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The Minimum Wage in California Is Expected to Rise to 15.50 Dollars

Posted by Jordan
|Date: May 28, 2022
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The Minimum Wage in California Is Expected to Rise to 15.50 Dollars

By Jose Cruz Roa Sacramento, CA - Due to significant increases in inflation, it is likely that Cal ...

By Jose Cruz Roa Sacramento, CA - Due to significant increases in inflation, it is likely that California’s minimum wage will soon increase to 15.50 dollars for all workers in the upcoming year ...

May 28, 2022
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8,000 nurses who striked against Sutter Health in NorCal get barred from working for 5 days

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 30, 2022
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8,000 nurses who striked against Sutter Health in NorCal get barred from working for 5 days

By: Emily Andrews CALIFORNIA - On Monday April 18, 8,000 nurses and health care workers thr ...

By: Emily Andrews CALIFORNIA - On Monday April 18, 8,000 nurses and health care workers throughout Northern California carried out their planned one-day strike. This strike was on accoun ...

April 30, 2022
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California’s Four-Day Workweek May Be on the Way

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 24, 2022
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California’s Four-Day Workweek May Be on the Way

By Chujun Tang SACRAMENTO, CA – State assembly member Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) introduced ...

By Chujun Tang SACRAMENTO, CA – State assembly member Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) introduced a bill that would shorten the mandatory workweek from 40 hours to 32. If the proposal, Assembly ...

April 24, 2022
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Student Opinion: Why You Should Care about Diamonds at the Grammys

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 16, 2022
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Student Opinion: Why You Should Care about Diamonds at the Grammys

By: Mia Baltierra LAS VEGAS - On April 2nd 2022, Las Vegas pulled out all the stops ...

By: Mia Baltierra LAS VEGAS - On April 2nd 2022, Las Vegas pulled out all the stops for the event that millions at home would turn on their televisions to watch— the 64th Annual G ...

April 16, 2022
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California Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike on Supermarkets

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 12, 2022
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California Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike on Supermarkets

By: Emily Andrews CALIFORNIA – 47,000 workers at major supermarkets including Vons, Alberts ...

By: Emily Andrews CALIFORNIA – 47,000 workers at major supermarkets including Vons, Albertsons, Pavilions, and Ralphs voted and agreed on Sunday, April 3 to authorize their union to call ...

April 12, 2022
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Starting Wages Rise to 24 Dollars Per Hour for Target Employees

Posted by Jordan
|Date: March 11, 2022
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Starting Wages Rise to 24 Dollars Per Hour for Target Employees

By Jose Cruz Roa SACRAMENTO, CA- On Feb. 28, with over 1900 stores in the United States and employing o ...

By Jose Cruz Roa SACRAMENTO, CA- On Feb. 28, with over 1900 stores in the United States and employing over 350,000 workers, the Minneapolis-based retailer, Target, announced that it will be raising ...

March 11, 2022
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California Assembly Approves Bill to Back Fast Food Workers

Posted by Jordan
|Date: February 08, 2022
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California Assembly Approves Bill to Back Fast Food Workers

By Chujun Tang SACRAMENTO, CA - On Monday Jan. 31, the California Assembly voted 41 to 19 in favor ...

By Chujun Tang SACRAMENTO, CA - On Monday Jan. 31, the California Assembly voted 41 to 19 in favor of AB 257, also known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recover ...

February 08, 2022
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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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Farmers Protest Unfair Agricultural Business Bills on the Streets of the Indian Capital

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 25, 2021
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Farmers Protest Unfair Agricultural Business Bills on the Streets of the Indian Capital

By Gurman Sidhu INDIA -- In September 2020, the Parliament of India passed three laws that forced over t ...

By Gurman Sidhu INDIA -- In September 2020, the Parliament of India passed three laws that forced over two million people worldwide to protest and thousands in India to unite and gather at the Indian ...

January 25, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Labor Relations at UC Davis in Light of COVID

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Labor Relations at UC Davis in Light of COVID

by Maria Martinez The University of California currently rests on the periphery of a massive decision, to ...

by Maria Martinez The University of California currently rests on the periphery of a massive decision, to make massive cuts to our students and workers or to use a tiny portion of their endowment and ...

