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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

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|Date: January 05, 2017
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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview on a variety of topics. The former Mayor of Winters discussed a variety of issues o ...

January 05, 2017
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Fast Food Workers Union Fights Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

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|Date: October 07, 2016
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Fast Food Workers Union Fights Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Those of you who know me well understand just how important the #FightFor15 movement is to me. For severa ...

Those of you who know me well understand just how important the #FightFor15 movement is to me. For several years, I have been fighting side by side with fast food workers, adjunct faculty, home health ...

October 07, 2016
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Governor Signs Historic Farmworker OT Protection with Little Fanfare

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|Date: September 13, 2016
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Governor Signs Historic Farmworker OT Protection with Little Fanfare

On Monday Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1066 with little fanfare – a spokesperson told the media, “We ar ...

On Monday Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1066 with little fanfare – a spokesperson told the media, “We are letting the signature speak for itself.” The bill, written by San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena ...

September 13, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Farmworker Overtime Bill is One Small Step

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|Date: September 05, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Farmworker Overtime Bill is One Small Step

Sí, se puede! is the cry of empowerment that has been pushed from the fields and the picket lines into t ...

Sí, se puede! is the cry of empowerment that has been pushed from the fields and the picket lines into the mainstream political discourse in the last two decades. Fifty-one years ago this week, on S ...

September 05, 2016
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In 2016 Unions Are Needed More Than Ever

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|Date: September 05, 2016
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In 2016 Unions Are Needed More Than Ever

By Sean Raycraft For many years of my life, Labor Day was just a three-day weekend signifying the end of ...

By Sean Raycraft For many years of my life, Labor Day was just a three-day weekend signifying the end of summer. What was a Labor Union? I really had no idea, and they were not particularly relevant t ...

September 05, 2016
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Analysis: Farm Worker Overtime Issue Emerges as Crucial Divide in SD 3 Race

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|Date: September 01, 2016
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Analysis: Farm Worker Overtime Issue Emerges as Crucial Divide in SD 3 Race

While the majority of the State Assembly voted to pass AB 1066, which grants California farm workers with ...

While the majority of the State Assembly voted to pass AB 1066, which grants California farm workers with overtime pay protections, one of those for whom the legislation was too large a bridge to walk ...

September 01, 2016
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Wolk Casts Decisive Vote to Advance Farm Worker Overtime

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|Date: August 24, 2016
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Wolk Casts Decisive Vote to Advance Farm Worker Overtime

By Sean Raycraft Monday, August 22 the California State Senate passed AB 1066 by a vote of 21-14 with fou ...

By Sean Raycraft Monday, August 22 the California State Senate passed AB 1066 by a vote of 21-14 with four Senators abstaining or absent. The advancement of the bill is a hard fought victory for farm ...

August 24, 2016
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Why We Fasted for Farm Worker Rights

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|Date: August 18, 2016
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Why We Fasted for Farm Worker Rights

By Sean Raycraft Yesterday, I fasted for 24 hours with at least a hundred others in solidarity with farm ...

By Sean Raycraft Yesterday, I fasted for 24 hours with at least a hundred others in solidarity with farm workers in the state of California. Many prominent members of the community did the same, inclu ...

August 18, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts I: Perspective on a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage

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|Date: July 11, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts I: Perspective on a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage

I was reading a Facebook post yesterday, and someone had posted an exchange they had with an employee whe ...

I was reading a Facebook post yesterday, and someone had posted an exchange they had with an employee where the employee seemed to misunderstand the concept of giving a two-week notice. At the end of ...

July 11, 2016
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Mandatory Paid Sick Time Has Made California a Better Place

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|Date: July 02, 2016
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Mandatory Paid Sick Time Has Made California a Better Place

By Sean Raycraft Yesterday marked one year of mandatory paid sick time for California workers. One year a ...

By Sean Raycraft Yesterday marked one year of mandatory paid sick time for California workers. One year after implementation, the doom and gloom predicted by the big business community about AB 1522 h ...

July 02, 2016
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State Legislature Takes Another Crack at Ending Institutional Racism in the Labor Code

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|Date: June 30, 2016
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State Legislature Takes Another Crack at Ending Institutional Racism in the Labor Code

By Sean Raycraft On June 29, 2016, dozens and dozens of people packed into room 2040 at the state capitol ...

By Sean Raycraft On June 29, 2016, dozens and dozens of people packed into room 2040 at the state capitol to listen to the State Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations debate and vote on A ...

June 30, 2016
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Dodd Loses Exclusive Labor Endorsement Over Farm Worker Overtime Bill

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|Date: June 22, 2016
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Dodd Loses Exclusive Labor Endorsement Over Farm Worker Overtime Bill

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, Assembly Democrats had an opportunity to end a relic of institutional r ...

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, Assembly Democrats had an opportunity to end a relic of institutional racism by passing AB 2757. The bill would have gradually implemented overtime for farm workers o ...

June 22, 2016
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Minimum Wage Hike Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

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|Date: April 01, 2016
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Minimum Wage Hike Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

It was a different scene this week. The last two legislative sessions saw minimum wage efforts attemptin ...

It was a different scene this week. The last two legislative sessions saw minimum wage efforts attempting to reach $13 by 2021 stall. Now, in less than a week’s time, both houses of the legislature ...

April 01, 2016
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Minimum Wage Deal Would Avoid Ballot Fight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2016
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Minimum Wage Deal Would Avoid Ballot Fight

Major newspapers in the state are reporting that Governor Jerry Brown, labor unions and state lawmakers h ...

Major newspapers in the state are reporting that Governor Jerry Brown, labor unions and state lawmakers have reached a deal to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over time, which would ave ...

March 27, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

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|Date: March 26, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Ass ...

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Assemblyman Bill Dodd. The meeting sought to delve deeper into Dodd’s platform and allow him the c ...

March 26, 2016
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$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Qualifies for November State Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2016
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$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Qualifies for November State Ballot

The “Fair Wage Act of 2016” has officially qualified for the state ballot as the supporters, SEIU (Servic ...

The “Fair Wage Act of 2016” has officially qualified for the state ballot as the supporters, SEIU (Service Employees International Union) United Healthcare Workers West turned in 423,236 signatures, e ...

March 23, 2016
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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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How to Make Bad Jobs Good 101

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|Date: October 01, 2015
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How to Make Bad Jobs Good 101

Whether industrial or service, jobs become “good” only because of coordinated pressure from workers. By C ...

Whether industrial or service, jobs become “good” only because of coordinated pressure from workers. By Claire Goldstene Current campaigns across the United States to unionize service workers reflect ...

October 01, 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
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The Rise of the Underground Economy

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|Date: July 19, 2015
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The Rise of the Underground Economy

The Decline Of Unions Precipitated The Rise Of The Underground Economy By Claire Goldstene In 2014, slig ...

The Decline Of Unions Precipitated The Rise Of The Underground Economy By Claire Goldstene In 2014, slightly over 11 percent of American workers were union members, as compared to 20 percent in 1983. ...

July 19, 2015
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