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…
In Win for Uber and Lyft, CA Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22
From today’s New York Times: The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to uphold a four-year-old ballot measure that classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than as…
Disney Averts Strike, Reaches Tentative Agreement With Theme Park Workers
From today’s Associated Press: Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks, including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants.…
Nurses at San Diego Children’s Hospital Authorize Strike
From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune: A strike may be brewing at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego after nurses rejected a three-year contract that administration says would have increased the…
Cal OSHA Passes Indoor Heat Protections For Workers
From today’s ABC7 News: Summer heat is on the rise and for many workers in Southern California it can be a miserable time of year. Especially for warehouse workers. “Now…
Uber Loses Challenge to California’s Gig Worker Law AB5
From today’s CalMatters: Uber today lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers. The ruling…
Union Plans Strike Vote Over Crackdown On UCLA Gaza Protests
From today’s The Guardian: The largest union of academic workers, which represents more than 48,000 graduate student workers throughout the University of California system, will hold a strike authorization vote…