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SF office janitors to vote on tentative labor agreement with increased wages, benefits
Janitors who clean San Francisco office buildings are voting Saturday on a tentative agreement including wage increases, work for laid off janitors, safety protections and medical benefits, according to...Read More
Tier, vaccine access at core of tentative SF school reopening agreement
The San Francisco Unified School District took a major step Saturday toward reopening schools by reaching a tentative agreement with a group of labor unions on health and safety...Read More
SF school district, unions resume negotiations over school reopening plans
Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees said on Friday they’re resuming negotiations with the district over returning to in-person learning, but demands to increase safety measures stand....Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 evening update: Union procures millions of masks, regional cases surpass 1,400
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected Friday to take up and pass the massive $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package passed by the U.S. Senate earlier this week....Read More
Alameda County healthcare workers demand supervisors take control of broken system
Alameda Health System workers rallied at Highland Hospital in Oakland on Thursday to demand that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors take control of and manage the health system,...Read More
Santa Clara County union workers hold, grow strike line on Day 7
After a week of strikes, workers walking off the job with Service Employees International Union Local 521 on Wednesday targeted the County Government Center in San Jose. Since last...Read More
Berkeley city workers authorize strike
City workers in Berkeley voted to authorize a possible strike on Wednesday, though if or when a strike would happen remains undetermined.Read More
Workers rally as Supreme Court weighs union dues
Teachers, nurses, transit workers and politicians rallied at San Francisco City Hall in response to a U.S. Supreme Court case that could decrease funding and participation in unions.Read More
Union suspends Oakland strike after 7 days
After seven days of striking, about 3,000 Oakland city employees will return to work Tuesday, union officials announced Monday.Read More
No talks as Oakland strike enters second day
Workers say neither Mayor Libby Schaaf nor city administrators has reached out to them to resume negotiations.Read More
Social workers plan three-day strike
Contra Costa County social and eligibility workers announced Tuesday they will begin a three-day strike on Sept. 30.Read More
Contract ratified for 9,000 Santa Clara workers
Santa Clara County’s largest employee union on Wednesday ratified a labor contract reached with the county late last month, union officials said. The four-year tentative contract with Service Employees...Read More
Adjunct professors vote to unionize
Adjunct professors at Dominican University in San Rafael and Saint Mary's College in Moraga have voted to join SEIU Local 1021.Read More
Union blasts BART management as talks resume
Union reps and BART resumed contract talks Thursday, but it doesn't appear things are off to a friendly start.Read More
With BART rolling again, concerns linger over deal
BART trains are rolling again, but managers and union officials acknowledge they're still far apart in reaching a labor dealRead More
BART unions issue 72-hour strike warning
People who use BART to get to work should enjoy their weekend, because Monday morning may be a horrible commute.Read More
Deal nets raises for thousands of state workers
Tens of thousands of workers will be getting raises after the state reached a tentative deal with its largest employee union.Read More