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Commentary: Study Finds Fast Food Workers Vulnerable to COVID As Great Resignation Trend Continues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2022
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Commentary: Study Finds Fast Food Workers Vulnerable to COVID As Great Resignation Trend Continues

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor About 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor About 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, a new high, up from 4.2 million in October, according to the NY Times, and this marked the most ...

January 05, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A $15 Minimum Wage Is FINALLY Here

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|Date: January 01, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A $15 Minimum Wage Is FINALLY Here

by Sean Raycraft January 1st 2022, the great state of California will have a minimum wage of $15 an hour ...

by Sean Raycraft January 1st 2022, the great state of California will have a minimum wage of $15 an hour for large employers. A long time ago, in a small college town, a group of organizers got togeth ...

January 01, 2022
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Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 26, 2021
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Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Earlier this week, Adam Johnson authored a timely opinion piece in ...

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Earlier this week, Adam Johnson authored a timely opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle comparing public framing and misunderstandings of petty theft and c ...

July 26, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Time to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Time to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities?

By Eric Gelber National attention has recently been given to whether the federal minimum wage should be r ...

By Eric Gelber National attention has recently been given to whether the federal minimum wage should be raised to $15/hour. But few may be aware that, since 1938, some employers (primarily sheltered w ...

April 02, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Bleak News on Housing Gets Even Bleaker

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Bleak News on Housing Gets Even Bleaker

We have been focused on the local housing crisis. The reality is this is not just a Davis problem. In f ...

We have been focused on the local housing crisis. The reality is this is not just a Davis problem. In fact, according to a report this week, it is not just a housing problem. The headlines across t ...

June 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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It’s Damn Expensive Being Poor In Davis

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|Date: October 05, 2017
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It’s Damn Expensive Being Poor In Davis

By Sean Raycraft Who is most hurt by the Davis housing crisis? As far as I can tell, its the most vulnera ...

By Sean Raycraft Who is most hurt by the Davis housing crisis? As far as I can tell, its the most vulnerable. The unhoused, the working poor, and students. Over the last few months, I have been collec ...

October 05, 2017
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Minimum Wage Hike Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

Posted by David Greenwald
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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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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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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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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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$15 Minimum Wage Gets a Boost as Los Angeles Approves It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2015
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$15 Minimum Wage Gets a Boost as Los Angeles Approves It

When a small group of activists in 2014 proposed a $15 per hour minimum wage, it seemed almost prepostero ...

When a small group of activists in 2014 proposed a $15 per hour minimum wage, it seemed almost preposterous. But on Tuesday, Los Angeles, the state’s largest city and the nation’s second largest city, ...

May 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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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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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2015
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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. ...

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. And while we have had six months of a warm-up act, so to speak, Tuesday at the Davis Chamber th ...

January 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2015
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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to th ...

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to the Davis Chamber of Commerce. He remarked that while past State of the City addresses were “very ...

January 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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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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