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Steinberg Named As Mediator in Ongoing Negotiations with Graduate Students; Meanwhile, Some Have Settled

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|Date: December 14, 2022
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Steinberg Named As Mediator in Ongoing Negotiations with Graduate Students; Meanwhile, Some Have Settled

Special to the Vanguard UC announced the ratification of the new contracts for Postdoctoral Scholars and ...

Special to the Vanguard UC announced the ratification of the new contracts for Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic Researchers. They also welcomed Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s selection as a m ...

December 14, 2022
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UC Students Demand a Tuition Refund for Each Day Missed from UAW Strike

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|Date: December 14, 2022
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UC Students Demand a Tuition Refund for Each Day Missed from UAW Strike

Mike Blake/Reuters(Editor’s Note: UC Students are circulating a Petition, demanding a tuition refund for ...

Mike Blake/Reuters(Editor’s Note: UC Students are circulating a Petition, demanding a tuition refund for each day missed due to the strike). To the UC Board of Regents: As a current undergraduate stud ...

December 14, 2022
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Peet’s Coffee Workers File for Historic Union Election

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|Date: November 30, 2022
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Peet’s Coffee Workers File for Historic Union Election

If victorious, the workers will be the first locations of over 200 corporate cafes to successfully unioni ...

If victorious, the workers will be the first locations of over 200 corporate cafes to successfully unionize Special to the Vanguard DAVIS, CA - On Monday, November 28, workers at the North Davis and D ...

November 30, 2022
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Letter: Request for Academic Flexibilities and Emergency Session of the UC Davis Executive Council

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|Date: November 21, 2022
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Letter: Request for Academic Flexibilities and Emergency Session of the UC Davis Executive Council

ASUCD last week sent a letter to the administration requesting academic flexibilities and for an emergenc ...

ASUCD last week sent a letter to the administration requesting academic flexibilities and for an emergency session of the UC Davis Executive Council of the Academic Senate to consider the adoption of ...

November 21, 2022
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Strikers and Students Organize to Feed Thousands at UC Davis Picket Line

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|Date: November 18, 2022
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Strikers and Students Organize to Feed Thousands at UC Davis Picket Line

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - A self-organized group of academic strikers and undergraduate student ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - A self-organized group of academic strikers and undergraduate students fed thousands this week at the UC Davis picket line. Since Monday, November 14, academic work ...

November 18, 2022
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UC Democratic Chapters Statement in Support of Academic Student Employees Strike

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|Date: November 12, 2022
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UC Democratic Chapters Statement in Support of Academic Student Employees Strike

Special to the Vanguard College Democrat chapters from across the University of California system stand i ...

Special to the Vanguard College Democrat chapters from across the University of California system stand in solidarity with Postdocs, Academic Student Employees, and Student-Researchers as they negotia ...

November 12, 2022
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AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike

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|Date: October 10, 2021
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AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike

Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the Public E ...

Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the Public Employee Health Protection Act. AB 237 requires California’s public sector employers to maintai ...

October 10, 2021
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NLRB Finds Merit in Unfair Labor Practice Claim Filed by Davis Ace Employee Who Expressed COVID-19 Safety Concerns to Corporate

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|Date: February 17, 2021
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NLRB Finds Merit in Unfair Labor Practice Claim Filed by Davis Ace Employee Who Expressed COVID-19 Safety Concerns to Corporate

By Emily Dill and Jordan Varney (Editor's note: this is part one of a two-part article—part two will foll ...

By Emily Dill and Jordan Varney (Editor's note: this is part one of a two-part article—part two will follow next week). DAVIS -- On Jan. 24, the Vanguard reported that an employee at the Davis Ace Har ...

February 17, 2021
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Unsafe Business Practices Alleged at Davis Ace Hardware

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|Date: January 21, 2021
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Unsafe Business Practices Alleged at Davis Ace Hardware

By Emily Dill *UPDATED WITH CORRECTIONS* DAVIS -- Davis Ace Hardware has received backlash from the comm ...

By Emily Dill *UPDATED WITH CORRECTIONS* DAVIS -- Davis Ace Hardware has received backlash from the community via social media platforms for conducting “unsafe business practices during COVID-19.” T ...

