Labor

City of Long Beach Civil Service Department Merges with Human Resources Department

The city also established a new talent management bureau within the HR department to include both classified and unclassified positions…

4 months ago

Martyrs of the Waterfront

Dickie Parker and John Knudsen were the first workers killed during the lead-up to the 1934 West Coast general strike,…

4 months ago

SoCal Grocery Store Workers Announce Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Votes

UFCW members at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions in Southern California will start taking unfair labor practice strike authorization votes…

4 months ago

LA Briefs: City Workforce Developments and Port of LA Clean Truck Funding Plan

The committee will meet weekly to track progress on reassigning among the over 600 employees who are at risk of…

4 months ago

Mayor Bass Issues Directive to Create Jobs in L.A.’s Film and TV Industry

The enhanced executive directive orders city departments to cut regulations and streamline processes for the film and TV industry.

4 months ago

Grocery Giants Face Backlash as 63% of Shoppers Report Major Staffing Shortages at Ralphs, Vons

“The lines are so long I get pushed or shoved while trying to check out, the shelves are always bare…

4 months ago

POLA Sees Robust Volume in April Ahead of Tariffs Drop and POLB Has Strongest April on Record

  LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH — The Port of Los Angeles handled 842,806 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April,…

4 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Memories, Machines and Messages of Peace from Pedro to California

Remembering Eleanor Montano I’m a family friend of Eleanor Montano. I'm speaking on behalf of the Montano family to let…

4 months ago

Tariff Tax Falls on Port Workers First

Four days later, with no ships at all coming from China due to his ludicrous 145% tariff, Trump blinked and…

4 months ago

Workers, Advocates Mark May Day in Long Beach With Demands for Justice and Equity

During the event, they celebrated labor history and advocated for stronger renter/tenant protections, permanent funding for the Long Beach Values…

4 months ago