What is the ‘K-shaped’ economy?
From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly…
Hard lives in California’s fields: ‘The American dream eats us alive’
The American squatted in the dirt, struggling to free the cantaloupe from its prickly stem, almost toppling over.…
From Silicon Valley to Hollywood, California job market is taking a hit
California is among the world’s largest economies, but the engines that drive it haven’t been firing on all…
Can this L.A. car wash survive Trump’s deportation campaign?
The car wash hadn’t yet opened for the day, but its owner was already on edge. He scanned…
Little state oversight as child farmworkers toil in harsh conditions
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — The summer sun burned through the clouds in the Salinas Valley, where a bounty of berries…
LACMA won’t voluntarily recognize union as workers claim burnout
Los Angeles County Museum of Art management on Wednesday declined to voluntarily recognize the union its employees announced…
Unionized Starbucks baristas vote to authorize strike
Unionized Starbucks baristas have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leaders to call a strike as soon as next…
Museum employees unionize at LACMA
Employees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced Wednesday that they are forming a union, LACMA…
Paramount lays off 1,000 workers in first round of cuts
Paramount on Wednesday began cutting about 1,000 employees, the first wave of a deep staff reduction planned since…
Where California stands with ‘AI Anxiety’
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 10:46PM Workers at all stages of their careers are increasingly anxious about the lightning-fast…
Striking Boeing workers in Midwest reject latest contract offer
Boeing workers at three Midwestern plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the…
Starbucks workers rally in Oakland as union baristas vote on whether to authorize strike – WPXI
PITTSBURGH — Starbucks workers in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood rallied for a contract on Sunday as union baristas voted…