Opinion: Bay Area nonprofit workers deserve fair wages
Recently, the Fremont City Council voted to exempt nonprofits from having to pay the city minimum wage when it rises to $15 an hour in 2020 because they fear nonprofits will not be able to afford to...
View ArticleFeeling strapped on a $400,000 income? That’s the Bay Area
Click here if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. Marvin Chan says he doesn’t live an extravagant life. He lives in Palo Alto, but drives a 2007 Nissan Murano. Family vacations...
View ArticleBay Area wage growth slowing, but still among best in the nation
Total compensation in the Bay Area — including salary, wages and benefits — increased by 3 percent in March compared to a year before. That’s the fourth-largest rise among the 15 largest US metro...
View ArticleSan Jose community briefs for the week of May 24
Update your app It’s time to refresh your My San Jose app, because the city released several new updates to the service last month. The changes aim to make the platform more user-friendly and to make...
View ArticleSan Jose expands prevailing wage requirements on private construction projects
Workers on some private construction projects in San Jose could soon see a boost in their pay — a raise labor groups are heralding even as they call for more protections in an industry where...
View ArticleMinimum wages going up in seven Bay Area cities
Many workers in seven Bay Area cities will see bigger paychecks next month as a round of new ordinances raising minimum wages takes effect Monday. Those in Alameda, Milpitas and Fremont will see the...
View ArticleWhy this Bay Area county has one of California’s highest child poverty rates
When Michele Beserra looks at her 3-year-old granddaughter, she sees a warm, loving girl with light brown curls and a nurturing instinct—the kind of person she hopes will become a nurse or a community...
View ArticleLiving expenses grew faster than wages in the Bay Area
Living expenses outpaced wages over the 12 months ending in June in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area, federal officials announced Wednesday. Wages grew by 3 percent while living...
View ArticleEast Bay sushi restaurant owners take plea deal in tax evasion case
MARTINEZ — The owners of several Northern California sushi and barbecue restaurants have taken a plea deal in a conspiracy case that alleged workers compensation fraud and tax evasion. Kyung Yeon, 63,...
View ArticleHow Emeryville restaurants dish out the highest minimum wages in Bay Area
EMERYVILLE — After Emervyille’s minimum wage shot up $1.30 last month to $16.30 an hour, Pig In A Pickle owner Damon Stainbrook said he likely will pay new hires even more than that. The reason?...
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Study: American workers leave record 768 million vacation days unused
SANTA CRUZ — While some workers are taking time off to travel, others are leaving their vacation days unused, according to the U.S. Travel Association. American workers left a record 768 million...
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Why 47,000 grocery workers in California may go on strike
By Nathaniel Meyersohn | CNN Business Some 47,000 supermarket workers at Ralphs, Albertsons and other grocery chains in southern California are closer to starting the largest private-sector strike...
View ArticleWorkers in this Peninsula city will finally receive a higher minimum wage
After lagging behind its neighbors, many workers in Menlo Park will start receiving heftier paychecks in January. Menlo Park City Council has decided to enact a $15 minimum wage for any employee...
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Labor had a banner year in California — now will workers unionize?
Last summer, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled public sector unions couldn’t compel fees from nonunion workers, the talk was that organized labor had been hit hard, was facing a mass exodus, and was...
View ArticleNew Santa Clara County program takes aim at wage theft
To launch a program to support local food service workers, staff from Santa Clara County’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) held a Sept. 23 press conference at a Rose Garden area restaurant...
View ArticleSanta Clara County charges striking union employees with violating the law
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. On the third day of a rolling strike by Santa Clara County union employees, the county struck back by filing an unfair...
View ArticleAmid uproar, San Jose approves a new 27-story downtown residential, retail...
Despite steep opposition by labor leaders, the construction of a controversial 27-story residential and retail building in San Jose’s downtown core will go forward. Labor leaders denounced the City...
View ArticleThe surprising Bay Area neighborhood with the highest poverty rate
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. BERKELEY — By one definition, the Southside neighborhood around the U.C. Berkeley campus is the poorest in the Bay Area....
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The Bay Area’s income gap just keeps growing despite economic boom
The Bay Area’s economy, one of the hottest in the country, has helped fuel higher wages, but those benefits haven’t been felt evenly: Low-income households, already hit hard by rising housing costs,...
View Article$15-an-hour minimum wage to reach more of Bay Area on Jan. 1
Come New Year’s Day, many hourly workers in the Bay Area will see their pay increase, as several cities in the region are set to implement new minimum wage levels that will start at no less than $15 an...
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