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San Francisco
fromMission Local
6 days ago

Over 20 arrested as UCSF workers protest understaffing, patient wait times

Labor advocates protested a staffing crisis in healthcare that endangers vulnerable San Francisco populations, leading to arrests at a UC Board of Regents meeting.
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

'Everyone's Favorite New Yorker' Norman Brown Leaves MTA Board After Two Decades - Streetsblog New York City

"As a person and board member he unabashedly and deeply cared about everyday transit riders, transit workers and the MTA as a fabulous public resource," said Reinvent Albany Executive Director John Kaehny.
NYC politics
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Students Push For Race-Focused College Graduations In California | KQED

"Trump, at a federal level, yeah he could say what he wants, but at the same time at a state level or even at a local, city level, he [doesn't] really have full jurisdiction."
Los Angeles
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Facing a silver tsunami, Nevada home health care workers demand a $20 minimum wage

Home health care workers in Carson City are advocating for a raise to $20 an hour due to increased living costs and demand for services.
San Jose Sharks
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

San Jose firefighters take part in cancer research after initial denial - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose reversed its decision to allow firefighters to join a cancer research program after pressure from lawmakers.
fromPrivacy International
3 months ago

12 Organisations tell Just Eat, Uber, and Deliveroo: Time to Deliver Answers

A collective of 12 organizations, including trade unions and NGOs, are urging delivery platforms like Deliveroo and Uber to enhance the transparency of their workforce management algorithms. They argue that currently, workers face immense challenges in understanding how critical employment decisions, from account creation to payment rates, are determined by these opaque algorithms.
EU data protection
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