Some unions fight a new minimum wage for construction workers
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters Martin Rivera works at the Quito Village Development Project in Saratoga on April 13,…
Union knows who’d really pay for California wealth tax
There are cracks in the foundation of labor support for the California “billionaire tax” headed for the Nov.…
Climate change is stopping California lawyers from going back to work
It is bad enough that California’s stringent environmental laws have driven up the cost of energy, food, and…
California + unions = peak absurdity
Entitled California unions will make any excuse to prevent their members from (gasp!) returning to work in the…
University of California and AFSCME reach agreement after 2 years – East Bay Times
SANTA CRUZ — After two years of negotiations, the University of California and American Federation of State, County…
Unions moan as California state workers ordered back into the office 4 days week
State employees are furious with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after ordering them to get off the couch and…
How CA’s biggest pension funds became a political battleground- CalMatters
By Adam Ashton, CalMatters A demonstrator dressed as a “big oil” supporter rallies outside the California Energy Commission…
Cal Academy laid them off. They’re coming into work anyway.
Last week, the California Academy of Sciences announced that it was laying off 53 workers. That hasn’t stopped…
Elected officials arrested as May Day protests disrupt Bay Area airports, streets – East Bay Times
A Peninsula state senator and multiple San Francisco supervisors were arrested Friday amid a swell of May Day…
May Day protests across Bay Area call for ‘no work, no school, no shopping’ – The Mercury News
A Peninsula state senator and multiple San Francisco supervisors were arrested Friday amid a swell of May Day…
Oakland voters are being asked to approve a new parcel tax
Last year, Oakland leaders balanced the city’s budget by making an unusual bet: that voters would approve a…
Oakland, California schools axe 421 jobs following sellout contract
2019 Oakland teachers strike The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has voted to eliminate more than 421 positions,…