Labor News

Ports Urged to Lead the Way to Zero-Emissions by 2040

The report cards are based on the nine-point “Ports Playbook for Zero-Emission Shipping” released in September, with the initial set…

3 years ago

By Forcing a Contract on Railworkers,  Joe Biden Is Betraying Workers Everywhere

Democratic leaders are, in effect, declaring their solidarity with the American working class while actively siding with the very business…

3 years ago

Rep. Barragán Votes to Advance Paid Sick Leave for Railway Workers

The House considered two bills: legislation to adopt the tentative deal between rail companies and labor negotiators reached in September…

3 years ago

Social Justice Writing And Photography – The Reality Check And Beyond

What I'm getting at is that union organizing and workplace activism in general makes you a good listener. You have…

3 years ago

UAW Picketing Continues at UCLA and UC Campuses

As the sun rises over the UCLA campus, hundreds of UAW members from several bargaining units are on the picket…

3 years ago

San Pedro News Briefs; Ports’ Cargo Slows, Barragán Delivers Infrastructure Funding and Veterans Shelter Comes to Pedro

POLA/POLB Cargo Volume Remains Soft SAN PEDRO/LONG BEACH — Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles dropped in October…

3 years ago

Red Cup Rebellion — Starbucks Workers Join More Than 100 Unionized Starbucks Stores In National ULP Strike

Striking workers will be demonstrating outside of their stores and handing out Starbucks Workers United branded cups to customers instead.

3 years ago

California Releases World’s First Plan to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Pollution

This news follows the latest greenhouse gas inventory, showing that 2020 had the steepest recorded drop in pollution in California…

3 years ago

Long Beach Briefs: City Launches Smart City Initiative, Grant for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, POLB Shipments Slow in October

The community engagement will lead to the implementation of an accessible technology infrastructure in four Long Beach neighborhoods of focus:…

3 years ago

UC System Strike by UAW<br>Organized Academic Workers

Forty-eight thousand academic workers at the University of California are going on strike across the state today. United Auto Workers…

3 years ago