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San Jose Spotlight: Silicon Valley Farmworkers Hit By Federal Wage Cuts
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (581+ words) A Silicon Valley lawmaker is calling for the federal government to overturn actions that will drive down wages for seasonal agricultural workers in the region. Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced a March 26 resolution to block the lowering of hourly wages for…...
HMM union moves toward industrial action over headquarters relocation
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (52+ words) aju press HMM union moves toward industrial action over headquarters relocation HMM pushes ahead with move to Busan despite union protest HMM marks 50th anniversary with new vision, growth strategy HMM Office Workers Union Calls Busan Headquarters Move Rushed, Plans Rally…...
New Report Highlights Urgent Need for Higher Wages for California Farmworkers
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (416+ words) SANTA MARIA, Calif. " A new statewide report is shedding light on the growing need for higher wages for California farmworkers, pointing to serious impacts on health, financial stability, and family well-being. The report, titled "Beyond the Cycle of Survival: Wages,…...
Domestic Workers And The Law That Still Won't See Them
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (439+ words) India's domestic workforce is enormous, although the numbers themselves reveal something about how little the state has attempted to count them. Government estimates put the figure at around 4. 75 million. The ILO estimates closer to 20 million. Unions and worker collectives cite…...
All Fired Up Staff are Fired Up about Unionizing!
20+ hour, 36+ min ago (617+ words) 3413 Connecticut Ave, NW "All Fired Up pottery shop workers " Organizing for fair pay and benefits "Solidarity forever " We're proud to announce the workers of All Fired Up DC are unionizing! ! Here's why we love working at your favorite pottery painting…...
Gov. Newsom Touts Misleading UC Berkeley Study on California's $20 Fast Food Wage
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (899+ words) By Katy Grimes, April 8, 2026 3: 10 pm California has such an absurdly high cost of living that some misguided lawmakers think increasing the minimum wage will offset nearly $1 million median home prices, $7. 00-per-gallon gas prices, and $500 " $1, 000 monthly electricity bills. The minimum wage…...
Blue state minimum wage policies taken nationwide would wreck economy after Trump growth
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (524+ words) The Golden State appears markedly less golden in the age of $20 minimum wage. The economic wreck that is California seems secondary to Gavin Newsom's " and other Democrats' " pandering. A new study shows how devastating California's minimum wage hike has been…...
Higher Ed Needs Collective Bargaining: Restore All Higher Education Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (91+ words) The Conference Committee on the Collective Bargaining Bills (HB1263 and SB378) has proposed excluding many higher education workers'everyone except "service workers"'from collective bargaining. We know this is not an acceptable sacrifice. Faculty, graduate workers, and all staff need - and deserve - the…...
RECORDED: Gov. Sanders State of the State Address
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (40+ words) K8 News | Jonesboro, Arkansas RECORDED: Gov. Sanders State of the State Address Gov. Sanders delivers State of the State address Gov. Sanders orders flags to half-staff for Arkansas Rep. Stan Berry...
Fresno advocates support $26/hour farmworker wage initiative
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (813+ words) The farmworker wage fight is heating up particularly fast on the Central Coast, where farmers say they simply can't afford massive mandatory pay hikes. Four years after a landmark report from UC Merced painted a dire picture of health outcomes…...