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Security screeners at San Francisco International Airport protest for better pay
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — Nearly 30 security screeners chanted, “At SFO, we’re union strong; unequal pay is hella wrong,” and earned car honks as they protested for higher pay Thursday...
View ArticleBusinesses sue California over state’s new workplace law
By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings at work. The state’s Chamber of Commerce and...
View ArticleRichmond elected officials defend 80% salary increase as equity issue
RICHMOND — After nearly two decades of stagnant pay, Richmond councilmembers are poised to receive an 80% salary increase that elected officials say would more fairly compensate people for serving and...
View ArticleApple gender-discrimination lawsuit that allegedly started with man’s tax...
Apple has suffered a major blow in a massive unequal-pay lawsuit launched against the company after a female employee allegedly found on an office printer a male colleague’s tax form suggesting men at...
View ArticleFast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle...
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press FRESNO, Texas (AP) — The only moment TiAnna Yeldell has to herself is when she’s sleeping, and that doesn’t happen much. The 44-year-old single mom of three works...
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Clock ticking toward possible Costco strike Saturday
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich | CNN About 18,000 Teamsters are set to strike 56 Costco stores across six states early Saturday unless an 11th-hour agreement prevents what would be the largest...
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California teachers demand better pay, fully staffed schools as districts...
Nearly 80,000 educators in dozens of school districts across the state joined forces Tuesday to launch an unprecedented campaign for better wages. Related Articles Education | San Jose high school...
View ArticlePeninsula cannabis farm higher-ups accused of wage theft
REDWOOD CITY — Two higher-ups at a Pescadero cannabis farm are accused of failing to pay more than $200,000 in wages to their employees, according to prosecutors. Related Articles Crime and Public...
View ArticleWhere were California’s biggest pay raises?
If you look at places in California with the fattest pay raises, you’ll see one reason why groceries are so pricey. The most significant jumps in weekly pay since 2019 were concentrated in the state’s...
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Alameda County court clerks strike over ‘unfair labor practices,’ crippling...
OAKLAND — At Oakland’s downtown courthouses on Wednesday, some records offices were closed and some courtrooms dark as a union strike over contract negotiations brought court proceedings to a crawl....
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