The Chorus
Over the years, members of the chorus have come from many different unions such as… the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World), American Federation of Teachers, SEIU Local 535, United Educators of San Francisco, Plumbers/Pipefitters Local 467, Sign and Display Local 510, California Faculty Association, Nabet-CWA51, IBEW 1275, Carpenters Local 22, OPEIU 3, NWU Local 3, ILWU, AFSME, Local 2, Teamsters Local 85, Freelancers Union, and others.
Our musical director
Musical Director Pat Wynne is a performer, music teacher and vocal coach as well as a long time labor activist and organizer. She founded the Chorus in the spring of 1999. Pat arranges classic labor songs and writes original music for the Chorus, often in collaboration with Bernard Gilbert. In 2014, Pat received the Joe Hill Award, the highest national honor in the field of labor culture. Pat sings in various Bay Area ensembles including ReSisters (with Liliana Herrara and Hali Hammer).
Above: Pat Wynne at the Library of Congress in 2014, as they accept her book “Singing Out and Fighting Back” for the collection.
San Francisco Rockin Solidarity Labor Chorus 