Labor

Port of Long Beach to Host Truck Driver Appreciation Day

  The Port of Long Beach will host a truck driver appreciation event Sept. 16, as a way to thank…

2 months ago

Port of Long Beach Accelerates Green Future

The bulk of the funding, $93.4 million, will allow tenants to acquire 65 fully zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment units along with…

2 months ago

Port Releases Draft Supplemental Rail Facility Study

The planned Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility is the centerpiece of the Port of Long Beach’s rail capital improvement…

2 months ago

Blood, Sweat, and Stitches: How Overconsumption Pushes Garment Workers to the Brink

If we can redirect towards making conscious decisions to buy goods that will last longer than the latest trend cycle…

2 months ago

What Good Is a Union in Hell?

Brothers and sisters, this is the defining moment of our lives and our generation, and what we do or don’t…

2 months ago

Foundations of Labor Law Threatened —

The Trump agenda, laid out in Project 2025, is “very much in keeping with 50 years of right-wing strategy around…

2 months ago

Rep. Nanette Barragán Serves Diners in Wilmington to Spotlight Rising Costs for Families

The tableside shift was more than a novelty — it was a statement. Barragán wanted to shine a spotlight on…

2 months ago

Build For a General Strike!

Historically in such times of crisis, workers have turned to their greatest power, by withholding their labor in mass strikes.…

2 months ago

Why Lelo Juarez Chose Self-Deportation

Since discovering in the 1980s the huge profits to be made in federal contracts, the company has become one of…

2 months ago

A Return to Patronage

Not since the dawn of the 20th century, before the civil service system was fully established, have government jobs been…

2 months ago