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- Federal judge issues decision ordering Starbucks to cease & desist interrogating and threatening workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT General, starbucksmedia@workers-united.org Local, Chris Flink, flink@seiu1021.org, 510-701-9637 Federal judge issues ...
Article - 08/14/2023 - 6:47am - 0 comments
- The fate of the anti-worker Proposition 22 goes to California Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of California granted a request by the California Gig Workers Union on June 28, 2023, to decide the constitutionality of 2020’s California Proposition 22, a voter-approved measure to classify drivers for gig corporations suc ...
Article - 07/10/2023 - 3:20pm - 0 comments
- San Francisco Civil Grand Jury confirms what we’ve said for years: It’s time to staff up San Francisco
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, the Civil Grand Jury for the 2022-to-2023 term published its “ Time to Get to Work: San Francisco’s Hiring Crisis ” report. The report describes how the City and County of San Francisco faces a crisis o ...
Article - 06/23/2023 - 4:20pm - 0 comments
- Fast-food workers continue to fight back after passing the “FAST Recovery Act”
Only a few months into her job as a Burger King worker in Oakland, Alondra Hernandez faced a violent episode at her workplace. Complaining about his order, a Burger King customer hit the protective plexiglass barrier that separated employ ...
Article - 06/12/2023 - 3:13pm - 0 comments
- Sacramento union leaders create vision for housing & homelessness campaign
Since March 22, 2023, the Sacramento Central Labor Council has been hosting bi-weekly meetings at SEIU 1021’s Sacramento office to discuss Sacramento’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. More than 50 rank-and-file union memb ...
Article - 06/12/2023 - 5:21pm - 0 comments
- San Francisco Unified Schools classified staff bring heat to negotiations
Recent bargaining sessions have been packed with members eager to share their stories--and make demands Last Thursday, May 18, when San Francisco Unified School Dist ...
Article - 05/23/2023 - 2:46pm - 0 comments
- App-based workers take the fight for fairness and equity to Uber’s doorstep
As Uber Technologies, Inc., prepared to celebrate record-breaking revenue at its annual shareholder meeting on Monday, May 8, gig workers from Seattle to New York City held massive direct actions to demand that Uber improve driver safety b ...
Article - 05/08/2023 - 1:58pm - 0 comments
- Gig workers of the world, unite: San Francisco sees international movement of gig workers fight for a labor rights
Hailing from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, the Philippines, Spain, the U.S., Sweden, and Taiwan, gig workers allied to support the California Gig Workers Union’s appeal to the California Supreme ...
Article - 05/01/2023 - 6:43pm - 0 comments
- Strong leaders build strong unions!
Alta California Regional Center chapter swears in 17 new stewards When union members step into leadership roles, good things happen! Recently, chapter members of Alta California R ...
Article - 03/27/2023 - 12:16pm - 0 comments
- Starbucks workers coast to coast wage major protest day before annual shareholder meeting as pressure mounts over company’s illegal union busting
The eve of Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting, the company’s workers held actions across the country, including Berkeley, Santa Clara, Mill Valley, El Dorado Hills, San Pablo, and more across Northern California. They are demanding fund ...
Article - 03/27/2023 - 5:04pm - 0 comments