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Helen Chávez, labor activist, passes away at 88
Helen Fabela Chávez, widow of UFW president César Chávez, died Monday afternoon in Bakersfield.Read More
Bay Bridge extends bike path hours for summer
Bike riders and pedestrians in the Bay Area will get a treat this summer with extended bike path hours on the Bay Bridge.Read More
City College faculty strikes over pay
City College of San Francisco faculty members went on strike Wednesday morning for the first time in their union's history.Read More
City College faculty set for labor strike
The union has been in talks with the college for more than a year and working without a contract for 10 months.Read More
BART, unions quietly reach labor deal
Union leaders and BART management lauded a proposed contract that would stem the possibility of strikes for the next five years.Read More
CSU averts faculty strike with tentative deal
California Faculty Association leaders and officials with California State University announced the details of a tentative labor agreement Friday morning.Read More
Update promised Friday on looming CSU strike
California State University and its faculty could be close to averting a five-day strike scheduled to begin next week.Read More
Bauer’s blames Teamsters for shuttle permit denial
A shuttle provider denied a permit to use city bus stops and shuttle zones in San Francisco Monday blamed a union campaign, but transit officials say the company’s record of...Read More
Janitors rally to support minimum wage hike
Hundreds of janitors gathered in downtown San Jose to mark Cesar Chavez Day in support of a higher statewide minimum wage stronger protections in the workplace.Read More
Labor dispute shuts down Oakland shipping terminal
A labor dispute at the Port of Oakland has closed one of its five terminals Monday morning.Read More
City College faculty arrested in contract protest
City College of San Francisco faculty members were arrested Friday while protesting, among other issues, the current direction of labor contract negotiations.Read More
Winemaker fined $42,300 for poor housing conditions
A farm labor contractor and a winemaker must pay $42,300 in penalties for providing poor housing conditions to farm workers in Sonoma County, U.S. Department of Labor officials said....Read More
VC firm owes $331k to unpaid interns
A San Jose venture capital firm has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in back wages and damages to dozens of employees.Read More
CSU to remain open during scheduled strike
CSU officials said Monday they were committed to achieving a resolution with the union but were preparing for a faculty strike in April.Read More
New public art offers ‘peep’ into human trafficking
A new art display being unveiled Monday in San Jose is meant to draw awareness regarding human trafficking and forced labor ahead of Super Bowl 50.Read More
Lee, Newsom back $15 minimum wage
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom joined a labor group in submitting signatures for a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage statewide.Read More
Solano County workers stage walkout
Solano County government union workers walked off their jobs at 10:21 a.m. Tuesday to protest alleged unfair labor practices.Read More
Company fined for shorting H1-B workers
Two Sunnyvale firms owned by the same man have been ordered to pay $187,000 in back wages and fines for shortchanging foreign software engineers.Read More
CSU faculty voting to strike over stagnant wages
Faculty are voting this week on whether to authorize a statewide strike.Read More
CSU faculty rumble toward strike vote
Faculty members at all 23 California State University campuses will vote Monday morning on whether to strike. The Strike Authorization Vote will begin online and in-person for the approximate...Read More