Bill to Address Heat Prevention Workforce Standards and Protect the Yolo SIX Advances to Governor’s Desk
Sacramento, CA – In June during a heatwave, farmworkers working in a tomato field near Dixon on…
Steinberg Named As Mediator in Ongoing Negotiations with Graduate Students; Meanwhile, Some Have Settled
Special to the Vanguard UC announced the ratification of the new contracts for Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic…
UC Students Demand a Tuition Refund for Each Day Missed from UAW Strike
Mike Blake/Reuters(Editor’s Note: UC Students are circulating a Petition, demanding a tuition refund for each day missed…
Peet’s Coffee Workers File for Historic Union Election
If victorious, the workers will be the first locations of over 200 corporate cafes to successfully…
Letter: Request for Academic Flexibilities and Emergency Session of the UC Davis Executive Council
ASUCD last week sent a letter to the administration requesting academic flexibilities and for an emergency session of…
Strikers and Students Organize to Feed Thousands at UC Davis Picket Line
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – A self-organized group of academic strikers and undergraduate students fed…
UC Democratic Chapters Statement in Support of Academic Student Employees Strike
Special to the Vanguard College Democrat chapters from across the University of California system stand in solidarity…
AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike
Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA – On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the…
NLRB Finds Merit in Unfair Labor Practice Claim Filed by Davis Ace Employee Who Expressed COVID-19 Safety Concerns to Corporate
By Emily Dill and Jordan Varney (Editor’s note: this is part one of a two-part article—part two…
Unsafe Business Practices Alleged at Davis Ace Hardware
By Emily Dill *UPDATED WITH CORRECTIONS* DAVIS — Davis Ace Hardware has received backlash from the community via…
In Davis, Yes There Is a Union Difference in Food Service
by Sean Raycraft Several years ago, while I was organizing with the Raise the Wage Davis campaign,…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Weist Won’t Simply Leave Quietly
One of the most interesting backstories of the city in the last year or so is that…
Fire Union President Sues City of Davis for Unpaid Overtime
Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Weist is at it again, as he filed a class action…
Activists Continue to Push Issue of Income Inequality in Davis
A number of organizers for a minimum wage hike came to city council on Tuesday night to…
Business Leaders Come Out in Opposition to Sacramento Minimum Wage Hike
A coalition of business groups, including The California Restaurant Association, the California Retailers Association and the Sacramento…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Labor Day and the Flagging Minimum Wage Campaign
This past week, the task force appointed by Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson made the recommendation that the…
Labor Leaders Write Letter Opposing Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center
The city of Davis is considering a proposed hotel-conference center on Richards Blvd., which would replace the…
Why a $15 minimum wage?
By Jeff Boone The Federal minimum wage is $7.25. As of February 2015, the California minimum wage…
The True Effects of Raising the Minimum Wage Locally on the Most Vulnerable Citizens
By Sam Houston An article posted on the Davis Vanguard last week written by the Davis Citizens for…
The Case for a $15/Hour Minimum Wage – Debunking the Myths
by Alan Pryor At last night’s City Council meeting a contingent of low wage workers, students, and…
