Disney not subject to Anaheim’s ‘living wage’ ballot measure, judge rules
Disneyland and its contractors are not required to follow the guidelines of a 2018 ballot measure that would have increased workers’ pay to at least $18 by 2022, a judge has ruled. Amid public lobbying...
View ArticleA record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September
By Christopher Rugaber | The Associated Press Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere as companies bump up pay to...
View ArticleKaiser reaches tentative deal with union workers, staving off planned...
With an eleventh-hour deal struck between Kaiser Permanente and thousands of its pharmacists, the California health care giant averted a planned strike that sent patients rushing to refill...
View ArticleHalf Moon Bay hemp farm operator charged with 33 felony counts of grand theft...
REDWOOD CITY – The operator of a defunct Half Moon Bay hemp farm has been charged with grand theft for failing to pay his workers, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. David...
View ArticleUC lecturers call off strike after last-minute agreement reached
The union representing University of California lecturers announced early Wednesday that a planned two-day systemwide strike over labor negotiations has been called off after the union and university...
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Kaiser nurses, mental health staff strike in sympathy with engineers
After a sympathy strike on Thursday left some Kaiser Permanente patients stranded without care, nurses and mental health clinicians walked off the job Friday morning in solidarity with striking...
View ArticleHere’s where the record number of American workers are quitting
By Reade Pickert and Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg In more than half of U.S. states, the Great Resignation is gaining pace. The quits rate, or the number of people leaving jobs in the month as a share of...
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As Kaiser workers strike, health care industry grapples with burnout,...
After 22 years at Kaiser San Jose, emergency room nurse Jenny Robledo thought she knew just about every one of her coworkers at the South Bay medical center — until COVID burnout hit the health care...
View ArticleCalifornia’s not the place to quit your job
The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: Californians are slow to the...
View ArticleWhy so much job quitting? Blame sports for lost loyalty
If you’re looking for reasons why quitting is the hottest job market trend, don’t seek answers from business news sources. Try the sports world. Some stunning movements by high-profile college football...
View ArticleCSU reaches new contract with faculty union, raising salaries across all 23...
CSU professors, coaches, counselors, librarians and other eligible faculty will get pay bumps and a one-time bonus — for their work during the pandemic — under a tentative labor deal, the California...
View ArticleBringing home the bacon tops new California laws in 2022
By DON THOMPSON | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — It’s not often that bacon leads a roundup of new laws taking effect with the New Year in California. But even in progressive California, that’s the...
View ArticleA slew of Bay Area cities will increase minimum wages in 2022
The good news for some Bay Area workers is that, effective Jan. 1, their take-home pay will be higher because numerous cities have approved ordinances boosting the minimum wage. The better news for...
View ArticleLetters: Airport excuse | Solar benefits | COVID policy | Gender pay gap |...
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Lead study an excuse to close S.J. airport Interesting juxtaposition of headlines on page B1 of Tuesday, Dec. 28’s...
View ArticleSan Jose: Investigation finds Japantown apartment owner stiffed workers on...
A luxury apartment property owner in San Jose’s Japantown neighborhood was accused of denying maintenance employees overtime pay and failing to accurately track workers’ earnings, violating the Fair...
View ArticleWalmart halves paid leave for workers with Covid after CDC shift
By Ella Ceron and Brendan Case | Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is cutting paid leave in half for workers who test positive for Covid-19 or have to quarantine after exposure to the virus, offering only one...
View ArticleDisney heiress says skip theme park visits to help worker rights
By Christopher Palmeri | Bloomberg Abigail Disney, an heiress to the Walt Disney Co. fortune and advocate for income equality, said a consumer exodus from businesses that don’t treat workers well —...
View ArticleSanta Cruz Starbucks joins union wave
SANTA CRUZ – Starbucks on the corner of Ocean and Water streets in Santa Cruz is one of the latest stores to join the unionization effort. Union organizers in Santa Cruz announced on Friday their...
View ArticleCalifornia votes to require paid sick leave for Covid-19 cases
By ADAM BEAM | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — When Crystal Orozco got sick with the coronavirus last month, she missed nearly two weeks’ worth of her salary as a shift leader at a fast food...
View ArticleNew California bill aims at the combined $107 billion lost to gender, racial...
Companies with more than 100 employees in California could be required to publicly share how much they pay their workers in an attempt to close the gender and racial pay gaps. Sen. Monique Limón,...
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