Labor

POLA Posts Best Three-Month Cargo Stretch in Its History and Retail Supply Chain Discussion

  LOS ANGELES –  On Sept. 9, Port of Los Angeles reported waterfront workers processed 955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs)…

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Wage Theft Worker Advocates In Their Own Words

  Dozens of advocates testified about wage theft during public comments before the city council vote on August 12. Our…

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Lucero Herrera On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Lucero Herrera is Research Director at the UCLA Labor Center, which has been a source of pioneering research into…

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Hugo Soto-Martinez On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez co-authored the wage theft measure that passed city council on Aug. 12, culminating a 3-year process…

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McOsker On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Councilman Tim McOsker co-authored the wage theft measure that passed City Council on Aug. 12, culminating a three-year process…

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An Injury To All: LA Takes Long Overdue Step Forward Fighting Wage Theft

New Provisions Give City Agency More Crime-Fighting Power And& A Wider Scope “As through this world I travel, I meet…

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Union Busters Use ICE to Intimidate Wine-Industry Workers

https://truthout.org/articles/union-busters-are-using-ice-to-intimidate-california-wine-industry-workers/  In late July, Raul Calvo, a well-known California union-buster, called workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting.…

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“Together We Win:” 2026 Los Angeles / Long Beach ​Labor Solidarity Parade, Rally and Picnic

  Celebrate the 47th Anniversary of the LA/LB Labor Solidarity Parade and rally and picnic  This year’s Theme: Worker Solidarity…

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Port of Los Angeles Posts Second-Best July on Record, Cargo Volume Remains Strong

  LOS ANGELES  — The Port of Los Angeles processed 960,464 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, making it the…

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Older Adults Should Go ‘Back-To-School’ Too: Psychologists Say Continued Learning Can Help Prevent Cognitive Decline

By Hannah G. Morris, Columnist As many children and young adults head back to school, scholars of psychology say that…

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