All 31 articles by Carl Finamore

• 26 Jan 13

• Uprising

  Voices of Protest from Tahrir

  Update: On January 27, Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi declared a state of emergency and issued a curfew in three... more »

• 21 Jan 13

• Working

  Bad Karma at Hyatt Regency San Francisco

  Each year some 2,000 yoga enthusiasts assemble at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco for “a great... MORE »

• 16 Mar 12

• Working

  1 Hospital and a 7-Year Labor Struggle: Adam Reich’s ‘With God on Our Side’

  “With God on Our Side” is a very catchy book title. It also appears at first... MORE »

• 20 Sep 11

• Working

  The Big One is Coming: Strikes Rattle California Hospitals

  A total 23,000 nurses plan the largest nurses' strike in U.S. history The sudden release of stored energy... MORE »

• 13 Sep 11

• Working

  Hyatt Hotel Slams Week of Strikes

  Hyatt Hotels wasted no time and pulled no punches in condemning UNITE-HERE’s seven-day strike against six... MORE »

• 22 Aug 11

• Working

  Tunisian & Egyptian Women: After Revolutions, We’re Not Going Back to Second-Class Status

  Several women union leaders fresh from the frontlines in Tunisia and Egypt visited California this month at the... MORE »

• 08 Jun 11

• Working

  The Labor Movement’s Classic, Forgottten Tactic—and Why It Must Be Revived

  Reviving the Strike is a primer for every trade unionist tired of being the victim A new book... MORE »

• 25 Apr 11

• Working

  As Election Begins at Calif. Hospitals, Workers Claim SEIU ‘in Bed With Management’

  SAN FRANCISCO—A bitterly-contested election is occurring among employees at three of the oldest hospitals in San... MORE »

• 06 Apr 11

• Working

  Remaking Egypt Beyond Tahrir Square

  The working class continues to play a central role in the country's still-unfolding revolution Tens of thousands filled... MORE »

• 17 Mar 11

• Working

  Bill Clinton Left San Francisco With Full Pockets, Empty Conscience

  SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton spoke at an event at the San Francisco Westin St.... MORE »

• 07 Mar 11

• Working

  Hilton Makes Peace With UNITE-HERE in San Francisco

  SAN FRANCISCO—“When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” Yogi Berra... MORE »

• 16 Feb 11

• Working

  Dispatch from Cairo: ‘We All Know Our Way Back to Tahrir Square’

  CAIRO—As much as the Egyptian military would like it otherwise, recent days have shown that they... MORE »

• 14 Feb 11

• Working

  Cairo: One Day after Mubarak

  CAIRO—I arrived at a nearly empty Cairo airport on Saturday February 12, one day after President Hosni... MORE »

• 19 Jan 11

• Working

  Hyatt Files Charges Against San Francisco Hotel Union

  Within hours of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King’s national holiday coming to an end... MORE »

• 12 Jan 11

• Working

  Can’t Get No Satisfaction at United Airlines

  Once again, for the second year running, United Airlines (UAL) placed dead last in customer satisfaction, according to... MORE »

• 20 Dec 10

• Working

  Workers Dig in, as Hotels Increase Profits and Escalate Threats

  Nationally, hotels experienced a record 5.7 percent rise in the occupancy in 2010, leading prominent analyst R. Mark Woodworth to... MORE »

• 29 Nov 10

• Working

  Underscoring Passenger Safety, Pilots Ask ‘Who’s Flying Your Plane?’

  Several hundred pilots from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) picketed Newark Liberty International airport on November 22 and... MORE »

• 20 Nov 10

• Working

  Housekeepers Won’t Let Hyatt Sweep Safety Record Under the Rug

  The Hyatt Corporation just posted quarterly profits that jumped six hundred percent with their stock prices climbing at... MORE »

• 25 Oct 10

• Working

  Airline Profits Soar, Leaving Passengers Sour & Employees Sore

  Wall Street is jumping up and down because airlines are making money again—big money. The nine... MORE »

• 15 Oct 10

• Working

  San Francisco’s Hotel Frank(enstein) puts on Horror Show for Employees

  SAN FRANCISCO—This city’s small, fashionable Hotel Frank is strategically located in the center of... MORE »

• 06 Jul 10

• Working

  Our Epic Recession: How Did it Happen, and How Bad Will It Get?

  In the not too distant past, bankers, financiers and investors could do no wrong. They were the wizards... MORE »

• 10 Jun 10

• Working

  Hyatt Workers Stage National Actions against Billionaire Pritzkers

  Inside the plush Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago on June 9, assembled blue-chip Hyatt stockholders anxiously anticipated dividend... MORE »

• 30 Apr 10

• Working

  Airlines Make Final Approach to Monopoly of the Skies

  Expected United-Continental merger would create world's largest airline MORE »

• 30 Mar 10

• Working

  SEIU vs. NUHW, Week One: Plaintiffs Make Case, Without Evidence

  In civil trial against former members, SEIU lowers damage claims SAN FRANCISCO—The quiet decorum of a... MORE »

• 16 Mar 10

• Working

  In San Francisco, Union Democracy Goes on Trial

  After suing 26 of its former members, SEIU finally gets day in court Going to court can make anyone... MORE »

• 23 Feb 10

• Working

  Inside Organizing and Outside Representation, at San Fran’s Grand Hyatt

  Organizing workers into a union usually brings out the best in labor. Organizers are truly motivated, work long... MORE »

• 16 Feb 10

• Working

  How to Succeed After Failing: Teamsters’ Continental Campaign Pays Off

  There are lots of colorful self-help gurus making a pretty good living preaching their gospel of new-age techniques... MORE »

• 21 Jan 10

• Working

  Obama and America’s Forbidden Word: ‘Class’

  Since Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown's upset victory in Massachusetts on Tuesday, some of America’s most prominent liberal... MORE »

• 11 Jan 10

• Working

  ‘We Are Furious,’ Say United Flight Attendants

  Pioneering women at United Airlines (UAL) organized the world’s first Flight Attendant (FA) union in 1945. They... MORE »

• 06 Jan 10

• Working

  SF Hotel Dispute Escalates With Rally, Disobedience, 140 Arrests

  The San Francisco Hilton is the city’s largest, taking up a square block of prime downtown... MORE »

• 19 Nov 09

• Working

  Hotel Workers to St. Francis Hotel: Live Up to Your Good Name

  SAN FRANCISCO—The name St. Francis generally invokes serene images of the devout canonized Catholic aesthetic, who... MORE »