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经济

California Uber and Lyft drivers closer to being able to unionize after crucial vote

A bill allowing Lyft and Uber drivers to unionize was sent to the governor's desk this week after it was tied to an insurance bill that benefits both companies.

经过 利维·苏玛盖赛 • 9 月 10, 2025

政治

California nail salon owners say AB5 changes target Vietnamese workers

California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations.

经过 邝婧 • 7 月 8, 2025

经济

California gig worker law withstands challenge from Uber at federal appeals court

A 2020 California law compels businesses to offer employment benefits to more workers rather than treating them like independent contractors. Uber lost an effort to overturn the law.

经过 利维·苏玛盖赛 • 6 月 10, 2024

评论

California’s two-decade battle over PAGA labor law still rages

A two-decade-long battle over California's labor laws, spurred by the Private Attorney General Act, is entering a new phase with a state Supreme Court case and a pending 2024 ballot measure promising to change how they're enforced.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 17, 2023

重要的事情

Truckers demand action from Newsom amid port blockade

As Gov. Gavin Newsom takes action on a slew of gun control bills, truckers are accusing him of failing to respond to a controversial state labor law they’ve been protesting for weeks, halting almost all operations at the Port of Oakland’s shipping terminals and snarling an already severely backlogged supply chain. First up: the gun […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 7 月 22, 2022

重要的事情

Could California labor law derail the supply chain?

California’s long-simmering war over a controversial state labor law is threatening to boil over at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland — sparking fears of disastrous ripple effects across a global supply chain already at its breaking point amid pandemic backlogs, ongoing labor disputes and inflation at a 40-year high. The escalating […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 7 月 15, 2022

CalMatters 西班牙语版

Pocos trabajadores de escasos recursos pueden votar sobre los sindicatos. ¿Puede California cambiar eso？

加利福尼亚州经济合作阵线将积极参与劳动者的工资，并致力于减少大学劳动贫困。但许多工人投票要求企业和工会进行补偿。

经过 Grace Gedye 和 Jesse Bedayn • 10 月 27, 2021

加州分水岭

很少有穷苦工人有工会投票权。加州能改变这一现状吗？

面对巨大的贫富差距，加州建议增加低薪工人的工会参与度，并指出工会会员身份比大学学位更能减少工作贫困。但要让更多工人投票支持工会，企业和工会必须做出妥协。最近的努力陷入停滞，但随着法院推翻第 22 号提案，卡车司机工会开始在全州的亚马逊仓库开展活动，风险比以往任何时候都高。

经过 Grace Gedye 和 Jesse Bedayn • 10 月 27, 2021

评论

California’s gig worker fight is back in the courts

California's epic battle over the status of gig workers has entered a new phase with a judge overturning Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot measure sponsored by Uber and other transportation and delivery companies.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 8 月 25, 2021

Reader Reactions

Want to help independent contractors? Mandate standard worker benefits

The spectacle of unions and legislatures drawing up rules for independent contractors fills me with anger and dismay.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 31, 2021