Labor News

Labor Notes: Mexican GM Workers Vote for New Union

Mexican GM Workers Vote for New Union Auto workers at a General Motors plant in central Mexico delivered a landslide…

4 years ago

POLB Sees Busiest January & More On Electric Truck Charging Network

The request asks for information on potential interest to install 100 chargers at up to four pre-identified sites. Responses are…

4 years ago

Sheriff Won’t Comply With County’s Enforcement of Employees’ Vaccination

LA County Board of Supervisor Janice Hahn issued a rebuke to Villanueva’s defiance to the order that was approved last…

4 years ago

Labor Notes — Amazon Workers Score Victory: Union Election

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island will vote on whether to unionize their workplace. The effort is being…

4 years ago

California Signs Equal Pay Pledge, Advances Pay and Gender Equity

Over 60 major California employers, including Airbnb, Apple, Gap Inc., Intel and Twitter, have signed the pledge, which the First…

4 years ago

California Employees And Community Groups To Receive Help Amid COVID Surge

Funds are awarded through a competitive grant process for which organizations, particularly those targeted on the basis of race, religious…

4 years ago

Hundreds Caravan for Medicare

With nurses leading the caravans in more than 24 California cities, hundreds demanded passage of Assembly bill 1400 that would…

4 years ago

Profiteering Foreign Shipping Companies Versus U.S. Workers

By Frank Ponce De Leon, ILWU Coast Committeeman The multi-billion-dollar foreign container shipping industry has profited mightily during the pandemic…

4 years ago

Striking Local Bakery Workers Win Community, Labor Support

Santa Fe Springs ― Since Nov. 3, more than 100 workers, primarily Latinas have been on strike against the Rich…

4 years ago

Take It From a Trucker: There’s No Trucker Shortage, It’s a Pay Shortage

I worked 12-14 hour shifts throughout the pandemic. I caught COVID-19 from a coworker, since we share the same truck.…

4 years ago