Labor News

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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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.…

5 years ago

Labor Notes: John Deere Workers Win Wage Increases and Bonuses

Some 10,000 union workers who produce farm equipment for the John Deere company have voted to ratify a new six-year…

5 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Visits Port of Los Angeles

SAN PEDRO — U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh spent Nov. 30 at the Port of Los Angeles meeting with…

5 years ago

Sparrow Hospital Union Members Vote Almost Unanimously to Authorize a Strike

The vote does not mean there will necessarily be a strike, although one can be called “at any time,” officials…

5 years ago

Republic Services Sanitation Workers in OC Authorize Strike, Creating Potential Holiday Labor Dispute

If a contract is not ratified soon, Orange County could see a disruption in waste hauling during the holiday season,…

5 years ago