and other state officials for corruption and fraud.

Next, WorkWeek hears about the issues on May Day for ILWU Local 10 and other Port of Oakland maritime workers who face an effort by billionaire and GAP owner John Fisher who wants to build a new A’s stadium on Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland. This according to maritime workers would destroy jobs and threaten gentrification of the community.