Right to Work Is the Right to Be Fired
The “Right to Work” law is a lie that allows employers to fire employees for any reason, while also weakening unions and reducing worker protections, wages, and benefits.
‘All You Had to Do Was Pay Us Enough to Live’
Workers have been demanding fair wages and basic dignity for decades, and when employers refused to listen, the alternative to negotiation became violence, as seen in the Haymarket, Homestead, and Ludlow massacres, as well as the recent CEO assassination and warehouse burning.
SB 423 Gains Additional Labor Support in Extending the Builder’s Remedy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 423, which would extend and expand the “Builder’s Remedy”…
In 2016 Unions Are Needed More Than Ever
By Sean Raycraft For many years of my life, Labor Day was just a three-day weekend signifying…
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…
Sunday Commentary II: Can We Elevate Our Level of Discourse by Cleaning Up Our Verbiage?
Twice this week I have been taken aback by the casual use of invective pejorative phrases in…
The Rise of the Underground Economy
The Decline Of Unions Precipitated The Rise Of The Underground Economy By Claire Goldstene In 2014, slightly…
$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…
Governor Signs Bill Streamlining Teacher Dismissal Process
Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed legislation that will streamline the teacher dismissal process. AB 215, by…
Tenure Elimination Not Key to Public School Improvement
by Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Eliminating job security for teachers is not going to attract better teachers…
In Wake of Vergara Ruling, Legislature Moves Quickly to Streamline Teacher Dismissal Process
Legislation to streamline the teacher dismissal process, AB 215 by Assembly Member Joan Buchanan and principal co-authors…
Vergara Ruling Puts Tenure on Notice
It was a national headline making decision issued by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu,…
My View: Low Turnout a Sign of the State of Democracy, State of Our Community
Dan Walters notes in his Sacramento Bee column today that the primary this year promises to “be…
Are the Koch Brothers After Dan Wolk?
Yesterday evening, the Vanguard was surprised to receive a message from Dan Wolk with the title, “Tell…
PAC Continues Attack on Dodd
Last week, the Vanguard reported that the Opportunity PAC, “A coalition of teachers, health care givers, faculty…
Union Independent Expenditures About to Shake Up Assembly Race
A late Independent Expenditure Report, Form 496, filed on May 6, 2014, shows that the Opportunity…
Vanguard Analysis: Handicapping the Davis City Council Elections
The filing period was extended until Wednesday, but for the most part we know what we have…