Category Archives: Bellingham Washington

May Day in Bellingham

International Workers Day at the New Prospect Theater. Poetry from Victoria McCallum and Carly Haapala, and musicians Lantz Simpson, “nickles”, and Jeffery Slough (Jeffrey Slough Music – EPK). A brief introduction to the IWW by D. Tucker. Admission by donation, pay what you will. Advance tickets here newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=3159293  

St Jo’s NURSES picket is ON!Tuesday April 22

Nurses at Bellingham’s St.Joseph Hospital rejected management’s “last, best, and final” offer yesterday. It was “pretty insulting” a nurse reported. See the 4/17 post on this website See you on the picket line!

Nurses plan picket at St. Jo’s on April 29

Excerpted from Cascadia Daily News 4-17-2025 [edited for brevity and with comments by IWW]: Nurses plan to picket outside PeaceHealth St. Joseph’sr on Tuesday, April 29, one month after rejecting a proposed contract (follow that link for more on the story- IWW). The picket is on if the hospital and union do not come toContinue reading “Nurses plan picket at St. Jo’s on April 29”

MOVIE NIGHT APRIL 16– SALT OF THE EARTH

Salt of the Earth [1954] is one of the most influential films in US history. It’s a feminist drama based on a 1950 strike by Chicano and white miners in New Mexico. The pro-union film was censored by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The directors and several of the actors were blacklisted by mainstream Hollywood;Continue reading “MOVIE NIGHT APRIL 16– SALT OF THE EARTH”

Fiamma Burger, Fiamme Pizza rip off their workers, says Department of Labor

This article appeared in the February 20, 2025 Bellingham Herald. Thanks to the Herald for reporting on this. We are highlighting a few items in bold to emphasize them. Federal investigation finds Bellingham restaurants owe workers $82K for OT, tip violations By Robert Mittendorf and Rachel Showalter Updated February 19, 2025 1:49 PM Rachel Weedman,Continue reading “Fiamma Burger, Fiamme Pizza rip off their workers, says Department of Labor”

IWW MOVIE NIGHT WEDNESDAY!

The best solidarity movie ever! We all could use a positive jolt these days, this is it! First film in our movie night series. Third Wednesday of Feb, March, April, May. Review? “I hate this move”- anti-union homophobe; “Best movie ever!” Everyone else.

MAURY FOISY- FAREWELL FELLOW WORKER

By Dave Tucker, IWW Maury Foisy of Bellingham died January 21 age 88. Maury was a charter member of the old Bellingham Branch back in the 1980s and paid his IWW dues for a good 20 years, long after that first reincarnation of the IWW faded away in the 1990s. His obituary was in Friday’sContinue reading “MAURY FOISY- FAREWELL FELLOW WORKER”

An Update from the Evolve Workers

A spokesperson from the Evolve workers asked us to circulate this message. “We are disbanded as a boycott/protest group. Most of us have decided to move our energy into securing our next job, so we won’t be picketing outside Evolve again.  Wish I could say otherwise, but my voice is in the minority and IContinue reading “An Update from the Evolve Workers”

REBEL WORKER MOVIE NIGHTS RETURN TO BELLINGHAM

We revived our ‘Rebel Worker Movie Nights’- public film showings of worker, radical and union oriented films. You can see the list of films with a brief description of each- click the news and events button above. Feel free to share widely! 

WORKERS AT EVOLVE CAFE WALK OUT, call for BOYCOTT

   Virtually the entire workforce at Bellingham’s Evolve Cafe (above Village Books in Fairhaven) walked off the job early last week to protest work conditions. When a dishwasher was fired, the fuse was lit and the walk out was on. Workers are calling for a boycott of the cafe to protest the arbitrary work rulesContinue reading “WORKERS AT EVOLVE CAFE WALK OUT, call for BOYCOTT”