Sunday Commentary: Is Our Approach to the Housing Crisis Working?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week I came across an interesting op-ed out of New…
Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Reach Tentative Deal with Kaiser, Ending Strike
By Gabby Annicchiarico UNITED STATES– A tentative labor agreement was reached with Kaiser Permanente’s healthcare workers after…
DeLoera-Brust Goes from Labor Organizer to Candidate for County Supervisor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago, long time County Supervisor…
New Labor Support for SB 423, as AG Bonta Says SB 35 ‘Should Be Renewed’
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Another major union, the District Council of Plasterers’ and Cement…
Letter: Support for SB 423, Streamlined Housing Approvals
Dear Chair Caballero: On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers, I am writing in…
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…
Guest Commentary: ACLU of SoCal Supports Housing Measure
By Kath Rogers The ACLU of Southern California is proud to support YES on Measure ULA. Here are…
Commentary: Study Finds Fast Food Workers Vulnerable to COVID As Great Resignation Trend Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor About 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, a…
Guest Commentary: A $15 Minimum Wage Is FINALLY Here
by Sean Raycraft January 1st 2022, the great state of California will have a minimum wage of…
California Capitol Watch: Time to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities?
By Eric Gelber National attention has recently been given to whether the federal minimum wage should be…
UC Irvine Opens Probe of Student Protestors as Graduate Student Hardships Continue
By Kelsey Kitzke IRVINE – At the University of California, Irvine, the demands and stated hardships of…
Economic Crimes Unit to Be Established in San Francisco to Protect Workers’ Rights
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO — On Apr. 21, 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced…
UC Strike Set for Wednesday
10,000 Research and Technical workers announce March 20th strike at UC (From Press Release) – 10,000 University…
Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students
By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders…
Commentary: Labor Agreement a Key Link for Innovation Park Project Success
On Tuesday night about one or two dozen members of the Carpenters Local Union came out to…
May Day March in Sacramento Will Protest ICE Raids and More
May Day has traditionally, as International Workers’ Day, been a day of protest, and that will be…
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…
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…
Union Rights Are Civil Rights
by Sean Raycraft It began several years ago, on a balmy November afternoon, while eating lunch with…
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…
