Teachers rally to protest federal cuts to public education
By Sheri Williams Faced with devastating cuts to education and the dismantling of the federal Department of Education, teachers in
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Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin
Owned and Published by the Sacramento Central Labor Council and the Sacramento-Sierra’s Building & Construction Trades Council, official councils of the AFL-CIO
Author: Labor Bulletin
Union-backed legislation would protect organizing rights
By Sheri Williams Facing the erosion of workers’ rights at the federal level, California lawmakers are moving forward on a
Read MoreSolidarity requires courage and commitment
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC In the labor movement, we talk a lot about what we’re owed, like fair
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May Day march draws hundreds in solidarity with striking workers
By Sheri Williams Celebrating International Workers’ Day on May 1, hundreds of union members and allies gathered together for a
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SEIU fights against state’s return-to-office mandate
By Sheri Williams Thousands of SEIU 1000 members who work for the state of California rallied at the Capitol recently
Read MoreFighting for your health and safety
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC As we celebrate another Workers’ Memorial Day here in Sacramento, I want to remind
Read MoreNo one should die for a paycheck
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC On April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day, we honored those who have died on the
Read MoreHands off our unions
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC By the time you read this, President Donald Trump will likely have done ten
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Cesar Chavez march centers on immigrants’ rights
By Elsa Swanson Hundreds of union members and allies joined together in late March to celebrate the 23rd Annual Cesar
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Labor joins protests to stop government cuts
By Sheri Williams Members of the Labor community took to the streets to join a nationwide “Hands Off” day of
Read MoreGrowing our ranks with new members
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC We are lucky to have two important events this month that are about welcoming
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University of California workers strike for pay and health care
By Sheri Williams Nearly 40,000 union workers with the University of California system staged a two-day strike in late February
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Sacramento teachers launch historic statewide bargaining effort
By Sheri Williams The Sacramento City Teachers Association kicked off bargaining in early February with a historic announcement: The union
Read MoreNew Retiree Council brings energy and insight
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC Our political landscape looks bleak right now, but history tells us even the darkest
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Teamsters win industry-leading contract with Costco
By Sheri Williams Costco workers represented by Teamsters reached an industry-leading contract agreement in early February, just as employees were
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