By Steve Smith
Just when you think former CEO and known job-killer Carly Fiorina has retreated from public life for good, she somehow ends up back in the spotlight.
Read MoreThis Workers Memorial Day: Reclaim Lives Lost Needlessly to Workplace Hazards
By Jora Trang
Every year, thousands of workers are killed at work in the United States and hundreds in California. Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Federal OSHA has stated at, on average, 12 to 13 workers are killed every day nationwide. Worksafe’s analysis of 2015 Federal OSHA data show an estimated rate of one worker death on the job per week in Northern California alone. In California as a whole, close to four workers are killed each week.
Read MoreTeamsters, Community Groups Escalate Protests Against Abuses in Chipotle’s Supply Chain
Chipotle Supplier Taylor Farms Criticized for Food and Worker Safety Issues
Hundreds of Teamsters and allies from Working Partnerships USA and Jobs with Justice protested outside Chipotle Mexican Grills across the country last week to educate consumers about food safety issues with Taylor Farms, a supplier to Chipotle.
Read MorePrince Was a Champion for Working People
by Kenneth Quinnell
The world lost a musical icon last week. You'll read about his impact as a musician and an entertainer elsewhere, but let's take a second to look at Prince's career-spanning fights on behalf of working people.
Read MoreStand with Postdocs to Stop Sexual Harassment at the University of California
In response to the series of scandals across the UC system, Posdocs and members of UAW Local 5810 are hosting a series of events at the Berkeley campus April 26th-28th. Click on this post to learn more!
Read MoreNew AFL-CIO Trade Video Warns That TPP Would Double Down on NAFTA’s Economic Devastation
by Kenneth Quinnell
The AFL-CIO released a video today showing firsthand the devastating economic impact the Trans-Pacific Partnership could have on communities across the country. When global companies move jobs offshore to take advantage of trade deals, they not only destroy jobs, they suppress wages, deprive local governments of needed resources and leave working families behind.
Read MoreLocal 1245 Members and Supporters Rally to Keep Diablo Canyon Open
More than 100 IBEW 1245 members and supporters descended on the State Capitol on April 4 to deliver an important message – Keep Diablo Canyon Power Plant Open.
A busload of Local 1245 members who work at Diablo Canyon traveled up to Sacramento for the rally, where they were joined by elected officials, union leaders, Local 1245 Organizing Stewards, union staff and supporters.
Read MoreIt’s 2016. We will not wait for equal pay
“We’re sick of being treated like second-class citizens. It wears on you after a while. And we are done with it.”
On the fifty-third anniversary of the Equal Pay Act being signed into law, I wish I could tell you this quote is just an insightful throwback to a less just era and that we have since moved on to conquer the gender pay gap. Unfortunately I can’t because no, we haven’t.
Read MoreVictory for Working Families - Governor Brown Signs AB 908 to Expand Paid Family Leave!
by Mitch Seaman
California’s workers won a victory today with the Governor’s approval of AB 908 (Gomez)—legislation to raise benefits and improve access within our landmark Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave programs.
Read MoreReview of America’s Social Arsonist, by Gabriel Thompson
by Michael Gecan, Co-Director, Industrial Areas Foundation
Gabriel Thompson has produced a masterful and engaging book about a premier American organizer, Fred Ross Sr.
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