Workers, supporters cheer cheating contractor's downfall
A huge wage-theft case against a San Francisco Bay Area contractor almost reached the finish line May 26. One last chapter must still be written.
Victory after a 5-year union push at Rite Aid
Rite Aid went to work almost immediately on developing an aggressive campaign to block the union organizing drive.
Foundry workers strike to save their healthcare
A strike yesterday of over 450 workers in one of the largest foundries on the west coast brought production to a halt Sunday night, at Pacific Steel Castings.
Labor & community join mercado workers' struggle
OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and customers.
Hilton workers win 18-month battle
Mike Casey, Unite Here Local 2 executive director, pointed out the importance of community support to the workers' victory.
Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.
Officials use budget woes to attack public unions
State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.
California's paid family-leave a success
California's landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has produced substantial "economic, social, and health" gains for workers and their families.
Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist
Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.
