#LaborRights

photos from the edge 35 – Sit -In at the National Labor Relations Board

  The classic unionbusting strategy for breaking unions - the permanent replacement of strikers by scabs - received its blessing…

2 months ago

Anti-Labor Trafficking and Wage Theft Legislation Sponsored by DA’s Office Signed Into Law

SACRAMENTO — Anti-labor trafficking legislation co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County and Sonoma County District Attorneys’ offices has been signed…

2 months ago

photos from the edge 33 – What Could Have Been, Half A Century After The Grape Strike

  Photo essay by David Bacon June 18 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2026/06/photos-from-edge-33-what-could-have.html    Rafael Navarro, 72 years old, still works as a farm…

2 months ago

Governors Briefs: California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase Helped 730K Workers and An Appointment

California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase Helped 730K Workers with ZERO Job Loss SACRAMENTO — It’s been just over two…

4 months ago

McOsker Proposes Port Reform Plan Centering Workers in Port Decisions

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker March 24 introduced a comprehensive package of reform proposals to strengthen…

5 months ago

UFCW Local 770 Kaiser Pharmacy Employees Issue 10-Day ULP Strike Notice

In December, UFCW 770 and other Alliance Unions filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),…

7 months ago

Kaiser Permanente Faces New Strike Threat as SoCal Pharmacy Workers Authorize ULP Walkout

  LOS ANGELES — United Food and Commercial Workers or UFCW local unions representing Kaiser pharmacy employees Oct. 15 announced…

11 months ago

Wage Theft Amidst Ongoing Strike, Long Beach Convention Center Faces Backlash

Reportedly, 1Fifty1 paid its employees in envelopes, potentially skirting various income tax laws, and not providing pay stubs to its…

1 year ago

UFCW Local Unions: Ouster of Kroger CEO Brings Opportunity for Changes

UFCW 770 unions collectively coordinated contract negotiations in 2022 and underwrote the “Hungry at the Table” report by the Economic…

1 year ago

Project 2025 Attacks Labor and Proposes Repeal of Jones Act

In political language meant to deceive by concealing or misrepresenting the truth, Project 2025 is an attack on workers. Often…

2 years ago