LABOR BULLETIN

By Sheri Williams Union activists were busy at the state capitol this year, succeeding in drives to pass new laws

By Sheri Williams In late September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a hard-fought bill to help farmworkers unionize. In a surprise

By Sheri Williams Fast food workers have new rights about working conditions and pay under a bill signed on Labor

By Sheri Williams Backed by state politicians, patients and union allies, Kaiser Permanente mental health workers went on strike in

By Sheri Williams On August 3, farm workers with the United Farm Workers union launched a 24-day, 335-mile “March for

By Sheri Williams A bill that would give fast food workers more rights in the workplace continues to advance through

By Sheri Williams More than 18,000 registered nurses at University of California medical facilities across the state, including UC Davis,

By Sheri Williams Labor leaders and allies gathered for the Salute to Labor event in late May, honoring icons of

By Sheri Williams As the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that allows states to create their own rules regarding

Courtesy of AFL-CIO The AFL-CIO Convention delegates recently elected Liz Shuler to serve as president of the federation of 57

By Sheri Williams In May, workers at a Burger King in Sacramento walked off the job in protest of a

By Sheri Williams As people throughout the country face increasing costs due to inflation, Labor leaders applauded an $18.1 billion

By Tom CampbellEditor-Publisher, Western New York Labor Today BUFFALO (PAI)—Even before Democratic President Joe Biden came to Buffalo to talk

By Sheri Williams Nurses and healthcare workers at facilities across Northern California held a one-day strike in April to protest