Claremont Undercurrents

Labor

May 15, 2023

Whittier and ULV workers win raises, pension after month-long strike

Pomona and Pitzer fights set the precedent for the win, organizers said

Labor

Turning point: how Pitzer workers won a second union at the 5Cs

A look back on the win that sparked standard-setting fights at Pomona, Whittier, ULV and beyond

Palestine

April 25, 2023

SJP and Prisab co-host Stop LAPD Spying Coalition talk about LAPD and IDF surveillance

U.S. police and Israeli apartheid surveillance share logics of “othering,” technologies of legitimization, organizers said

Labor

April 20, 2023

Whittier College dining workers go on indefinite strike for higher wages, pension fund

Claremont students have picketed alongside Whittier students and workers from 7 AM to 7 PM on weekdays since March 27.

Labor

April 8, 2023

La Verne dining hall union to votes to strike, picket alongside Claremont and Whittier workers

Pomona’s contract set the standard for dining worker wages and benefits in the area, Union representative Arun Ramakrishna PZ ’22 said.

Palestine

April 3, 2023

SJP relaunches campaign to suspend Pitzer study abroad at University of Haifa in Israel

Organizers say program supports violent displacement of Palestinians — “My family is from Haifa, my dad was born in Haifa…but I would not be able to go there on study abroad.”

Palestine

March 31, 2023

“Invest in the future, not death”: Vijay Prashad keynote kicks off Palestine Freedom Week

The Pomona alum and scholar-organizer spoke about building internationalist solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

Labor

March 25, 2023

Pitzer 3, Pomona workers speak at rally before McConnell boycott

The events are the culmination of CSWA's "week of demand" for Pitzer to rehire three workers who were allegedly terminated in retaliation for union support.

Labor

March 22, 2023

“It’s a very simple demand”: CSWA escalates actions, calls for rehiring of the Pitzer 3 by Friday

After delegations facing slammed doors and admin hostility, CSWA to host Thursday rally, Friday disruptive action

Labor

March 2, 2023

Pitzer’s Unfair Labor Practices, Explained

UNITE HERE! has filed six ULPs alleging that Pitzer College and Bon Appetit Management Company have engaged in illegal anti-union behavior in the past year.

Undercurrents reports on labor, Palestine liberation, prison abolition and other community organizing at and around the Claremont Colleges.

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Issue 1 / Spring 2023

Setting the Standard

How Pomona workers won a historic $25 minimum wage; a new union in Claremont; Tony Hoang on organizing

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Whittier and ULV workers win raises, pension after month-long strike

Turning point: how Pitzer workers won a second union at the 5Cs

SJP and Prisab co-host Stop LAPD Spying Coalition talk about LAPD and IDF surveillance

Whittier College dining workers go on indefinite strike for higher wages, pension fund

La Verne dining hall union to votes to strike, picket alongside Claremont and Whittier workers

SJP relaunches campaign to suspend Pitzer study abroad at University of Haifa in Israel

“Invest in the future, not death”: Vijay Prashad keynote kicks off Palestine Freedom Week

Pitzer 3, Pomona workers speak at rally before McConnell boycott

“It’s a very simple demand”: CSWA escalates actions, calls for rehiring of the Pitzer 3 by Friday

Pitzer’s Unfair Labor Practices, Explained