Victory is within our reach
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC Happy Labor Day, and I do mean happy. For the first time in a
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Owned and Published by the Sacramento Central Labor Council and the Sacramento-Sierra’s Building & Construction Trades Council, official councils of the AFL-CIO
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AFSCME university workers continue contract fight
By Sheri Williams Thousands of AFSCME members rallied in downtown Los Angeles in August to continue the fight for a
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Labor unions back Harris-Walz ticket
By Sheri Williams Labor unions across California and the nation are lining up behind Kamala Harris and her union-member running
Read MoreNew members are our lifeblood for a bright future
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC As summer begins to wind down, I want to bring a fall event to
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Unions support new rules for protections from extreme heat
By Sheri Williams With temperatures regularly topping three digits in California and across the nation, unions are applauding new state
Read MoreHigh-speed rail moves forward with union labor
By Sheri Williams In a major milestone, the entire high-speed rail route from Los Angeles to San Francisco for California’s
Read MoreWith or without United Way, we will move forward
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC For nearly 80 years, the Sacramento Central Labor Council (CLC) and the United Way
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U.S. Appeals Court upholds rights for gig-economy workers
By Sheri Williams In June, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a California law that grants employee rights
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Taxpayer Deception Act knocked off ballot
By Sheri Williams The state Supreme Court in June blocked an initiative aimed for the November ballot that would have
Read MoreGood news keeps coming
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC I am pleased to report that the good news keeps coming. Recently, the Building
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Nurses advocate for ‘Medicare for All’ despite setbacks
By Sheri Williams California Nurses Association members marched at the Capitol in May and later condemned the California State Assembly
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Labor activists fight against wage theft
By Sheri Williams Hundreds of workers and advocates from around California converged at the Capitol in late May, calling for
Read MoreThe work keeps coming
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC I am pleased to announce that the good news just keeps coming for the
Read MoreUnemployment insurance crucial to strikes
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed striking workers
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SEIU helps win new nursing home staffing standards
By Sheri Williams After a years-long effort by SEIU to improve conditions for both patients and staff in federally funded
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