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Oakland school board calls special meeting to avert teachers' strike

Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Education Association remain in labor negotiations with significant wage offer gaps, as the union authorized a strike after 11 months of failed talks.

US news

fromDefector

3 weeks ago

The Outdoor Industry Needs Workers, And Workers Need Unions | Defector

Outdoor guides perform essential, multi-skilled, life-saving work yet face low pay and cultural devaluation; unionization is emerging to secure higher wages and respect.

California

fromSan Jose Spotlight

3 weeks ago

San Jose restaurant workers became collateral damage - San Jose Spotlight

Owner blamed historic-designation red tape for closure, while former employees attribute failure to prolonged financial mismanagement and unpaid wages.

California

fromThe Mercury News

1 month ago

Bay Area man needs daily assistance for his disability. His workers say he isn't paying them

A Napa resident with a mobility disability repeatedly hired and shortchanged in-home caregivers, leaving multiple aides unpaid and prompting legal claims and collective action.

US politics

fromBoston.com

8 months ago

Hundreds of Massachusetts criminal cases could be dropped, indigent defendants released amid defense attorney work stoppage

Public defenders in Massachusetts have stopped working to demand higher wages, risking dismissal of cases against unrepresented defendants.