California
California prisoners’ hunger strike enters seventh week
August 21, 2013As a hunger strike by California prison inmates entered its seventh week Aug. 19, authorities said some 130 inmates in six prisons are refusing meals.
Read moreBooming Silicon Valley economy hides rising social inequality
August 20, 2013While fueling a new source of profits for Wall Street, working families are not enjoying the benefits of California's Silicon Valley economic resurgence.
Read moreCalif. unions target Republicans on immigration reform
August 15, 2013Thousands rallied outside the office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in support of a comprehensive immigration policy.
Read moreA year after Chevron explosion, the grassroots mobilizes
August 13, 2013A protest grew to 3,000 once it reached the gates of the Chevron refinery, and 209 were subsequently arrested in a sit-down act of non-violent civil disobedience.
Read moreToday in labor history: California school workers organize union
August 9, 2013On Aug. 9, 1927, 10 school custodians met in Oakland, Calif., to form what was to become the 230,000-member California School Employees Association, representing school support staff throughout the state.
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