As rare May showers drenched the state, striking University of California workers put on a show of determination as they protested illegal outsourcing of middle-class jobs on campuses and medical centers across the state. In San Francisco, UC President Janet Napolitano’s fellow former Obama appointee, Julián Castro, joined the picket line to support UC workers…
As questions and suspicion mount about corporate giveaways from Anaheim taxpayers to the billionaire-owned Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 200 local residents and activists held a community forum to address the opaque negotiations between the City and the baseball team. The forum was intended to amplify objections to the deal being worked out behind closed…
The NLRB has ruled that Uber drivers are not employees, and therefore have no right to form a union. NPR reports: “Much like customers anticipate the arrival of an Uber, watching as the tiny image of a car winds its way across a map on a phone, Uber drivers say they have also been anticipating…
Auto tariffs are going to have to wait. CNBC reports: “The Trump administration will delay tariffs on cars and auto part imports for up to six months as it negotiates trade deals with the European Union and Japan. In a proclamation Friday, Trump said he directed U.S.Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to seek agreements to “address…
By Paul Burton Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 and Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 29 who work for non-profit agencies rallied at City Hall May 8 to call for further increases to the City’s Minimum Compensation rate. They were joined by representatives of the San Francisco Living Wage…
In addition to being an occasion to remember the servicemen and women who gave their lives protecting our nation, the Memorial Day holiday signals the unofficial start of summer. On this busy three-day weekend, grills will be fired up, sunscreen will be slathered (don’t forget!) and time with friends and family will be enjoyed. Not…
One of the most effective weapons that workers have is to walk off the job collectively. That power has led to some of the most notable gains for workers over the past 100 plus years. Yet there are only 12 states in the U.S. that do not prohibit teacher strikes. The other 38 states expressly…
AT&T promised lots of good jobs if taxes were cut. Instead, it has shed tens of thousands. Ars Tecnica reports: “AT&T has cut more than 23,000 jobs since receiving a big tax cut at the end of 2017, despite lobbying heavily for the tax cut by claiming that it would create thousands of jobs. AT&T…
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If you thought $95 a month was shockingly low for garment workers in Bangladesh, then wait until you see what is happening in Ehtiopia. The Australian site, Triple J Hack, reports: “Ethiopia is trying to become the new Bangladesh of garment factory labor by promising the lowest wages in the world, but the workers themselves…