A ground-breaking new report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center underscores the advantages of union membership in California.
Read MoreAB 3080 Breaks the Silence Surrounding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
As a result of the overwhelming support from silence breakers Juana Melara, Gretchen Carlson, Susan Fowler, and Sandra Pezqueda, AB 3080 (Gonzalez Fletcher), a bill sponsored by the California Labor Federation, passed on the assembly floor today, a huge victory for working people throughout the state.
Read MoreThe SCOTUS #EpicFail and How California Can Fight Back
Collective action is a worker’s best friend. When you stand together with your co-workers to tackle injustice on the job, you’ve got a fighting chance. Unfortunately, the Trump Administration and the conservative justices on the Supreme Court seem hell bent on taking that right away from as many workers as they can.
Read MoreExecutive Paywatch 2018: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow
According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company made $13.94 million in 2017—361 times more money than the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.
Read MoreGretchen Carlson Joins Labor in Sacramento to End Forced Arbitration
Carlson brought her cause to Sacramento yesterday, advocating for the passage of AB 3080 (Gonzalez Fletcher), a bill, sponsored by the California Labor Federation, that would put an end to forced arbitration in California.
Read MoreUniversity of California Workers Stand Together to protest UC’s inequality with Statewide Strike May 7th-9th
AFSCME Local 3299 is currently on a three-day strike to fight low wages, and the unequal treatment of women and people of color working at the University of California. Thousands of working people across the UCs took to the streets to rise up against the exploitation and injustices inflicted onto them.
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