Bay Area Rules for thee: How California Legislature skirts its own laws By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 6, 2023 After decades of failed unionization efforts, lawmakers may about-face this session and allow their own staffers to organize.
Education UC intends to dock pay of workers who went on strike By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 27, 2023 The move to claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022 affects 48,000 workers.
Bay Area Future of BART likely hinges on voter approval of funding measure By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | January 27, 2023 San Francisco and San Jose metro area office occupancy has plummeted since the pandemic began.
Bay Area Six takeaways for Californians after the UC graduate student worker strike By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 6, 2023 Many student workers are still dissatisfied and their new contracts relatively short, so tough negotiations may resume again.
Bay Area Cal State teaching assistants and other student employees could follow UC to a strike By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 5, 2023 Struggling with living expenses, 11,000 CSU student academic workers prepare to bargain for better pay and working conditions.
California California’s only HBCU aims to solve Black doctor shortage By Alyssa Story | CalMatters | December 15, 2022 Charles Drew University will launch a new MD program next year.
California ‘Catastrophic staffing shortage’ hits California’s rural police first, and hardest By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | December 14, 2022 Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree.
Bay Area UC, striking academic workers to enter mediation By Michael Burke | EdSource | December 13, 2022 Seeking better pay, teaching assistants and student researchers have been on strike for four weeks.
Bay Area Study: Paid family leave in California keeps women in jobs By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | December 12, 2022 For women with spouses who have serious medical issues, access to paid family leave reduces the likelihood that they leave work.
California Cal Poly SLO enrolls the lowest rate of Black students among all the state’s public universities By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 29, 2022 The most selective university in the CSU system enrolled a miniscule 146 undergraduate Black students this fall.