California
Latino community and allies pledge solidarity in wake of election
November 11, 2016SAN JOSE, Calif.—Around 150 Latinos and allies gathered Thursday in San Jose’s Mexican Heritage Plaza in the predominantly Latino, working-class East Side of the city, to share their feelings and pledge their solidarity in the wake...
Read moreSanta Monica’s no-growth measure will stunt affordable housing
October 11, 2016LV tops every effort at public participation and complicates efforts to serve the poor and desperate, and hamstrings every effort to house low-wage families who work in Santa Monica.
Read moreJewish and African-American orgs join fight for California farmworkers
August 15, 2016The fight for farmworker overtime is down to the wire in California. Jewish and African American organizations are helping get the last votes for Bill 1066.
Read moreUFCW: Tentative deal reached with Ralphs and Vons/Albertsons
August 5, 2016"We are happy to say that the corporate owners of Ralphs and Vons/Albertsons have agreed to a proposed contract."
Read moreSouthern California: 47,000 grocery workers prepare to strike
August 4, 2016At a rally in front of a Vons and a Ralphs market, UFCW members carried a sign summing up their position: "Grocery jobs should feed a family."
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