Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has launched an investigation into labor practices at some hotels in the county accused of hiring homeless refugees to replace striking workers, his office announced Oct. 23. Unite Here Local 11, representing 32,000 hotel workers in Southern California and Arizona on strike since …
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A new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 13 will raise the minimum wage for most hourly and salaried health care workers—phased in to $25 an hour over the next few years—and give them the right to sue employers to enforce the measure. Senate Bill (SB) 525, authored by Sen. …
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Since the United Auto Workers (UAW) went on strike against the country’s top automakers on Sept. 15, the key battleground state of Michigan has become a focus for President Joe Biden and his leading Republican rival, former President Donald Trump. Last month, both visited the epicenter of the U.S. car …
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For movie theater owners around the country, the same-day release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” this summer meant record box office sales and a gratifying sign that the public still craved entertainment on the big screen. But for some employees at the Alamo Drafthouse in Manhattan, “Barbenheimer” was the breaking point. “That really pushed us to the …
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DETROIT—The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants. The announcement of the pause in adding factories to the strikes came minutes after GM agreed to bring workers at …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions from …
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United Parcel Service (UPS) is now hiring 10,000 people—with pay ranging between $21 and $23 an hour—in Southern California to prepare for the upcoming holiday season, a UPS spokesperson told The Epoch Times. Jobs are available for applicants in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, and Ventura counties. Nearly 80 …
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Several California Bay Area health agencies announced last week that mandatory masking would return to hospitals and healthcare settings in the upcoming fall and winter months. Contra Costa, Sonoma, Alameda, and San Mateo issued mask orders for health care staff in hospitals and other care facilities. The orders go into …
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