No on Prop. 22
By Sheri Williams California Labor is united in its opposition of Proposition 22 on the November ballot, an insidious attack
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Solidarity in challenging times
By Sheri Williams With the coronavirus pandemic attacking essential workers in California and across the country, Sacramento union members this
Read MorePostal Service attacked
By Sheri Williams Following public outcry about attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee,
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City passes new safety measures for essential workers
By Sheri Williams In late June, the Sacramento City Council passed a new safety measure in partnership with the Sacramento
Read MoreGovernor offers more help for workers
By Sheri Williams In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new help for essential workers in California, as they increasingly are
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UC employees fight layoffs of vulnerable workers
By Sheri Williams Union members of AFSCME 3299 and their allies staged pickets in front of University of California hospitals
Read MoreFight over gig workers continues
By Sheri Williams Labor leaders across California are continuing their fight to protect so-called “gig workers” from exploitation as companies
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Labor fights for critical workers
By Sheri Williams As the Sacramento region begins to re-open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, the Sacramento Central Labor Council
Read MoreCensus takers resume in-person action
By Sheri Williams Census takers have returned to knocking on doors to help people fill out the national survey after
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Labor honors workers with May Day meal
By Sheri Williams Hundreds of healthcare workers from UC Davis Medical Center lined up on May Day for free lunches
Read MoreOn the job deaths rise in California
By Sheri Williams At least 422 California workers were killed on the job in 2018, the latest year for which
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Nurses fight for protection as virus spreads
By Sheri Williams Patients are swarming into emergency rooms in Sacramento and across the county, as nurses continue to fight
Read MoreNew laws protect workers
By Sheri Williams As workers across California cope with the fears and economic hardships brought with the coronavirus, unions have
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U.S. Census critical for jobs, communities and unions
By Sheri Williams In coming weeks, the 2020 United States Census will begin, and California Labor is working hard to
Read MoreLabor urges legislators to protect workers
By Sheri Williams On Feb. 3, union workers hit the state Capitol to urge legislators to protect Assembly Bill 5,
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