California
Unions, environmentalists join to uphold California’s landmark environmental law
March 15, 2013A new coalition has formed to uphold the California Environmental Quality Act against business-backed attempts to weaken the state's landmark 1970 environmental safety law.
Read moreLatinos helping transform California and nation
February 26, 2013Latinos have emerged as a progressive nationwide political bloc that no amount of right-wing posturing will let the Republicans capture in any significant numbers.
Read moreAgreement reached in LA-Long Beach port clerical workers strike
December 5, 2012The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said tentative agreement has been reached between ILWU Local 63's Office Clerical Unit (OCU) and 14 employers.
Read moreActivists fight expansion of toxic waste dump
November 27, 2012Last month, the Calif. Department of Toxic Substances Control charged that Chemical Waste Management's 72 unreported spills show that the company cannot be trusted to protect human health.
Read moreNurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards
November 20, 2012One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.
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