California:

 

• [YES!!!!] California Worker Rights Bill On Governor's Desk, Capital Public Radio
• California equal pay bill may be toughest in nation, Los Angeles Times
• Uber Drivers' Labor Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status In California, Huffington Post
• [great for a share] This steel industry battle shows why unions are necessary, Los Angeles Times
  • More on that: Scabbing in the New Gilded Age, Lawyers, Guns & Money…
    “Probably the most underreported story in American labor right now is what’s going on steel”
• OpEd: Trade pacts fail to benefit U.S. companiesm, San Diego Union Tribune
• L.A. Landlords Seek to Put Tenants on the Hook for Water Bills, Capital & Main 
• The Pacific Coast Farm Worker Rebellion, David Bacon
• INVISIBLE NO MORE – Photography Show by David Bacon

National:

 

• [WOW] Seattle might try something crazy to let Uber drivers unionize, Washington Post
• The Lifelong Effects Of The Gender Wage Gap, Think Progress
• When Bosses Schedule Hours That Just Don’t Work New York Times Editorial
• Low-wage workers are about to get some of the biggest raises they’ve ever seen, Washington Post
• Obama labor board flexes its muscles, Politico
• Anti-$15 Minimum Wage Ad Reveals How Fast-Food Companies Really Feel About Their Employees, Mic
• Worker productivity in Q2 revised up to 3.3%, labor costs fall, USA Today
• Wal-Mart Cuts Some Workers’ Hours After Pay Raise Boosts Costs, Bloomberg
• Here’s How We Can Reverse Wage Stagnation, New Republic
• This could be the new big idea about childcare from Democrats Washington Post Wonkblog
• AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s new video calling out the GOP’s hateful rhetoric on immigration, AFL-CIO Now
• When Unions and Civil Rights Activists Worked Together, OtherWords
• True meaning of Labor Day, The Hill OpEd

Happy Labor Day Weekend!