Workers Rights

02 Nov 2020

All The Bay Area Election Events and Protests

Well it’s here. The day we’ve all been waiting 4 years for. Take a deep breath and then let it out. I’m sure you’re as anxious and stressed about the upcoming election as I am. Hopefully Trump will be overwhelming defeated and will not contest the election. If that’s the

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30 Oct 2020

Why the Richmond District Needs Connie Chan, NOT Marjan Philhour

Guest post by Winston Parsons This November, The Richmond District — San Francisco’s District 1 — will be choosing a new representative in City Hall. There are seven candidates on the ballot for The Richmond, with the top three contenders being Connie Chan, David Lee, and Marjan Philhour. Back in

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26 Oct 2020

5 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Make 2020 Less Awful

Hi everyone! Nivi here, founder of Soapbox Project, a media startup that makes socia impact easy for busy people. It’s so nice to meet you. I’ve been following Broke-Ass Stuart over a year now (though it’s felt more like a decade). For me, living through a pandemic has been a

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26 Oct 2020

The BAS 2020 Oakland Voter Guide

Primarily researched and written by Sayre Piotrkowski. State propositions were researched and written by Stephen Torres. Edited by Stuart Schuffman  Editors Note: Why is a website, known in part for its coverage of San Francisco politics, doing an Oakland voter guide? Because hella Broke-Ass Stuart readers live in Oakland now! We’ve

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23 Oct 2020

A Cartoon About What Fascism Could Look Like in America

Last year a bunch of us got together to come up with a big fun event to do to celebrate the anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street. In short, the Battle of Cable Street happened in London in 1936 where 20,000 Jews, Irish, dockworkers, communists, anarchists, socialists and others

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07 Oct 2020

4 Things Your Server Wants You To Know About Dining Out During COVID

Cruising into our seventh month of living through a pandemic, everyone is still adjusting to the new normal and wondering if we will ever have the old normal back again. Each day brings more adjustments we all have to deal with, but there are few things restaurant workers would like

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05 Oct 2020

The November 2020 BAS Voter Guide

Primarily researched and written by Stephen Torres with help from Stuart Schuffman. We stand at the precipice of one of the most polarizing federal elections that has ever occurred in this country. Each day brings another dash of chaos, and yet here we are, once again sifting through another labyrinthine

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02 Oct 2020

Prop 22 is a Terrible Law That Completely Undermines Gig Workers’ Rights

Monday Oct 5th is the start of early voting in California, and the mail-out date for ballots, so its time to start educating yourself on the twelve state ballot initiatives. One huge thing to keep in mind is just how much corporate interests have hijacked the ballot initiative process in

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