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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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Fire Union President Sues City of Davis for Unpaid Overtime

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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Why a $15 minimum wage?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Why Walmart’s Pay Increase Matters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Why Walmart’s Pay Increase Matters

The reaction to Walmart’s announcement last week that they were raising their wages for about half-millio ...

The reaction to Walmart’s announcement last week that they were raising their wages for about half-million employees to at least $9 an hour by April and at least $10 by next February, was mixed at bes ...

February 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Beyond Raising the Minimum Wage

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2015
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Beyond Raising the Minimum Wage

By Claire Goldstene In the ongoing struggle for worker justice, we may need a little 19th century wisdom. ...

By Claire Goldstene In the ongoing struggle for worker justice, we may need a little 19th century wisdom. Tired of waiting for Congress to act, campaigns to raise the minimum wage are enjoying success ...

January 25, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: $15 Minimum Wage Fight in Davis Part of Nationwide Struggle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: $15 Minimum Wage Fight in Davis Part of Nationwide Struggle

The Wall Street Journal reports, “The nation’s battle over raising the minimum wage is set to shift large ...

The Wall Street Journal reports, “The nation’s battle over raising the minimum wage is set to shift largely to cities like Los Angeles and New York over the coming year, pitting business groups agains ...

January 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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$15 Minimum Wage Issue Likely to Return to Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2014
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$15 Minimum Wage Issue Likely to Return to Davis

Outgoing executive secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council Bill Camp told the Sacramento Busine ...

Outgoing executive secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council Bill Camp told the Sacramento Business Journal on Wednesday that local labor leaders will ask voters in Sacramento and Davis to app ...

December 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2014
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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Prov ...

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, and former Supervisor Helen Thomson wrote a letter opposing the City of Davis-UC Davis ag ...

November 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to the Firefighters Local 3494

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2014
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An Open Letter to the Firefighters Local 3494

Firefighters Should Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being Part of Renewing This Community: It h ...

Firefighters Should Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being Part of Renewing This Community: It has been a surprisingly heavy agenda here in late June and early July, so I am a bit late respon ...

July 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: As $13 Minimum Wage Passes State Senate, Is $15 in Davis Still Unthinkable?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2014
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Analysis: As $13 Minimum Wage Passes State Senate, Is $15 in Davis Still Unthinkable?

It was a bare majority of 21 Senators, but SB 935, which would increase the minimum wage in three steps a ...

It was a bare majority of 21 Senators, but SB 935, which would increase the minimum wage in three steps and create an automatic adjustment in 2018, would seem to put a $15 an hour minimum wage in Davi ...

May 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Fire and DCEA File Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2014
| (13) Comments

Fire and DCEA File Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against City

The city council agenda showed two closed session items, with the city responding to unfair labor practic ...

The city council agenda showed two closed session items, with the city responding to unfair labor practices filed by the Davis Professional Firefighters Association Local 3494 and the Davis City Emplo ...

May 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Minimum Wage Increase Necessary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2014
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My View: Minimum Wage Increase Necessary

The Question is How Much and How Long a Ramp Up - The push to put a $15/ hour minimum wage ordinance on t ...

The Question is How Much and How Long a Ramp Up - The push to put a $15/ hour minimum wage ordinance on the ballot was a bold move, that generated a lot of controversy and concern. But it has also spa ...

April 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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