Labor

Solid October Volume at Port of Los Angeles Puts 10 Million Container Unit-Mark Within Reach for 2025

  LOS ANGELES— The Port of Los Angeles processed 848,431 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in October, a solid performance given…

2 months ago

Los Angeles Briefs: County Investigates State Farm Wildfire Claims, Introduces Digital Navigators, and Advances OurCounty Plan

The new digital navigators program will connect LA County residents to quality and in-demand jobs in the technology sector, expand…

2 months ago

Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes Steady Through October

  The Port of Long Beach is moving cargo ahead of the pace achieved last year, largely because retailers ordered…

2 months ago

Labor Caucus Urges Starbucks to Reach First Contract With Workers

The letter was signed by 88 House Democrats.

2 months ago

Thousands of LAUSD Workers Rally for a Fair Contract, Students’ Rights

Mark Friedman, Member International Association of Machinists 1484, RLNews contributor  Workers cite LAUSD's $5.03 billion in reserves, while five union…

2 months ago

Asm. Gipson Briefs: Good News for Beacon House and for SEIU Caregivers

  In-Home Supportive Services Receive Work Improvement Offers CARSON— After many stages of negotiation, the labor community represented by SEIU…

2 months ago

Ports Briefs: McOsker Moves to Protect Union Jobs at POLA and POLB Funding for Facility Improvements Available

  McOsker Moves to Protect Union Jobs, Keep Public Funds from Supporting Automation at the Port of LA LOS ANGELES…

2 months ago

The Case for a General Strike

Johnson was alluding to the enslaved Black people who launched the nation’s first general strike during the Civil War. Following…

3 months ago

Governors Briefs: National Guard to Support Food Banks, State to Sue Fed’s if Troops Sent to SF and CA. to Train More Than 22,000 Workers

California to Deploy National Guard to Support Food Banks SACRAMENTO  — Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 22 announced that he will…

3 months ago

Ports Briefs: POLB Cargo Slows as Clean Truck Study and Air Quality Report Highlight Progress

The Final 2024 Class 8 Drayage Truck Feasibility Assessment Report focuses on battery electric and fuel cell electric trucks. It…

3 months ago