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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.
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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 preven...t employers from retaliating a...
See MoreCalifornia 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.