These 5 Bay Area cities have the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
With the federal minimum wage mired at $7.25 an hour since 2009, many cities and states have been taking it upon themselves to set the bar higher. And sometimes, higher again. In fact, minimum wage...
View ArticleCampus jobs are ‘real work’: 20,000 California college students begin union vote
By Jo Constantz | Bloomberg Over 20,000 student workers across 23 California State University campuses will begin voting Thursday on whether to form what would be the largest undergraduate union in the...
View ArticleNew California ruling targets pension ‘spiking’ as retirees appeal for relief
BY ADAM ASHTON | CalMatters A California Supreme Court decision three years ago was supposed to be the final word on former Gov. Jerry Brown’s marquee pension limit law, but judges are still sorting it...
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From Walmart to Whole Foods, US prisoners are part of a hidden workforce...
By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON | Associated Press ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the...
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Leap year means some employees make more money, while others get paid less
By Tom Yun | CTV TORONTO (CTV Network) — It’s once again a leap year in 2024. For some of us, Feb. 29 means an extra day of pay, while others may find themselves having to work for free on the leap...
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How much does Disneyland pay Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Iron Man?
Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Iron Man and other Disneyland employees who work with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars character performers are looking to get paid more and address safety concerns,...
View ArticleOracle women fought 7 years for equity, only to win just an extra paycheck or...
By Ethan M Steinberg | Bloomberg Oracle Corp. female employees who fought the company in court for almost seven years over gender-pay equity reached a $25 million settlement — a small price for the...
View ArticleCal State faculty vote to ratify new contract
BY MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN | CalMatters California State University faculty overwhelmingly approved a new labor contract, moving the nation’s largest four-year public university system a step closer to...
View Article7 reasons Disneyland characters want to unionize
Mickey Mouse and his gal pal Minnie are unhappy with working conditions at Disneyland and are trying to unionize with hundreds of coworkers who want more cheese in their paychecks and safety issues...
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Colorado town’s police’s 32-hour workweek — for 40-hour pay — resulted in...
It might seem counterintuitive that reducing an employee’s time on the clock by eight hours per week, while keeping their pay the same, will boost productivity — and cause costs to drop. But data from...
View ArticleWages in this California metro area at bottom of US pay scale
There’s a dirty secret about the fast-growth Inland Empire economy – low pay. Related Articles Economy | “Restaurant row” kicks off in downtown San Jose with mini golf venue Economy | California bus...
View ArticleMickey Mouse makes 36% more at Disneyland than at Disney World
Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader, Iron Man and other Disneyland character performers make more than their Walt Disney World counterparts in Florida where the cost of living and housing is much lower than...
View ArticlePay for Broadcom’s CEO soars 167% after stock award
By Nick Turner | Bloomberg Annual compensation for Broadcom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan more than doubled last year to $161.8 million, thanks to a stock award of $160.5 million that will vest...
View ArticleHow Panera Bread ducked California’s new $20 minimum wage law
By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Eliyahu Kamisher and Josh Eidelson | Bloomberg Billionaire Greg Flynn, who made his fortune running one of the world’s largest restaurant franchise operations, is getting a...
View ArticleStarbucks’ labor pivot poised to spur new unionization wave
Josh Eidelson | The Seattle Times (TNS) Starbucks Corp.’s new commitment to work with its main union to end hostilities and hash out a fair process for labor organizing is a landmark moment for labor...
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Gov. Newsom denies report he pushed for ‘bread’ exception to California’s new...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the fast food bill surrounded by fast food workers at the SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Republican leaders in California are calling for...
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Gov. Newsom’s campaign donor says his California Panera Bread restaurants...
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April...
View ArticleConfidentiality pact deepens mystery of how bakery clause got into California...
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — As California prepares to enforce a new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers next month, an unusual exemption for eateries that bake their own...
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Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
By Claire Savage | Associated Press CHICAGO — Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. Whether women earn a...
View ArticleEditorial: Local officials should let California’s new Fast Food Council do...
California labor leaders scored a significant win for fast-food restaurant employees when Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed legislation providing a $20-an-hour minimum wage and creating a new...
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