Labor In The News

How Can Unions Defend Labor Power Under Trump

The board on Tuesday unanimously approved a letter encouraging Sonoma County voters to support the proposition in the Nov. 4 special election.

Long Struggle Ends in Novato

Local 39 launched a strike on Sept. 29th that could go on for a long time.

Rally in support of Proposition 50, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa.

Studies will bear this out. Unions benefit everyone.
Press Democrat Op Ed from the North Bay Labor Council

“Pins and Needles” opens Labor Day weekend running Saturday, August 30 through September 14.” Tickets are available online at www.mercurytheater.org

Cuts impact most collective bargaining in the VA

Seven Sonoma County advocates are staging a hunger strike outside county offices, demanding a sanctuary ordinance amid rising ICE arrests.

SEIU workers striking in Novato

The public works department’s three-year contract expired on June 30, 2025

Hospice workers joined picket lines in Petaluma and Santa Rosa as part of a two-day strike, calling attention to Providence’s proposed joint-venture with a for-profit hospice operator.

North Bay Jobs with Justice announced the settlement Wednesday. The complaint had accused vineyard management company of retaliating against a group of farmworkers who had joined a labor protest in July.

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May Day Rally & March in Sonoma County

The war against federal workers and their unions has proceeded on multiple fronts during Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.

"Billionaires are attacking unions and immigrants because they fear our collective power. But we're not afraid."

Under the new administration, President Trump and DOGE leader Elon Musk announced their plan for mass layoffs in several federal agencies.

The Postal Service is enshrined in the Constitution and is older than the nation. Don’t let this cherished institution be privatized by greedy individuals who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.