October 2023

Read this story in English. Los estudiantes trabajadores de la Universidad Estatal de California están un paso más cerca de sindicalizarse después de que se anunciara hoy que la Junta de Relaciones Públicas de Empleo de California ha considerado que hay suficiente apoyo estudiantil para provocar una votación sindical. Después de examinar miles de tarjetas […]

From CalMatters politics reporter Yue Stella Yu: Two Californians made history Tuesday in our nation’s capital — one starting a new job, the other losing theirs. Laphonza Butler took the oath of office as a U.S. senator, succeeding the late Dianne Feinstein and becoming the first Black and openly LGBTQ woman to serve in the […]

The recent squabble between Gov. Gavin Newsom and union leaders over unemployment insurance for striking workers renewed attention on the insolvent system that administers benefits.

Student workers at the 23-campus system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.

Read this story in English. Laphonza Butler, elegida por el gobernador Gavin Newsom para suceder a la fallecida senadora estadounidense Dianne Feinstein, presta juramento hoy, haciendo historia como la primera persona abiertamente LGBTQ y la segunda mujer negra en representar a California en el Senado. Pero ¿cuánto tiempo quiere conservar el trabajo? Ella no lo […]

Read this story in English. Decenas de miles de trabajadores de atención médica de Kaiser Permanente están preparados para iniciar una huelga de tres días el miércoles que afectaría a pacientes en todo California. El contrato entre el gigante de la salud y una coalición de ocho sindicatos que representan a 75,000 trabajadores en todo […]

Gov. Newsom's pick to replace the late Dianne Feinstein is set to be sworn in today as California's U.S. senator. She isn't saying whether she will run next year, but if she does, it would change the dynamics of the U.S. Senate race.

The European Union has banned certain additives that are used in American candies and baked goods. A new California law prohibits their sale by 2027.

Kaiser Permanente provides health care to more than 9 million Californians. A strike this week could affect patients at dozens of hospitals.

California courts give low-income jurors $15 per day. As a result, people with financial hardships are excused, leading to juries that often fail to reflect local demographics. A bill on the governor's desk would expand a San Francisco pilot program and up the rate to $100 in four new counties.