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3-day LAUSD strike concludes with no deal, but discussions continue

LAUSD teachers join school aids in their fight for better wages at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles during the SEIU/UTLA strike on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz,...

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Some California ‘sweatshop’ garment workers paid as little as $1.58 an hour,...

Southern California workers who make garments for many of the nation’s leading fashion retailers remain victims of wage theft and illegal pay practices, with some earning as little as $1.58 per hour,...

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Former California Grubhub driver wins $65 in 8-year-fight to be called employee

By Robert Burnson | Bloomberg A former Grubhub Inc. driver in Los Angeles won a federal court ruling that won’t make him rich but may have a big impact the gig economy. “Raef Lawson is the first gig...

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Lawsuit: Celebrity-friendly church attended by Justin Bieber required workers...

SEATTLE  — A Seattle-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some...

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The California bills on a business ‘kill list’

By Grace Gedye |CalMatters The California Legislature, with its Democratic supermajority, is known for passing first-in-the-nation laws that ramp up labor and consumer protections — often in the face...

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California grocery workers oppose Kroger/Albertsons ‘mega-merger’

Southern California grocery workers and community supporters held a rally Thursday, April 6 at a Ralphs grocery in Lakewood to oppose the planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and...

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Anatomy of a cheeseburger and fries: How inflation has pushed up the cost of...

Long gone are the days when a burger cost less than $10. When James Samara and Brendan McManus opened The Mighty Colorado Burger inside Denver Beer Co.’s Arvada location in 2017, a basic cheeseburger...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai made $226 million last year

By Nicole Goodkind | CNN Business Google’s top executive took home quite a bit of money last year. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Google’s parent company Alphabet, made nearly $226 million in...

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Proposed California law would increase school teacher pay 50 percent by 2030

Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) seeks to tackle the statewide teacher and school staff shortage by increasing their salaries by 50% in the next seven years. Muratsuchi, who chairs the...

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Lawsuit: Celebrity-friendly church attended by Justin Bieber required workers...

SEATTLE  — A Seattle-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some...

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Lawsuit: Celebrity-friendly church attended by Justin Bieber required workers...

SEATTLE  — A Seattle-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some...

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Oakland teachers on strike; schools still open in a modified format

OAKLAND — Oakland teachers went on strike Thursday — and are gearing up for another day out of the classroom on Friday — after union representatives and the Oakland Unified School District failed to...

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How much do striking Oakland teachers make? Here’s how their pay compares to...

With Oakland Unified School District teachers on strike, how does their pay compare around the region, state and country? The Oakland Education Association, the union representing the district’s 3,000...

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Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees for employing children

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found...

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Oakland school district, teachers face the possibility of a protracted strike

For a second day, Oakland teachers walked picket lines, spent the afternoon at a rally instead of a classroom and marched the streets to demand the district return to the bargaining table this weekend...

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Chipotle CEO says doing business in California is getting harder

By Eliyahu Kamisher and Karen Breslau | Bloomberg Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol said California’s business environment is slowing the company’s ambitions for growth...

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US job gains and wages pick up, signaling labor resilience

By Reade Pickert | Bloomberg US hiring and workers’ pay gains accelerated in April, showing signs of labor-market resilience and fresh inflationary pressures in the face of economic headwinds. Nonfarm...

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Letters: BART safety | A’s blame | Minimum wage | Debt limit | Community...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. BART needs safe trains, not tunnels Re: “Newsom funds a second BART tube that district will never need” (Page A6, May...

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Oakland teachers strike day 3: District and union don’t reach weekend...

The Oakland Unified School District and Oakland Education Association, which represents teachers and staff, did not reach a bargaining agreement over the weekend, pushing a strike affecting 34,000...

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Why are Oakland’s kids still not in school? Striking teachers say it’s for...

With just 13 days left in the school year, most Oakland classrooms remained empty Monday as striking teachers walked the picket line for a third day — but the impasse is no longer focused on money or...

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