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- Two-Day Fast for Employee Free...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's San Francis...
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:00am - Annual "Building Workforce Par...
San Jose Hilton Hotel
Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30am - Car Caravan for Employee Free ...
Antioch location– Jerome Waldie Pl...
Friday, May 15 at 9:30am - Oakland Interfaith Rally for E...
Oakland Federal Building
Tuesday, May 12 at 12:00pm - Teach-In & Mass Action Organiz...
Plumbers Hall
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00pm - San Francisco Vigil for the Em...
San Francisco Federal Building
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00pm - Los Angeles Vigil for the Empl...
L.A. Federal Building
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00pm - San Diego Vigil for the Employ...
Wal-Mart
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00pm - Sacramento Vigil for the Emplo...
Sacramento Federal Building
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00pm - Fresno Vigil for the Employee ...
Fresno Federal Building
Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00am
California Labor Federation This holiday season, don't forget to buy union - check out this new guide to find union goods and services in the LA area.
www.lalabor411.com
Online Directory of LA Union Goods and Services
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Over the weekend, the Senate voted 60-39 to open up debate on health care reform legislation. Calling the vote “a critical and historic milestone in the march toward genuine health care reform,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Democrats “signaled that they are united and serious about solving ...
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Right now, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is engaged in a $100 million campaign to block reforms that would aid struggling Americans and help fix our economy. Their goals? Sink health care reform, fight tooth and nail against any real solutions to the climate crisis, stop needed fixes to our labor la...
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Some 650 workers at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco went on strike this morning and will remain out until the first shift on Saturday morning. Members of UNITE HERE Local 2 voted by a 92 percent to 8 percent margin to authorize strikes at any of the 31 upscale hotels in San Francisco. Despi...
California Labor Federation
Learn more about the California campaign for paid sick days at http://paidsickdaysca.org/
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The United States lags far behind other nations in offering paid sick days, paid parental leave and other workplace benefits that proponents consider vital to public health and workers rights, according to research released on Tuesday.
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Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other leaders joined together to call for urgent action to create jobs and rebuild the economy. In a live webcast panel discussion, the consensus was clear: Without quick action, an entire generation could be mired in economic turmoil. The nation can, and ...
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Oakland's hospitality workers are facing shorter work hours, layoffs and speed-ups. Hospitality corporations are proposing healthcare takeaways and deep, deep cuts in wages for hard-working union members. Morgan Stanley owns the Claremont Hotel and has taken $10 billion -- Billion with a B -- in ba...
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Chole Osmer of the Clean Carwash Campaign in Los Angeles reports on a new way the workers are delivering their message across the area.
www.unionvoice.org
The historic House bill is truly a momentous achievement, but to keep the process moving forward, it is critical that the Senate start to debate its health care reform bill now. When you sign the petition, your signature will be delivered to your senators, as well as Senate Majority Leader Harry Rei...
California Labor Federation Great op-ed in Sunday's SF Chronicle from the California Labor Federation's Art Pulaski, Jack Stewart of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association and Angela Glover Blackwell of Policy Link on the importance of investing in job skills.
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Despite recent good news on Wall Street, economic recovery might not end the trouble on the employment front. Unemployment remains higher than 12 percent statewide (it is nearly three times that in some rural counties), and even when employers return to robust hiring, too many Californians still wil...
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The face of the union movement has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. Today, almost half of all union members are women, more than one-third have college degrees and only one in 10 work in manufacturing. By comparison, in 1983, more than half of all union workers were white men, few union ...
California Labor Federation Fox News fessed up that they falsified news coverage of the astro-turf event they orchestrated last week at the Capitol, after the fraudulent video was exposed during an investigation by... Jon Stewart.
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Fox News' Sean Hannity apologized last night for using footage of a much bigger 9/12 rally during a segment about Rep. Michele Bachmann's tea party rally at the Capitol last week -- apparently in an attempt to make the tea party look much bigger than it actually was. Jon Stewart called Hannity out o...
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If you're one of the 57 million workers in the U.S.without paid sick days, chances are the answer is "yes". That's why we need the federal Healthy Families Act, which would provide 7 paid sick days to all workers at companies with at least 15 employees, and would prevent employers from retaliating a...
California Labor Federation California needs a recovery plan that works for workers and their communities. That's why the California Labor Federation is sponsoring a first-of-its-kind Economic Recovery Summit, to develop a strategy to help rebuild California’s economy. Spaces are filling up, so register today!
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Wednesday, December 2nd from 10am to 3pm at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento.
California Labor Federation Use our automated system to find out how your Representative voted on the House health care bill this weekend. Then, take a moment to send a message to your member of Congress to express your appreciation (to those who supported the bill) or outrage (to those who voted against reform).
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Enter your zip code to find out how your Representative voted, then follow the instructions to send a message directly to your member of Congress.