August 14, 2020
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UC Irvine Opens Probe of Student Protestors as Graduate Student Hardships Continue

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|Date: July 01, 2020
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UC Irvine Opens Probe of Student Protestors as Graduate Student Hardships Continue

By Kelsey Kitzke IRVINE – At the University of California, Irvine, the demands and stated hardships of th ...

By Kelsey Kitzke IRVINE – At the University of California, Irvine, the demands and stated hardships of the university’s graduate student population have again been found in the spotlight. In a move in ...

July 01, 2020
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UC Lecturers Complain about Health and Safety during COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2020
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UC Lecturers Complain about Health and Safety during COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 has changed the way education is being taught right now—but across the University of California, ...

COVID-19 has changed the way education is being taught right now—but across the University of California, lecturers are now complaining that UC is failing to support them in their efforts to engage in ...

April 11, 2020
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Commentary: UC Escalates Crisis by Handling of Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2020
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Commentary: UC Escalates Crisis by Handling of Strike

UC Santa Cruz Situation Troubling - It Could Happen Here Images of police in full riot gear clashing with ...

UC Santa Cruz Situation Troubling - It Could Happen Here Images of police in full riot gear clashing with otherwise peaceful UC Santa Cruz students perhaps conjures up memories of nearly a decade ago ...

March 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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University Of California Patient Care Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 29, 2020
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University Of California Patient Care Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Three Year Dispute between AFSCME 3299 and UC Ends with historic agreements to curtail outsourcing, lift ...

Three Year Dispute between AFSCME 3299 and UC Ends with historic agreements to curtail outsourcing, lift wages, and expand career ladders (From Press Release – AFSCME) - Late last night, nearly 19,000 ...

January 29, 2020
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Service Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with UC

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|Date: January 23, 2020
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Service Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with UC

Historic Deal to lift labor standards at UC curtails outsourcing, expands career ladders for women and pe ...

Historic Deal to lift labor standards at UC curtails outsourcing, expands career ladders for women and people of color, and includes both wage increases and secure benefits (From Press Release - AFSCM ...

January 23, 2020
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AFSCME 3299 Reacts to New UC Outsourcing Policy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 16, 2019
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AFSCME 3299 Reacts to New UC Outsourcing Policy

(From Press Release – AFSCME) -- One day after the union representing 26,000 University of California Se ...

(From Press Release – AFSCME) -- One day after the union representing 26,000 University of California Service and Patient Care workers mounted a statewide Unfair Labor Practice Strike over allegation ...

November 16, 2019
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UC Hit Again with 1-Day Strike at Campuses and Medical Centers over Outsourcing Issue

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 14, 2019
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UC Hit Again with 1-Day Strike at Campuses and Medical Centers over Outsourcing Issue

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Charging that the University of California is ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Charging that the University of California is “secretly” using non-union, lower-wage outside workers – violating UC policy and maybe state la ...

November 14, 2019
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ASUCD Statement of Solidarity with UC Student Workers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 08, 2019
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ASUCD Statement of Solidarity with UC Student Workers

Due to the recent implementation of the UCPath payroll system, ASUCD employees (among other undergraduate ...

Due to the recent implementation of the UCPath payroll system, ASUCD employees (among other undergraduate student employees) have been severely affected, with missing or inadequate pay. Some have not ...

November 08, 2019
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Outsourcing at University of California Has Increased by 52% Since 2016

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 31, 2019
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Outsourcing at University of California Has Increased by 52% Since 2016

UC told Legislators that it is spending 84% more on low-wage contractors for its hospitals (From Press Re ...

UC told Legislators that it is spending 84% more on low-wage contractors for its hospitals (From Press Release - AFSCME) -- According to documents filed with the State Legislature, the University of C ...

October 31, 2019
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Six New Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Allege More Illegal Outsourcing at UC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 29, 2019
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Six New Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Allege More Illegal Outsourcing at UC

Complaints Details Secret Contracts, UC Minimum Wage Violations, Other Abuses (From Press Release - ASCHM ...

Complaints Details Secret Contracts, UC Minimum Wage Violations, Other Abuses (From Press Release - ASCHME)— The University of California’s largest employee union—AFSCME 3299—filed six new unfair labo ...

October 29, 2019
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