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Labor In The News

Nov 15, 2023

Sonoma State maintenance workers join one-day, CSU-wide strike

The strike halted maintenance work across the 23 campuses in the nation’s largest four-year public university system.

Sonoma State maintenance workers join one-day, CSU-wide strike

Nov 13, 2023

Workers picket for fair wages at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

Around 250 workers and community members picketed for fair wages at the Sonoma Mission Inn Friday night.

Workers picket for fair wages at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

Nov 9, 2023

The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On New Three-Year Contract

After 118 days of the actors guild being out on strike, SAG-AFTRA and the studios on Wednesday reached a tentative deal on a new contract that could see Hollywood up and running again within weeks.

The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On New Three-Year Contract

Nov 8, 2023

Marin County raises living wage to $18 per hour

The ordinance, first adopted in 2002, requires contractors doing more than $25,000 in business with the country to pay more than the state minimum wage

 Marin County raises living wage to $18 per hour

Nov 5, 2023

Close to Home: Serving up a raise for fast-food workers

A new state law boost pay for fast-food workers to $20 an hour.

Close to Home: Serving up a raise for fast-food workers

Oct 27, 2023

Boeschen Vineyards in Napa Valley becomes 1st to provide vineyard workers hazard pay and disaster insurance

To Boeschen, committing to this small safety net in times of emergency isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s the way labor relations are headed in the wine business.

Boeschen Vineyards in Napa Valley becomes 1st to provide vineyard workers hazard pay and disaster insurance

Oct 25, 2023

Petaluma Profile: ‘Like the river,’ Iliana Madrigal works to be a part of the city

Our Very Own Iliana Madrigal-Hooper is Profiled in the Argus Courier

Petaluma Profile: ‘Like the river,’ Iliana Madrigal works to be a part of the city

Oct 19, 2023

Laphonza Butler won't run for a full Senate term in 2024

Butler plans to serve through November 2024. California voters will decide in November who should serve out the final month or so of the current term, as well as who will serve for a full six-year term beginning in January 2025.

Laphonza Butler won't run for a full Senate term in 2024

Oct 18, 2023

Sonoma State University staff, students rally over 34% tuition hike, CSU salary talks

Tuesday’s rally featured students and staff who raised their voices over two allied campaigns: student opposition to tuition hikes and faculty disputes over salary negotiations.

Sonoma State University staff, students rally over 34% tuition hike, CSU salary talks

Oct 13, 2023

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative deal with health care worker unions after recent strike

Unions representing 75,000 health care workers have reached a tentative agreement with industry giant Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative deal with health care worker unions after recent strike

Oct 13, 2023

Kaiser Permanente agrees to $200 million settlement over California mental health delays

Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits. The settlement includes the largest-ever penalty issued by California’s behavioral health regulator.

Kaiser Permanente agrees to $200 million settlement over California mental health delays

Oct 7, 2023

Bill to allow legislative staffers to form union signed into law

California becomes the largest state in the nation that will allow non-supervisor legislative staff to join a union and follows Oregon and Maine, whose staff are able to unionize.

Bill to allow legislative staffers to form union signed into law

Oct 6, 2023

North Bay Kaiser workers strike ends; but striking employees warn of more picketing

An estimated 600 Kaiser Permanente workers march around the Santa Rosa Medical Center Friday afternoon, during the last of a three-day, nationwide strike against the health care giant, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

North Bay Kaiser workers strike ends; but striking employees warn of more picketing

Oct 4, 2023

California workers will see more paid sick time off under new law

Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday.

California workers will see more paid sick time off under new law

Oct 4, 2023

Kaiser workers hit the picket line in Sonoma County

Hundreds of medical workers began picketing at the Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center Wednesday morning, joining tens of thousands of others in multiple states in what is expected to be the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history.

Kaiser workers hit the picket line in Sonoma County

Oct 2, 2023

Newsom’s pick to replace Feinstein: Laphonza Butler

Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List — a political action committee focused on electing pro-choice, Democratic women — will replace the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and finish out her term through 2024.

Newsom’s pick to replace Feinstein: Laphonza Butler

Oct 1, 2023

Labor leaders despair but don’t give up on unemployment for strikers after Gavin Newsom veto

Striking workers would have been eligible to collect California unemployment benefits under a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed. He said it's a cost the state cannot afford to bear right now. Photo by David Swanson, Reuters

Labor leaders despair but don’t give up on unemployment for strikers after Gavin Newsom veto

Oct 1, 2023

Marin County increases worker pay to offset Kaiser rate hike

Marin County supervisors have agreed to allocate more money to county employees so they can absorb a surge in Kaiser Permanente health care costs.

Marin County increases worker pay to offset Kaiser rate hike

Sep 29, 2023

Bay Area Subway franchisee fined $1 million, ordered to sell businesses after wage theft investigation

The actions follow a Press Democrat investigation that revealed a long trail of workplace abuses by John Meza and his wife, Jessica Meza

Bay Area Subway franchisee fined $1 million, ordered to sell businesses after wage theft investigation

Sep 28, 2023

Santa Rosa council latest to limit public comments after racist and antisemitic online comments

The change follows a rash of Zoom bombing incidents that have targeted local governments, most recently Santa Rosa during its Tuesday council meeting.

Santa Rosa council latest to limit public comments after racist and antisemitic online comments
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