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California mandates Covid booster for health care workers as of Feb. 1
Health care workers in California have until Feb. 1 to get a Covid-19 booster shot, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.Read More
Local fast-food workers join statewide strikes for safer conditions
Fast-food workers were striking Tuesday across the state, including in the East Bay and South Bay, to demand better health and safety conditions, organizers said. In Oakland, about two...Read More
Social workers say county ‘failing’ foster children with resource, staffing shortage
"We have failed these children."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
Kaiser strike vote begins Monday amid charge execs ‘thriving’ at worker, patient expense
Kaiser Permanente workers will begin voting Monday on whether to authorize a massive strike that would affect Kaiser facilities nationwide, according to the Service Employees International Union, one of...Read More
Homeless camp moves to temporary site
Residents of a privately funded San Jose homeless encampment called Hope Village were moved and given one week to find a longer term location. Read More
Janitors’ strike averted after contract deal reached
A strike was averted Wednesday evening when a union representing thousands of janitors reached a tentative contract agreement.Read More
Hundreds rally against police brutality in Oakland
About 300 people gathered at the Port of Oakland today to participate in one of many protests across the country against police brutality. Jack Heyman, a former member of International Longshore...Read More