Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2025 Activities: Los Angeles San Diego May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches […]
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A People’s Guide To Online Reporting, Protests & Organization
An Urgent Message To Our Communities In recent days, we have seen a major surge of anger and community action, both on the streets of every U.S. city and on social media. Unión del Barrio applauds the courage of our gente in standing up to resist the current attacks against our community. During these critical […]
A Legal Victory In The Case Of The Uhuru 3!
This morning, December 16, 2024, at 7:45 am PSD, we received the news that a federal judge in Tampa, Florida, issued a favorable ruling in the case of the Uhuru 3: No fines, No jail time, 3 years of supervised probation, and community service. This is a resounding victory for the Uhuru 3! After the […]
DIEZ AÑOS DE LUCHA POR LA VERDAD Y LA JUSTICIA
La noche del 26 de septiembre y la madrugada del 27 de 2014, una organización criminal con el apoyo de fuerzas municipales, estatales y federales entre las que destacó el ejército, secuestró y desapareció a 43 estudiantes y asesinó a 6 personas más en Iguala, Guerrero, México. El presidente en turno, Enrique Peña Nieto, quiso […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2024 Activities in Southern California: Los Angeles San Diego May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across […]
Compas In California Should Prepare For More Severe Weather
Unión del Barrio members, friends, allies, and community members: Saludos comrades, we wanted to send a quick advisory to all our members who live in Southern California, Los Angeles to San Diego areas. As you may know, an atmospheric river is headed our way, which means there will be heavy rains and wind gusts, which […]
Unión del Barrio Saluda a la Federación Sindical Mundial en ocasión de su 78 aniversario
Unión del Barrio transmite un caluroso saludo y felicitación a la Federación Sindical Mundial con motivo de su 78 Aniversario y en el Día de Acción Internacional bajo los lemas ‘¡No al autoritarismo y al recorte de las libertades democráticas y sindicales’; ‘¡Trabajo con derechos! ¡No a las flexibilidades y a la explotación!”. Como organización […]
May 1st, 2023 International Workers Day: “Power in the Hands of the Working Class – Fighting Back Against the Capitalist Offensive”
The global economic crisis facing the majority of working people around the world is becoming sharper and made worse with US imperialist ambitions. Workers today are under increased economic assault with inflation and skyrocketing energy costs hurting workers the most. With the health emergency scheduled to end by mid-may we see cuts to important life […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2023 Activities in Southern California: May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches all […]
Unión del Barrio Supports The Scheduled Education Workers Strike, March 2023
Unión del Barrio supports the righteous strike scheduled for this coming week by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in the Los Angeles Unified School District. SEIU 99 members, many of which are parents of LAUSD students, are teaching assistants, bus drivers, special education aides, and cafeteria workers, custodial workers, supervision aides, campus safety personnel, […]
San Diego May 1st International Workers Day: END THE WAR ON THE WORKING CLASS!
San Diego Workers Convene May 1st International Workers Day Events: United Under the Theme: END THE WAR ON THE WORKING CLASS! WORKERS WILL CONVENE ACTIONS AND EVENTS TO BUILD WORKERS POWER TO CHALLENGE THE ATTACKS ON WORKING FAMILIES Contacts: Benjamín Prado- Unión del Barrio, info@uniondelbarrio.org SAN DIEGO, CA- Organizations throughout San Diego unite to push back […]
A COMMUNITY RESISTS: MAY DAY LOS ANGELES AND COMITES DE RESISTENCIA
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 5:30 am, a group of committed individuals representing various community organizations took to the streets to kick off early morning community patrols (Patrullajes Comunitarios). Unión del Barrio, a community-based political organization, leads an urgent effort of community resistance and self-defense to disrupt the hostile immigration raids and police terrorism […]
First Hand Testimony & Reflection From Herman Baca: 50 YEARS AGO – LEST WE FORGET THE AUGUST 29, 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM
“THE DAY POLICE RIOTED!” Committee on Chicano Rights, 08/28/2020 Fifty years later, I can still vividly remember what happened to me personally and politically in Los Angeles, California on August 29, 1970. At the time, I was 27 years old, today 77. In those 50 years, many persons I knew that marched in the Chicano […]
Unión del Barrio 5-Point Guidance For The Current Political Crisis
1. Only attend known events, and maintain all pandemic-related precautions. 2. Express your anger, but do not be blinded by your emotions. 3. Be “gente solidaria”, do not surrender your class-based political principles, but also maintain a barrio-based vigilance. 4. Maintain revolutionary discipline and organizational accountability. 5. Defend our barrios, by any means necessary. There […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST 2020 IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2020 Activities in Southern California: – Los Angeles – – San Diego – May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations […]
International Workers Day 2020: “Workers In Power; Healthcare for All”
The current historical moment requires humanity to build a united front to address the global pandemic (COVID19), by ensuring that everyone is able to access healthcare to survive the virus and to overcome the privatized, profit-driven health care system in the United States. Workers are the producers of all material wealth, and our health must be […]
Fascist Proud Boys Attempt To Disrupt May Day Rally In Chicano Park, San Diego
At approximately 5:45 pm on Wednesday May 1, 2019 at least six fascists from the so-called “Proud Boys” organization attempted to enter the kiosko stage area in the center of Chicano Park, 30 mins before the SD May Day Marcha was set to arrive in the park after having marched from downtown. The “Proud Boys” […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST 2019 IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2018 Activities in Southern California: – Los Angeles – – San Diego – – North County San Diego – May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is […]
PART 1: Unión del Barrio’s Report & Analysis On The 2019 MEChA National Conference
PART ONE of THREE Our Report On The 2019 MEChA National Conference Originally, the 2019 National MEChA Conference was to be held at Boise State University in Idaho, though in August of 2018 the BSU chapter announced that they could no longer host the conference. Understanding the historical importance of MEChA’s 50th anniversary, in September […]
Los Angeles 2019: When LA Educators Go On Strike, They Teach Us What It Takes To Bring About Change
Unión del Barrio stands in solidarity with Los Angeles teachers! Los Angeles teachers are showing District Superintendent Austin Beutner that when it comes down to defending public education, they are not afraid to go on strike. During the past 20 months the LA teacher’s union (UTLA) has been in negotiations with the LA Unified, struggling […]