Joint labor conference shows union power
By Sheri Williams The joint conference of the California Labor Federation and the State Building and Construction Trades Council was
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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
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Sanders unveils $17 minimum wage bill
By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI) — With strong union support, Senate Labor Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders formally
Read MoreHousing and homelessness are union issues
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC The two main crises we face in Sacramento—and all of California—right now are housing
Read MoreBuilding Trades are crucial for safety
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC Heriberto Lopez Campos, 41, fatally struck by falling boxes. Brenton Chester, 47, died in
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Union members fight to end sexual violence
By Sheri Williams Members of Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West (SEIU-USWW) joined First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and
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Teachers push to raise wages by 50 percent
By Sheri Williams Members of the California Federation of Teachers gathered at the Capitol to announce an effort to raise
Read MoreLiz Shuler speaks on Workers’ Memorial Day
By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (PAI)— AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler had a blunt message for the nation’s errant
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State workers demand living wages at Capitol rally
By Sheri Williams Members of SEIU 1000, the state’s largest public employees union, gathered at the Capitol in March to
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Starbucks workers continue to fight for unionization
By Sheri Williams Starbucks workers in Sacramento and across the nation are continuing their fight to form a union. In
Read MoreOakland teachers protest pay cut
By Marilyn Bechtel, People’s World OAKLAND, Calif. (PAI) — Hundreds of Oakland high school and middle school teachers, upset over
Read MoreApprenticeships key to a strong future
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC It will come as no surprise to most of you that construction continues to
Read MoreHealthcare workers deserve better
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC Most of you know that California increased its minimum wage again at the start
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Unions fight to protect organizers from store closures
By Sheri Williams The California Labor Federation is fighting for a new law that would protect workers from being retaliated
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Sacramento lawmakers stand with labor unions
By Sheri Williams Two Sacramento lawmakers were among those given top honors by the Labor Federation for their dedication to
Read MoreGeneration Z flexes its collective power
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC The new year is starting off with the same great union organizing energy that
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