Verve Coffee Roasters workers across six Bay Area cafés have reached a tentative union contract after nearly 10 months of bargaining, with guaranteed hours, advance scheduling, wage increases and other workplace protections. The agreement also includes what union leaders call industry-first provisions for an extra $5 per hour in sick pay to offset lost tips and limits on how Verve can use AI to make decisions about employees.
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Pajaro Valley Unified teachers reach tentative agreement with district
Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials and its teachers union announced that they have reached a tentative agreement after nearly a year of contentious negotiations.
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Pajaro Valley students return Wednesday as teachers, district remain at impasse
Pajaro Valley Unified School District students return Wednesday with their teachers and district still at an impasse over a new contract. Negotiations have now moved into fact-finding, bringing the sides closer to a potential strike vote if they remain unable to reach a deal.
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Cabrillo College faculty union declares impasse amid negotiations with administration
The Cabrillo College faculty union, which represents more than 450 members, declared an impasse amid its negotiations with the school’s administration this week. Faculty say they’re asking for a higher cost-of-living increase.
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Santa Cruz Diversity Center’s staff members unionize
Staff members at Santa Cruz nonprofit The Diversity Center voted 5-2 last week to unionize, citing concerns over wages, burnout, workplace safety and protections for gender-affirming care.
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UC, AFSCME 3299 reach tentative agreement and avert strike
The University of California and the union representing around 40,000 of its employees reached a tentative labor agreement early Thursday morning, averting a planned open-ended strike involving service and patient care workers across the UC system. The proposed contract includes wage increases, caps on healthcare premium hikes, expanded leave and workplace protections.
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UC workers prepare for systemwide open-ended strike on Thursday, with local impacts to patients, buses, dining services
More than 40,000 University of California workers, including about 530 at UC Santa Cruz, are preparing for an open-ended strike beginning Thursday. Campus officials warned students and staff to expect disruptions to dining, transportation and health services.
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Two Santa Cruz County teachers unions at impasse with their districts over contract negotiations
Teachers unions at Pacific Collegiate School and in Pajaro Valley Unified School District have reached an impasse with administrators after months of stalled contract negotiations over pay and benefits, moving them closer to a potential strike. The disagreements center on salary increases and a proposed cap on health benefits.
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UC and graduate worker union reach agreement, averting strike
The University of California and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative four-year contract agreement covering more than 40,000 graduate student workers and staff, averting a planned strike following months of dispute over alleged unfair labor practices.
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Cat & Cloud café workers move to form a union — and they won’t need an election to do it
Just two days after Cat & Cloud café workers sent a letter to the company’s owners to formally announce their intention to unionize, the employees’ union heard from the owners’ attorneys, saying they would recognize the union without an election.
