High-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
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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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With 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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Janitors fight for safety on the job
By Sheri Williams California’s Justice for Janitors movement in April celebrated growing momentum on two fronts in the fight by
Read MoreA’s must care about community, and unions
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC As rumors swirl about the Oakland A’s considering relocating to Sutter Health Park in
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Teamsters strike pharmaceutical giant for fair pay
By Sheri Williams More than 100 Teamsters are striking at a local pharmaceutical giant after months of negotiations have failed
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Home health care workers win new county contract
By Sheri Williams Sacramento County in-home supportive service workers—mostly women and people of color—have won a new county contract after
Read MoreBack to the office must work for workers
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC In recent weeks, there has been a push by the California state government to
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