Labor News

Union Rallies Against Patriot Environmental Over Labor Disputes

The union maintains a collective bargaining agreement with Patriot Environmental Services (PES), but claims the company has repeatedly violated it…

4 months ago

Grocery Workers Launch Practice Pickets Ahead of Potential ULP Strike at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions Across Southern California

Stores remain open during these practice ULP strikes, but workers are using the picket lines to engage with shoppers, who…

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

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…

5 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…

5 months ago

Kroger and Albertsons are Feeding Wall Street While Starving Stores

Read the new Economic Roundtable report Across the country, grocery store workers are sounding the alarm: stores are dangerously understaffed,…

5 months ago

Long Beach Convention Center Workers Win New Contract

By Daniel Rivera, Labor Reporter On April 23, the union representing hospitality workers in California and Arizona, Unite HERE Local…

5 months ago

Faith Leaders Join El Super Workers in ‘Stations of the Workers’ Cross’ March Ahead of Contract Talks

The procession took place ahead of a busy Easter weekend for El Super workers, in a time where grocery store…

6 months ago

Unionized STIIIZY Workers in California Approve Groundbreaking Three-Year Contract With Industry’s Highest Starting Wages

This historic contract saw the workers winning higher starting wages, expanded paid sick leave, guaranteed health insurance for part-time employees…

6 months ago

LAUSD Fails to Address Critical Needs in Fifth Bargaining Session

UTLA presented its full package of demands in Sessions 1 and 2; now, five sessions in, LAUSD still has not…

6 months ago