A class-action lawsuit against a California-based grocery retailer could set a new precedent against union-busters.
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By Amanda Katz / Labor Notes When Los Angeles educators joined school support staff on the picket lines last month, our solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract with a 30 percent raise. Riding that wave, yesterday educators reached a tentative agreement of our own, with a 21 percent raise, smaller classes, and improved staffing. Superintendent Alberto […]
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New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.
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It takes a constitutional amendment followed by a statewide vote to legalize balloting behind bars. Will it happen?
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Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes. The university is still discovering more human remains.
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California has fined GEO Group over $100,000 for “willful and serious” health and safety violations.
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