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Sutter Health nurses set to strike Monday across Bay Area
Nurses and health care workers at 12 Sutter Health facilities across the Bay Area plan to hold a one-day strike Monday.Read More
Kaiser mental health workers strike Monday, demand culturally-sensitive care
Nearly 200 Kaiser mental health clinicians are striking Monday in Oakland to demand better care for communities of color.Read More
UC lecturers call off two-day strike after last-minute agreement
The union representing University of California lecturers announced early Wednesday that a planned two-day systemwide strike over labor negotiations has been called off after the union and university reached...Read More
Oracle Park concession workers vote to strike
Nearly 97 percent of Oracle Park concessions workers voted to strike Saturday.Read More
Protesters clog Bay Bridge in support of Indian farmers
A protest in support of Indian farmers has clogged traffic at the Bay Bridge toll plaza on Saturday afternoon. Posts on social media show the protesters, traveling in a...Read More
More than 700 health care workers plan five-day picket over cuts, contract, lack of PPE
"We are confronting a pandemic without the staffing levels and PPE we need to keep ourselves and our patients safe." Read More
U.S. strike in Baghdad kills Iran’s top military commander
U.S. military personnel killed Iran’s top military general and the country’s second most powerful leader, Qasem Soleimani, in a targeted strike Thursday. The Associated Press reports that Gen. Soleimani...Read More
Vigil outside Kaiser honors suicide victims denied mental health care
The message during a candlelight vigil held by Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians outside the health care giant’s downtown Oakland headquarters early Wednesday morning was quite clear: These patients...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 calls strike vote ‘bullying tactic’
As Kaiser Permanente workers in Oakland begin voting Monday on whether to authorize an October labor strike, Kaiser called the authorization vote a bullying tactic ahead of the bargaining...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
San Ramon Valley teachers ratify new contract
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District teachers have ratified a contract that includes a 4 percent ongoing raise.Read More
San Mateo County services resume after two-day union strike
San Mateo County services resumed Thursday after the conclusion of a two-day union strike that started Tuesday over working conditions and retiree health care.Read More
Pair of tornadoes cause damage in Santa Cruz
Two tornadoes struck the city of Santa Cruz Sunday and caused damage, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service.Read More
Striking Marriott workers hold downtown SF rally
After nearly two months on the picket line, striking Marriott Hotel workers are rallying Saturday morning in downtown San Francisco.Read More
Oakland Marriott workers reach contract agreement
Oakland Marriott hotel workers ratified a contract Friday and will end their strike Saturday.Read More
Driver hospitalized after Caltrain strikes vehicle
The driver of a vehicle was taken to a hospital after a train hit the vehicle this evening in Menlo Park, Caltrain officials said. Southbound train No. 376 struck...Read More
Striking Marriott workers march in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland
The strike by hotel housekeepers, bellmen, cooks, dishwashers and other workers against Marriott Hotels continued Saturday.Read More
Bay Area McDonald’s workers join nationwide walkout
Organizers and service workers, wearing the words “Fight for 15” across bright red t-shirts, gathered in front of the 24th and Mission McDonald’s Tuesday to protest sexual harassment.Read More