January 21, 2021
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In Davis, Yes There Is a Union Difference in Food Service

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|Date: April 17, 2018
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In Davis, Yes There Is a Union Difference in Food Service

by Sean Raycraft Several years ago, while I was organizing with the Raise the Wage Davis campaign, one of ...

by Sean Raycraft Several years ago, while I was organizing with the Raise the Wage Davis campaign, one of my roles was to talk to working poor folks in town, collecting their stories and working to hu ...

April 17, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Weist Won’t Simply Leave Quietly

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|Date: July 25, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Weist Won’t Simply Leave Quietly

One of the most interesting backstories of the city in the last year or so is that the firefighters' unio ...

One of the most interesting backstories of the city in the last year or so is that the firefighters' union president, Bobby Weist, once the most powerful single figure in the city, has increasingly lo ...

July 25, 2016
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Fire Union President Sues City of Davis for Unpaid Overtime

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|Date: July 24, 2016
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Fire Union President Sues City of Davis for Unpaid Overtime

Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Weist is at it again, as he filed a class act ...

Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Weist is at it again, as he filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Davis, alleging he was not properly paid for all hours worked. ...

July 24, 2016
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Activists Continue to Push Issue of Income Inequality in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2015
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Activists Continue to Push Issue of Income Inequality in Davis

A number of organizers for a minimum wage hike came to city council on Tuesday night to support a new ini ...

A number of organizers for a minimum wage hike came to city council on Tuesday night to support a new initiative. Joaquin Chavez noted that, along with the holiday festivities, “I was called to think ...

December 02, 2015
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Business Leaders Come Out in Opposition to Sacramento Minimum Wage Hike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2015
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Business Leaders Come Out in Opposition to Sacramento Minimum Wage Hike

A coalition of business groups, including The California Restaurant Association, the California Retailers ...

A coalition of business groups, including The California Restaurant Association, the California Retailers Association and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, along with the Sacramento Metro C ...

October 20, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Labor Day and the Flagging Minimum Wage Campaign

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|Date: September 07, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Labor Day and the Flagging Minimum Wage Campaign

This past week, the task force appointed by Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson made the recommendation that ...

This past week, the task force appointed by Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson made the recommendation that the minimum wage be raised to $12.50 an hour by 2020. This is significantly lower than minim ...

September 07, 2015
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Labor Leaders Write Letter Opposing Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2015
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Labor Leaders Write Letter Opposing Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center

The city of Davis is considering a proposed hotel-conference center on Richards Blvd., which would replac ...

The city of Davis is considering a proposed hotel-conference center on Richards Blvd., which would replace the existing single-story 43-room University Inn and Suites Hotel and Caffé Italia restaurant ...

August 21, 2015
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Why a $15 minimum wage?

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|Date: June 12, 2015
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Why a $15 minimum wage?

By Jeff Boone The Federal minimum wage is $7.25. As of February 2015, the California minimum wage is $9 ...

By Jeff Boone The Federal minimum wage is $7.25. As of February 2015, the California minimum wage is $9 per hour. Supporters of the $15 minimum wage say wage rates don’t cut it… they are not a “livin ...

June 12, 2015
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The True Effects of Raising the Minimum Wage Locally on the Most Vulnerable Citizens

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|Date: June 08, 2015
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The True Effects of Raising the Minimum Wage Locally on the Most Vulnerable Citizens

By Sam Houston An article posted on the Davis Vanguard last week written by the Davis Citizens for a Livi ...

By Sam Houston An article posted on the Davis Vanguard last week written by the Davis Citizens for a Living Wage (DCLW) commented on five “myths” about the economic effects of raising the minimum wage ...

June 08, 2015
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The Case for a $15/Hour Minimum Wage – Debunking the Myths

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|Date: June 03, 2015
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The Case for a $15/Hour Minimum Wage – Debunking the Myths

by Alan Pryor At last night's City Council meeting a contingent of low wage workers, students, and union ...

by Alan Pryor At last night's City Council meeting a contingent of low wage workers, students, and union representatives spoke during Public Comments in support of a Living Minimum Wage in Davis. In a ...

June 03, 2015
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Polling Shows Strong Support for Minimum Wage Hike in Sacramento

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2015
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Polling Shows Strong Support for Minimum Wage Hike in Sacramento

Already gearing up for a minimum wage ballot ordinance in Sacramento and Davis, the proponents of the ord ...

Already gearing up for a minimum wage ballot ordinance in Sacramento and Davis, the proponents of the ordinance, including the Central Labor Council which is backing a potential measure next year, bel ...

April 22, 2015
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