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After 136 Years, L.A. Times Journalists Win Their Union

Electric Bus Manufacturer BYD Signs First Agreement With Labor

Congratulations to BYD Coach & Bus (Build Your Dreams), the largest electric vehicle company in the world, and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union (SMART) Local 105 for formally signing the first collective bargaining agreement in the electric bus industry in the United States!

Art Pulaski: No one should live in fear simply for going to work to earn a living for her family

As Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his plans to sue our state, California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski released this statement:

Don’t Let Wall Street Profiteers Scare You: Trade Enforcement ≠ Trade War

Workers Across California Stand Up to Billionaires Trying to Gut Unions with Janus v AFSCME Case

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act Would Strip Working People of Freedoms

Why Having a Union is Such a Powerful Tool for Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment

As recent events have highlighted, sexual harassment—unwanted touching, sexual comments, requests for sexual favors and even sexual assault—is a pervasive problem in the workplace. Women in all occupations and industries face sexual harassment, but women in traditionally male occupations such as construction, and women in low-wage service industries, face an even greater threat.