USC Keck, Norris Nurses Begins 7-Day Strike
From today’s Spectrum News: Hundreds of unionized nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Center are hitting the picket lines Thursday to begin a seven-day strike amid…
California State University Trade Workers Go On Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices
From today’s KTLA News: More than 1,000 skilled trade workers across the California State University system began a statewide unfair labor practice strike Tuesday. The workers – plumbers, electricians, HVAC…
As Netflix And Paramount Circle Warner Bros. Hollywood Unions Voice Alarm
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The sale of Warner Bros. — whether in pieces to Netflix or in its entirety to Paramount — is stirring mounting worries among Hollywood union…
Trump’s DOJ To Sue California Over Redistricting As He Celebrates Similar Effort In Texas
From today’s CBNC: President Donald Trump said Monday that the Department of Justice will sue California over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to draw a new, Democratic-leaning congressional map. The redistricting…
Safeway Strike Averted After Tentative Agreement Reached
From today’s ABC7 News- San Francisco: UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 have reached a tentative agreement with Albertson’s Companies which owns Safeway, averting a planned strike that would…
Immigration Raids, Protests In California Reverberate Across Labor Market
From today’s Marketplace: As the immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles continue, there will be immediate and long-term effects, of course, for the individuals and families involved. Increased immigration…
Grindr Targeted Union Organizers With Ultimatum, Fires Half Its Workforce
From today’s Los Angeles Times: When the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr told its staff last year that the days of fully remote work were over, more than 80 employees —…
Epic Games Sues Google for Violating Antitrust Laws
From today’s ABC News: Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung…
Thousands of Bay Area Hotel Workers Strike
From today’s NBC Bay Area News: Thousands of unionized hospitality workers in the Bay Area, along with thousands nationwide, went on strike on Sunday. In San Francisco, about 1,500 members…
‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit May Roll Back Farmworker Union Wins From 2023
From today’s Sacramento Bee: A Kern County decision handed down earlier this month could be the first step in an industry-wide effort to overturn a 2023 California law making it…