Labor

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Study finds nearly 26 percent of Californians are ‘functionally unemployed’

California's official unemployment rate is 7.5 percent. But a newer method of measuring unemployment reveals a far larger portion of…

2 years ago

Muni riders face gaps in service despite more vaccinated operators

Muni service could still be impacted next month despite hundreds of additional employees with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency…

3 years ago

BART employees face Dec. 13 vaccination deadline

The BART board voted 8-1 Thursday to impose a Covid-19 vaccine requirement on all BART employees, effective Dec. 13. BART’s…

3 years ago

About 2,200 Kaiser employees on unpaid leave due to vaccination status

Oakland-based health care provider Kaiser Permanente had just over 2,200 employees on unpaid administrative leave as of Monday because they…

3 years ago

Hundreds of Muni operators risk termination as vaccination deadline nears

San Francisco transit passengers could be facing major service cuts as the Nov. 1 vaccination deadline approaches for city employees.…

3 years ago

Supes allocate $76 million for county employee ‘Hero Pay’

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds to provide…

3 years ago

Sutter Delta health care workers plan Monday strike

"We're drowning." Health care workers at Antioch's Sutter Delta Medical Center are planning to strike Monday in a call for…

3 years ago

USPS seeks 1,000 new employees, holds weekend hiring event

The U.S. Postal Service intends to hire 1,000 people to fill various jobs throughout the Bay Area. The service will…

3 years ago

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