United Teachers of Los Angeles union organizers will now have access to Alliance Charter Schools teachers in Los Angeles after an administrative law judge found that Alliance Charter Schools was violating California's Educational Employment Rights Act. Attorney Jesús Quiñonez . Read More...
United Airlines flight attendants will picket the airline's annual shareholder meeting in Chicago Wednesday. The AFA-CWA flight attendants are picketing to call on United to finish the merger of the airline by getting a joint labor contract done for flight attendants at the merged airline. Read More...
The quiet strength and perseverance of Helen Chavez was often overshadowed by the iconic work of her late husband Cesar, but there’s no doubt she was as foundational to the farmworker movement as any leader.
While Cesar, Dolores Huerta and others were on the road championing a burgeoning movement, Helen stayed behind to raise a family and served as the heart and soul of the United Farm Workers union. To this day, her mark on labor organizing and farmworkers’ rights remains indelible.
Last year, Walmart, the country’s largest employer, announced that it would raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour for its part-time and full-time workers. But as The New York Times reports, “the employees more critical of the company say Walmart ... has found more subtle ways to keep the reins on its workers’ paychecks.
Saudi Arabia becomes Uber's biggest investor, and the rideshare company introduces a controversial leasing program.
Uber’s ceaseless public-relations problems continue to mount by the week.
Over 100,000 domestic workers in California are fighting to retain their overtime pay. In 2013, the CA Domestic Workers Coalition won overtime for workers who live in the home providing care for children, the elderly or the disabled. The law is set to sunset on at the start of next year. Read More...
Uber is the target of a class action lawsuit for wage theft filed on behalf of Uber drivers and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. Hundreds of millions of dollars in wages stolen from tens of thousands of drivers are at stake. Read More...
French strikes and protests against the erosion and weakening of national labor standards continues as the June 10th Euro 2016 soccer championships approach. Transportation and energy sectors are among those struck in protest. Labor is mobilizing a massive demonstration for June 14th in Paris. Read More...
A big march through Wilmington California is planned for Monday as port trucker strike lines expand to the XPO Cartage and Toyota yards in San Diego. Port of Los Angeles picket lines expanded over the weekend and strike organizers say trucks filled with imported cargo were backed up from the L.A. and San Diego ports to the Mexican border. Read More...
The U.S. economy added 38,000 jobs in May and unemployment fell to 4.7%, down from 5.0% in April, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.