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
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[great for a share] This steel industry battle shows why unions are necessary, Los Angeles Times
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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”
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More on that: Scabbing in the New Gilded Age, Lawyers, Guns & Money…
- 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!