Labor

Air Resources Board weighs in on Inglewood arena plan. Cause of vaping-related lung disease remains a mystery. Labor secretary hunts for jobs of future.

Economists project massive labor upheaval but California is trying to roll with those disruptions while making sure jobs here continue to pay a living wage, offer worker protections and accommodate working families.

Temporary seasonal farmworkers will see wages decrease if a visa rule change proposed by the Trump administration goes through, and labor advocates worry that it also could lead to pay cuts for other domestic farmworkers. Agriculture industry experts say the decreased costs will provide some much-needed relief for growers. The H-2A program allows agricultural employers […]

Newsom's rift with building trades unions widens. Legislation puts damper on dental firm's stock price. Governor delivers for schoolchildren.

Achievement gap persists in California schools. A widely used pesticide is banned, while another remains. Camp Fire cleanup nears completion.

Tonia McMillian, Child Care Providers United: Child care workers are largely women of color. We have suffered for too long without a recognized voice in our industry. That’s why my provider sisters and I have spent the past two decades fighting to gain respect for the work we do, and for access to a union.

California unions scored big wins in the Legislature this year, hoping to arrest declining union membership in the state.

LaVarne Burton, American Kidney Fund: For 22 years, the neediest patients in California have turned to the American Kidney Fund for help staying insured. We help only low-income patients. If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs AB 290, signed, the American Kidney Fund will end our program for the 3,700 dialysis and transplant patients we help in California and all those who might need our assistance in the future.

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a Democrat from San Diego, is among California’s more powerful state lawmakers and an ally of labor unions. This year, she led the fight to win new protections for gig workers, and won passage of a landmark workplace bill, AB 5. To launch our new video series of political profiles, “The Deciders,” […]

Women's rights attorney comes under scrutiny in book on #MeToo movement. New alliance forms in battle over PG&E. Unions celebrate legislative wins.