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…
Taking Heat for Farmworkers
By Assemblymember Mariko Yamada During the summer of 2005, my older daughter worked for the Executive Officer…
Farm Workers Issue Call To Arm: Take Our Jobs
The debate over immigration is always high, but in the last few months, the debate has increased as Arizona has passed what some consider draconian efforts to curb what they see as a problem with illegal immigration.
From our perspective, such efforts are misplaced but born from frustration of the lack of a national immigration policy that addresses a key issue – how to allow people who wish to work in this country to do so in an efficient and reasonable manner.
Dispute with UC Lingers; Senator Calls For Mediated Settlement
CaliforniaIn July, roughly 8,500 University of California (UC) service workers went out on strike in protest of poverty wages. At this point there is no agreement between the workers and the UC Regents. Now, a mediated settlement has been presented to the UC administration. Senator Leland Yee, who joined workers represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME 3299) on the picket lines in July, is calling on the University to accept this new proposal.