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.
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Wave of California teacher strikes ‘is no coincidence’
The California Teachers Association organized to trigger a wave of negotiations and potential strikes to garner public attention and flex political muscle.
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UC graduate workers, staff union authorize strike, citing unfair labor practices
More than 40,000 graduate student workers and staff across the University of California system voted to authorize a strike, accusing the university of committing multiple unfair labor practices and bargaining in bad faith as contract negotiations near a Feb. 28 expiration date.
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Starbucks workers in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley join national strike
Baristas at two Starbucks locations in Santa Cruz County are walking the picket lines this week as part of a national strike as contract negotiations at the coffee giant drag on.
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UCSC employees stage a two-day strike amid stalled negotiations
UC Santa Cruz employees represented by AFSCME Local 3299 are striking Monday and Tuesday, reducing dining hall hours, health appointments and bus service on campus.
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Santa Cruz city workers ratify tentative agreement, approving three-year contract
Santa Cruz city workers represented by SEIU Local 521 voted to approve a tentative agreement with the city on Monday. The new contract includes 13.5% cost-of-living adjustments spread over the next three years.
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Watsonville City Council moves to scrap project labor agreement, despite pushback from trades council
The Watsonville City Council voted Wednesday to scrap its project labor agreement, which sets standards for wages, benefits and working hours on city projects. Following the vote, city staff and the local trades council will go back to the drawing board to create a new set of rules.
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Santa Cruz, city workers strike tentative agreement; union vote still pending
The City of Santa Cruz and its unionized workers reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract that includes cost-of-living adjustments and paid trauma leave, among other conditions. The union will vote on whether to accept the agreement next week.
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Santa Cruz city workers reject latest contract offer, authorize strike
Hundreds of unionized City of Santa Cruz workers voted 96% to reject the latest contract offer from the city and authorize a strike. The union and the city are poised to enter mediation next Thursday, Oct. 30, to continue attempts to reach a deal.