(2018-08-25). SF SEIU Workers Speak Against Systemic Racism, Firing Of DPH Director Garcia & Callahan. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 workers spoke out on August 22, 2018 about the resignation and or firing of Department of Public Health director Barbara Garcia, the racist discrimination, harassment and workplace bullying and the role of CCSF Human Resources director Micki Callahan who was personally involved in the removal of Garcia. Workers said that Callahan should be the next to go.
(2018-08-25). SF DPH Director Garcia Out-SEIU1021 Members Want HR Director Miki Callahan Out Now. indybay.org After regular rallies and protests CCSF Director of Public Health Barbara Garcia has been forced out for covering up bullying, systemic racism and corruption in the DPH. SEIU 1021 workers are now demanding that Human Resource Director Micki Callahan also be removed for systematic racist practices, allowing bullying and harassment of city workers in many departments. Callahan has also allowed the falsification of testimony and anonymous documents against SEIU 1021 Potrero Hill Health Center steward Cheryl Thornton who was improperly removed from her job.
(2018-08-25). Fishermen, tribal members and conservationists push for increased flows on San Joaquin River. indybay.org "We must restore our rivers if we are going to have clean water and fish into the future," said Morning Star Gali, Tribal Organizer for Save California Salmon and Pit River tribal member. "Large fires and lack of water supply are caused by climate change and wasteful water use practices, not environmental laws. Appropriate flows are needed for the health of our sacred rivers, to restore the health of our communities, and to protect the quality of California's water supply."
(2018-08-25). Healthy Retail SF to Celebrate 10th Store Opening. indybay.org Healthy Retail SF to Celebrate 10th Store Opening | Bayview's Sav-Mor Mart re-opens in new location | with fresh produce, more healthful products & more…
(2018-08-24). Senate Republicans Introduce Sham Bill Pretending to 'Protect' Pre-Existing Condition Coverage. alternet.org 
This isn't about actually protecting anybody's healthcare | Ten Senate Republicans are trying to fight the obvious. They've introduced legislationthat pretends to reiterate the guarantee—already existing in the law, thanks to the Affordable Care Act—that people with pre-existing conditions can get and keep health insurance. To be clear, this isn't about actually protecting anybody's healthcare. It's about Republicans panicking over the fact that they've terrified voters with the lawsuit—backed by Trump's Justice Department—that would gut those protections. They're pretending like this bill would fix everything, should that challenge to the ACA prevail. But while they're calling their bill the "Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act," it comes up way short of that goal. Kaiser Family Foundation's Larry Levitt points out that while the bill says that people with pre-existing conditions have to be able to get coverage, there's. . .
(2018-08-24). Not just Flint: Schools across America find lead in their water. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—It's not just Flint. Prompted by the public health catastrophe in that Michigan city four years ago, lawmakers asked the non-partisan Government Accountability Office to see how many school systems tested for high levels of lead in their drinking water. After all, public health speciali…
(2018-08-24). Amazon Prime Day produces 209 percent increase in UK health and safety complaints. wsws.org Prime Day saw strikes at Amazon warehouses in Germany and Spain and a work to rule in Poland.
(2018-08-24). New Zealand Nurses Organisation lashes out at critics on social media. wsws.org The union posted an inflammatory statement on Facebook aimed at intimidating opposition to its sellout of health workers.
(2018-08-23). Is Low Inflation the Path to Real Wage Growth? counterpunch.org 
History suggests that in recent times even fairly modest rates of inflation often eat up wage increases. The monetary authorities want prices to rise 2 to 3% a year, which is about what prices are doing now. But that means that if you are a worker getting nominal pay increases of 2 to 3%, you are standing still. And 2 to 3% inflation is pretty typical. The main culprit may be energy prices or housing prices, or food prices or health care costs or college tuition or some combination. But a 2 to 3% annual increase in the consumer price index is not uncommon in the last few decades. It means that nominal pay–the fa…
(2018-08-23). Grab 'em by the… parts? Health website says 'parts' and 'front hole' better than 'vagina'. rt.com 
If you've ever been bothered or offended by the words 'vagina' and 'penis,' you'll be happy to hear that a San Francisco-based healthcare website has some interesting new ideas about how we should be referring to our genitalia.
(2018-08-23). The Teamsters/UPS conspiracy to slash workers' health care. wsws.org The current effort of the Teamsters to push through a concessions contract follows a series of attacks on UPS workers, including a scheme adopted in 2013 to cut health care benefits.
(2018-08-22). Workers Struggles: the Americas. wsws.org Doctors, nurses, dentists, administrative and social workers in public hospitals, clinics and health centers in the Mexican state of Sinaloa struck recently over the government's failure to contribute its portion to their savings fund.
(2018-08-21). TRNN Exclusive: Flint Mayor on the Struggle for Clean Water. therealnews.com 
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver speaks with Eddie Conway about how budget cuts, poor existing infrastructure maintenance, and government mismanagement have caused a health crisis in her city
(2018-08-21). Headlines for August 21, 2018. democracynow.org In Historic Letter, Pope Condemns Catholic Church Sex Abuse and Cover-Up, Trump to Announce Massive Rollback of Obama-Era Coal Regulations, In Racist Comment, Trump Says Hispanic Border Agent "Speaks Perfect English", Taliban Fires Rockets at Afghan Presidential Palace, India: Death Toll Rises to 400 in Kerala's Historic Flooding, French Oil Company Total Withdraws from Iran in Wake of U.S. Sanctions, Microsoft: Russian Hackers Targeting Conservative Think Tanks, Michigan Health Director Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Trial over Flint Water Crisis, NYT: #MeToo Leader Asia Argento Paid Off Her Sexual Assault Accus…
(2018-08-16). "I'm Bringing My Bullhorn to Congress": Rashida Tlaib Poised to Become First Muslim Congresswoman. democracynow.org 
Detroit Democratic congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib is poised to become the first Palestinian-American woman and first Muslim woman to serve in Congress, after winning the Democratic primary for John Conyers's old House seat in Michigan last week. Tlaib is a Democratic Socialist who supports the Palestinian right of return and a one-state solution, Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and abolishing ICE. The child of immigrants, she has spoken out against the Trump administration's travel bans. We speak with Rashida Tlaib about her historic victory and her plans for Congress.
(2018-08-02). Trump Administration's Breastmilk War Exposes Backchannel Politics in Health Care. progressive.org Nipplegate has a long history in the Global South.
(2018-07-23). Venezuela to Invest €293m to Modernise Public Health System as National Nurses' Strike Continues. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro has called for a "revolution within the revolution" in the health sector.