

Labor In The News
Dec 16, 2024
4 North Bay cities to raise local minimum wage in 2025
In addition to the statewide increases, cities in Marin and Sonoma counties are raising their minimums. At least four cities in the North Bay can expect a minimum-wage increase in 2025 — a continuation of a trend to raise the minimum wage in some cities.
Dec 10, 2024
Unpaid workers at bankrupt Reynoso Vineyards demand wages owed to them as far back as May
The bounced checks and unpaid wages for field hands represent the latest public fallout from one of a pair of now-bankrupt businesses linked to Joe Reynoso, a longtime investments trader and financial technology entrepreneur.
Nov 13, 2024
California Senate leader calls union ‘morally bankrupt’ for opposing a vulnerable Democrat
In California, Democrats rarely criticize organized labor, one of their biggest and wealthiest allies, so it’s remarkable that Democrats have harsh words against a union for attacking a vulnerable Democratic senator in a close race.
Sep 2, 2024
Adam Schiff leads slate of politicians rallying support for Harris at North Bay’s annual Labor Day pancake breakfast
Rep. Adam Schiff headlined a North Bay Labor Council pancake breakfast that featured a slate of Democratic politicians urging an all-out push to elect Vice President Kamala Harris this November.
Jul 24, 2024
What California’s long-delayed indoor heat rule means for workers
After five years, a state occupational health board approves rules to protect workers from extreme heat indoors. They could take effect in August, but state prisons will not be covered.
Update: This law officially took effect July 23, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
Acting US Labor secretary lays out new farmworker protection rules at Santa Rosa vineyard
Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su, back right at podium, announces a new labor department rule to ensure fair labor standards for the U.S. agricultural industry, at a press conference at Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa, Friday, April 26, 2024.
Julie Su selected Balletto Vineyards as an example of protections done right