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San Jose fire, police unions fight city worker vaccine mandate
San Jose firefighter and police unions are fighting the city's vaccine mandate, threatening some will walk off the job.Read More
Oracle Park concession workers vote to strike
Nearly 97 percent of Oracle Park concessions workers voted to strike Saturday.Read More
County employees face termination if unvaccinated by Oct. 4
All Contra Costa County employees must be vaccinated by October 4 or face discipline up to and including termination, a county official said this week. The mandate was set...Read More
District short dozens of teachers as schools set to reopen
Despite San Francisco students returning to class next week, the district is struggling to fill more than 50 vacant teacher positions.Read More
Leaked complaint alleges toxic, abusive work environment in VTA department
More than two months after a disgruntled VTA employee’s killing spree, a group of VTA workers are demanding the transit agency investigate a hostile work environment they say has...Read More
Heath care workers, state employees soon have to be vaccinated or regularly tested
State officials announced Monday that health care workers and state employees will now be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly if they cannot verify their...Read More
San Francisco raises minimum wage to $16.32
San Francisco’s minimum wage rose 25 cents to $16.32 per hour Thursday after the latest annual increase tied to the Consumer Price Index. The city’s voters in 2014 had...Read More
Employees file lawsuit alleging UPS altered timecards, withheld pay
Four Walnut Creek-based UPS employees have sued the company, accusing it of tampering with timecards, not paying workers for work-related activity such as undergoing Covid-19 checks, and not adhering...Read More
West Contra Costa school district reaches tentative agreement with teacher’s union
Officials with the West Contra Costa Unified School District said Monday they reached a tentative agreement with United Teachers of Richmond for the coming school year. District officials said...Read More
New Cal/OSHA rules drop workplace mask mandate for fully vaccinated people
Fully vaccinated workers will no longer be required to wear a mask regardless of whether their co-workers are unvaccinated following new guidance Thursday from the state’s workplace safety agency....Read More
Breed proposes $6 million budget allocation for women’s job training, childcare tuition credits
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Wednesday teased another piece of her upcoming budget proposal with the announcement of a new initiative to support women and children in meaningful ways....Read More
Chinese Hospital nurses strike for better work conditions
Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco began a one-day strike Tuesday to protest their working conditions, which they say are poor enough to drive away experienced nurses...Read More
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
Lawsuit argues Salvation Army should pay recovering addicts for required ‘work therapy’
A lawsuit filed Friday in San Francisco Superior Court touched off a potentially far-reaching battle against the Salvation Army, challenging the nonprofit’s failure to pay for the work it...Read More
Construction firm owner admits to firing injured employees, faces nine months in jail
The owner of a Bay Area construction firm admitted to committing felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud after years of firing employees when they requested medical treatment for work-related injuries,...Read More
West Contra Costa Unified ratifies agreement for limited in-person classes
Underscoring the patchwork of reopening plans emerging even among adjoining districts, West Contra Costa Unified School District students will be able to return to the classroom April 19 under...Read More
San Leandro district reaches tentative agreement with teachers’ union
Following months of distance learning, members of the San Leandro Unified School District and San Leandro Teachers Association announced Thursday they reached a tentative agreement allowing for hybrid instruction....Read More