New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Oakland Trader Joe’s store becomes first to unionize in California
Workers at the Trader Joe’s store in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood voted to unionize, but the national organizing effort suffered a setback.
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Why is this California Trader Joe’s pushing for a union? A rat infestation is only part of the problem
Trader Joe’s workers in Oakland are the first in California to file for a union election. They say the grocery chain has disregarded safety and prioritized profit.
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Fast food industry pushes to halt AB 257, a California law that could raise worker wages
Backers say they have submitted more than enough for a ballot measure to overturn the law, which could boost the minimum wage for franchise restaurant workers as high as $22 next year. A labor group alleges signatures were obtained fraudulently.
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A new law could raise fast-food wages to $22 an hour — and opponents are trying to halt it
Almost as soon as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s fast-food labor law on Labor Day, critics started trying to overturn it. Here’s what you need to know about AB 257.
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‘An untenable work environment’: Grocery workers brace for Omicron surge
Food retailers expect record-breaking sales during the week of Christmas. Workers managing the holiday bustle are worrying about infections.
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Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike, citing staffing and safety concerns
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Prop 22 was ruled unconstitutional. What will the final outcome be for gig work in California?
Uber and other gig firms plan to appeal a court ruling calling Proposition 22 unconstitutional. The companies spent more than $200 million last year bankrolling the ballot initiative campaign in order to secure an exemption from state law AB 5, which required them to classify drivers as employees.
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California’s unemployment is at a pandemic low, a recovery ‘milestone’
California’s unemployment rate in February fell to 8.5%, its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
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Who’s ‘essential’? COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaving high-risk workers behind
California’s vaccine rollout is missing millions who work in risky conditions, and it’s unclear when those with less visible jobs can get inoculated.