Analysis: Farm Worker Overtime Issue Emerges as Crucial Divide in SD 3 Race
While the majority of the State Assembly voted to pass AB 1066, which grants California farm workers…
Wolk Casts Decisive Vote to Advance Farm Worker Overtime
By Sean Raycraft Monday, August 22 the California State Senate passed AB 1066 by a vote of…
Why We Fasted for Farm Worker Rights
By Sean Raycraft Yesterday, I fasted for 24 hours with at least a hundred others in solidarity…
Monday Morning Thoughts I: Perspective on a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
I was reading a Facebook post yesterday, and someone had posted an exchange they had with an…
Mandatory Paid Sick Time Has Made California a Better Place
By Sean Raycraft Yesterday marked one year of mandatory paid sick time for California workers. One year…
State Legislature Takes Another Crack at Ending Institutional Racism in the Labor Code
By Sean Raycraft On June 29, 2016, dozens and dozens of people packed into room 2040 at…
Dodd Loses Exclusive Labor Endorsement Over Farm Worker Overtime Bill
By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, Assembly Democrats had an opportunity to end a relic of…
Minimum Wage Hike Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
It was a different scene this week. The last two legislative sessions saw minimum wage efforts attempting…
Minimum Wage Deal Would Avoid Ballot Fight
Major newspapers in the state are reporting that Governor Jerry Brown, labor unions and state lawmakers have…
Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities
By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with…
$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Qualifies for November State Ballot
The “Fair Wage Act of 2016” has officially qualified for the state ballot as the supporters, SEIU…
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…
How to Make Bad Jobs Good 101
Whether industrial or service, jobs become “good” only because of coordinated pressure from workers. By Claire Goldstene Current…
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…
The Rise of the Underground Economy
The Decline Of Unions Precipitated The Rise Of The Underground Economy By Claire Goldstene In 2014, slightly…
Guest Commentary: An Economics Lesson at DJUSD Gone Wrong
by Duane Wright My son is in 6th grade at Birch Lane Elementary and right now they…
$15 Minimum Wage Gets a Boost as Los Angeles Approves It
When a small group of activists in 2014 proposed a $15 per hour minimum wage, it seemed…
$9 Minimum Wage Takes Effect Today, Advocates Say It’s Not Enough
Today California’s minimum wage rises from $8 to $9 per hour, but workers and advocates say it…
Analysis: As $13 Minimum Wage Passes State Senate, Is $15 in Davis Still Unthinkable?
It was a bare majority of 21 Senators, but SB 935, which would increase the minimum wage…
Public Employee Pensions Are Not the Problem
by Buddy Magor The economy is picking up steam. State, city and county employees have willingly accepted…
