Labor News

Ports of Los Angeles/ Long Beach See September Cargo Volumes Cool

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both report cargo volume eased again in September.

3 years ago

Proposed Kroger/Albertsons Merger Would Be Devastating for Essential Workers and Customers

This proposed merger of two of the largest grocery companies in the nation will no doubt create a monopoly in…

3 years ago

Filipino-American History Month Celebration Culminates with a Special Tribute to Union Leader Larry Itliong, Oct. 22

Carson became the first U.S. city to recognize Oct. 25, Itliong’s birthday, as Larry Itliong Day.  Four years later, former…

3 years ago

Help for Truckers Days Returns October 18, 19

The “four in one” event will allow truckers to enroll with the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, register for…

3 years ago

In Unprecedented Year POLA Increased Port Emissions

Its goals include transitioning all cargo handling equipment to zero emissions by 2030 and all drayage trucks calling at marine…

3 years ago

POLB 2021 Annual Inventory Reflects Congestion, Supply Chain Disruptions, Increased Emissions

The global supply chain congestion last year resulted in a series of events causing the rise in emissions in San…

3 years ago

Exhibition: Two Years Of Heat And COVID In The San Joaquin Valley

This exhibition presents this complex reality through documentary photographs taken in the course of the pandemic and the past two…

3 years ago

Governors Briefs: New Legislation Addresses Housing, Working Families, Californians with Disabilities and Online Stolen Goods

Bill will help create much-needed new housing units for low and middle income Californians by allowing housing to be built…

3 years ago

Gov. Newsom Finally Signs Law Expanding Farmworker Union Rights

AB 2183 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) creates new ways for farmworkers to vote in a union election, including…

3 years ago