Santa Cruz city workers will vote Tuesday on whether to strike amid ongoing contract talks. They are asking for higher pay that matches other Bay Area cities and more workers to fill empty positions.
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City of Santa Cruz union members to hold strike authorization vote on Tuesday amid stalled negotiations
City of Santa Cruz workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 521 (SEIU) expect to hold a strike authorization vote on Tuesday amid stalled contract negotiations with the city.
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Santa Cruz Starbucks workers join national rallies, demanding fair union contract
Unionized Starbucks employees in Santa Cruz are joining 35 cities across the country for Saturday rallies to continue demanding a fair contract. The move comes after two county Starbucks locations closed as part of a broader consolidation.
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Verve Coffee workers vote to unionize at three cafés
Employees at three Verve Coffee Roasters cafés, in Santa Cruz and San Francisco, voted unanimously to unionize, citing low wages, inconsistent hours and a desire for more workplace input.
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In high-cost Santa Cruz County, a generation of young workers increasingly turns to unions
Young local workers once viewed service jobs as temporary steppingstones. Now, more than 80% told UC Santa Cruz researchers that they are open to unionizing, motivated by both economic pressures and a broader vision of workplace democracy.
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University of California UPTE union to hold strike authorization vote in late September
The union representing more than 20,000 technical, research and health care workers across the University of California system is prepared for a multiday work stoppage if members vote to authorize a strike.
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Safeway workers in Bay Area, Santa Cruz County, reach deal to avert strike
A tentative agreement between Safeway and two United Food and Commercial Workers unions has averted what would have been the first regional strike against the grocery chain in nearly 30 years, union officials said on Friday.
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A day of protest in photos: May Day rallies across Santa Cruz County
Hundreds of demonstrators turned out across Santa Cruz County on Thursday for a series of May Day protests and labor actions in honor of International Workers’ Day. Photojournalist Kevin Painchaud captured the scenes from across the county.
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UC workers in patient service, transportation and research announce third daylong strike of year
Unions representing about 60,000 employees across the University of California system, including 753 at UC Santa Cruz, will strike May 1 to protest what they say is the university’s unlawful conduct.
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UC Santa Cruz workers plan one-day strike April 1
UC Santa Cruz is bracing for major disruptions on campus as some unionized workers prepare for a one-day strike on April 1 as part of a systemwide job action affecting services from patient care to campus transportation.