Bay Area OUSD educators walk out in wildcat strike action By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | March 24, 2023 Striking teachers want to raise their salaries to the median in Alameda County.
Bay Area California is preparing more credentialed teachers, but is it enough? By Diana Lambert | EdSource | March 24, 2023 California is one of the few states seeing an increase in entrants to the teaching profession.
budget CalPERS to pay $800 million settlement over claims it misled retirees on costs of long-term care insurance By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | March 20, 2023 Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.
Bay Area Court ruling opens door to gig driver unionization, say labor advocates By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | March 20, 2023 A court ruling last week upheld much of a 2020 gig-worker initiative, but found part of the measure was invalid.
Business & Finance Is your company complying with California’s new pay transparency law? Here’s how to find out By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | March 13, 2023 CalMatters answers which companies need to post pay ranges in job openings, who can ask for their current pay scale, and more.
Bay Area Labor safety laws don’t protect these workers. A new state bill would change that By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | March 6, 2023 Exclusion of workers who clean houses or take care of children and the elderly from workplace safety regulations has racist origins, advocates say.
California Cannabis legalization pushes Emerald Triangle communities to the brink By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | March 1, 2023 Cannabis has been king in this rural area of northern California, but prices have plummeted.
Uncategorized Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say By Nicole Foy | CalMatters | February 20, 2023 Many California farmworkers lost weeks of pay in January's floods.
California In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers By Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News | February 14, 2023 Similar proposals have previously faced strong opposition from the health industry.
Bay Area Family business: Meet the Legacy Caucus in the California Legislature By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 8, 2023 What does it mean for lawmaking that one in 10 state lawmakers is related by blood or marriage to other legislators past and present?