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
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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
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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
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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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Local labor leader saves neighbors from fire
By Sheri Williams Sacramento Central Labor Council board member Robert Longer was honored in January by the Sacramento City Council
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UC Davis workers sound alarm on staffing at critical lab
By Sheri Williams Union workers at the California Animal Health & Food Safety Lab System (CAHFS) at UC Davis are
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Starbucks workers stage holiday strike
By Sheri Williams Starbucks workers across the country, including a local branch in Marysville, staged a multi-day strike before Christmas
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Salute to Labor honors women fighting for workers
By Sheri Williams Hundreds of members of the family of Labor gathered together for the annual Salute to Labor dinner
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A year in Labor: Hard times and high hopes
By Sheri Williams As 2024 draws to a close, it marks a year for the Sacramento Labor Movement of both
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Labor kicks off holiday drive to help union families
By Sheri Williams With the holiday season quickly approaching, the Sacramento Central Labor Council and its union affiliates are once
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Equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies
By Sheri Williams Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama grandmother who fought to end pay discrimination for women, died in October, leaving
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Sacramento Labor mourns loss of an icon, Bill Camp
By Sheri Williams Bill Camp, a leader and friend to many in the union world, passed away in September, leaving
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