San Francisco Bay Area IWW General Membership Branch

Bay Area IWW General Membership Branch includes workers from around the Greater Bay Area in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties.

San Francisco Bay Area GMB

• Mail - PO Box 11412, Berkeley, CA 94712
• Office - 2022 Blake Street, Berkeley, CA at Grassroots House (accessible for people with special mobility needs).
• Phone - (510) 845-0540
• Fax - (510) 845-0520
• Email - bayarea [at] iww.org


• General Membership Meetings - 1st Thursdays at 7:00 PM at 2022 Blake Street in Berkeley, CA.


• Chill With the Union Night - 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at 2022 Blake Street in Berkeley, CA. (recommended for potential new members interested in meeting current IWW members and learning more about the IWW).


• Delegate Report Generator - generate a clean, readable PDF of your delegate report that you can print and tun in to our branch secretary-treasurer, or the General Secretary-Treasurer.


• Transit Information - 511.org
• Visit us on Facebook
• Join our news and announcements Email List
• Members only Email List - sfgmb@iww.org
• Branch Bylaws - PDF File
• Bay Area Indymedia (posted for informational purposes only; indymedia is not affiliated with the IWW) - indybay.org

Branch Officers and Committee Chairs

• Branch Secretary - Kloker
  • Email - davekloker [at] yahoo.com
• Branch Treasurer - Donna Page
  • Email - treasurer [at] iww.org
• Communications Officer - Bruce V
  • Email - bayarea [at] iww.org
• Organizing Department Liason
  • Email - Mykke H: TBD
• Outreach Coordinator - Steve O
  • Email - intexile [at] iww.org
• Our Branch Mascot - Vladimir (pictured, right)

Bay Area IWW Shops

• Textile and Clothing Workers Industrial Union 410
  • Stone Mountain & Daughter Fabrics (Since 2003)
    • Address - 2518 Shattuck Avenue at Dwight Way in downtown Berkeley, CA 94704
    • Notable - Original Call to Action
    • External Link - stonemountainfabric.com
• Printing and Publishing House Workers Industrial Union 450
  • Evergreen Printing
    • Address - 2335 Valley St., Oakland, CA 94612
    • Phone -
    • Email - dkaroly [at] igc.org
• Recreational Workers Industrial Union 630
  • Embarcadero Center Cinemas (Since 2010)
    • Facebook Page - link
  • Landmark Theaters Shattuck Cinemas (Since 2005)
    • Address - 2230 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
    • Facebook Page - Shattuck Iww
    • External Link - landmarktheatres.com
• Municipal and Utility Service Workers Industrial Union 670
  • Community Conservation Centers (Buyback) Recycling (Since 2001)
    • Address - 669 Gilman Street (corner of 2nd Street), Berkeley , CA 94710
    • Notable - Original Call to Action
    • External Link - berkeleyrecycling.org
  • Berkeley Ecology Center (Curbside) Recycling (Since 1989)
    • Address - 1231 2nd Street (at Gilman), Berkeley, CA 94710-1005
    • External Link - www.ecologycenter.org

Disclaimer: Links to external businesses (and their street addresses) are provided here for informational purposes only. The IWW receives no financial compensation from any of the commercial enterprises or public agencies listed above.

Notable Campaigns

• iu510 - Neptune Jade (1997-98)
• iu530 - Stockton Independent Truckers (2004-05)
• iu670 - East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse (2003-04)