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DESPITE RECENT WINS, UNION MEMBERS STILL CAN’T AFFORD TO LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE THEY WORK. The post The Truth About the Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Strike appeared first on .

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PARENT COMPANIES NOW SHIELDED FROM EXPOSURE WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL FRANCHISE OWNERS. The post California Bill Would Make Fast Food Corporations Liable for Labor Violati...

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INDUSTRY OPPOSES A LEGISLATIVE BILL TO ENACT PROTECTIONS, BUT COULD SUPPORT LESS STRINGENT PROPOSED CAL/OSHA SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. The post As Workplaces Become More Violent, California Calls fo...

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DAVID WEIL, WHOSE 2022 SENATE CONFIRMATION TO A LABOR DEPARTMENT POST WAS BLOCKED, SAYS FAST FOOD COMPANIES, RIDE-SHARING SERVICES AND NONUNION BUILDERS FEAR VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR LAWS. ...

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PAID SICK LEAVE FOR COVID DWINDLES, IMPACTING THE MOST VULNERABLE EMPLOYEES. The post Working Sick: Americans With Long COVID Struggle to Make a Living appeared first on .

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U.S. COMPANIES SPEND AN ESTIMATED $433 MILLION PER YEAR ON UNION AVOIDANCE CONSULTANTS, NEW REPORT FINDS. The post Howard Schultz Hearing on Starbucks Anti-Union Activity Highlights Corporate P...

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THE UNION OF SOUTHERN SERVICE WORKERS IS ORGANIZING FOOD SERVICE, RETAIL AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS THROUGH DIRECT ACTION AGAINST LOW WAGES AND HISTORICAL RACISM. The post A New Union Rises in the...

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FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY COULD QUALIFY AS EMPLOYEES AND ENJOY BENEFITS AND RIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN OFF-LIMITS FOR YEARS. The post How Millions of Gig Workers Could Be Impacted by a New Labor Rule...

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A LAW SIGNED BY GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM ON LABOR DAY FACES A REFERENDUM DRIVEN BY CORPORATE FRANCHISORS. The post Fast Food Industry Fighting to Stall — and Kill — New California Labor Reforms a...

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LONG WAITS FOR CARE, UNDERSTAFFING LEAD 2,000 WORKERS TO GIVE WALKOUT NOTICE. The post Kaiser Permanente Therapists to Strike appeared first on .

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