The Oakland Community and Labor Coalition organized a Community and Labor Day of Action at Oakland High School on Saturday, May 9. The event aimed to bolster support for Measure E, a citizen-led ballot initiative. Measure E seeks to allocate resources toward public safety services, violence prevention programs, and other fundamental community support initiatives.
Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia have introduced the Living Wage for All Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour and eliminate subminimum wages, backed by a coalition of labor unions, civil rights organizations, and economic justice groups.
Classified employees of DJUSD have lost their democratic right to union representation due to the CSEA board being removed by an administratorship, which was instituted two days before an election that would have likely resulted in a new board being elected.
California YIMBY and labor unions have agreed to amendments to SB 79 that require strong labor standards for new homes built under the bill, securing support from UNITE HERE and a neutral position from the State Building and Construction Trades Union.
While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of…