Jobs
Oakland workers celebrate new minimum wage
March 2, 2015On Mar. 2, tens of thousands of Oakland workers will get a pay raise, and thousands more will have paid sick days for the first time.
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Safety tops strike demands for oil workers at BP refinery
February 17, 2015The workers' demands center on health and safety issues, contracting jobs out to non-union workers and health care.
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Longshore union calls employer port shutdown “bad for U.S. economy”
February 12, 2015The union has repeatedly emphasized it is committed to reaching a new agreement as quickly as possible, and says only a few issues remain to be negotiated.
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President seeks hike in extended federal jobless benefits
February 5, 2015Proposals would improve the solvency of state programs, reach more workers in need, and make the UI program more responsive to economic downturns.
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Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs
January 23, 2015Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.
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