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Multibillion-dollar companies are spending thousands a day to defeat attempts by their low-paid workers to organize.

Thomas Ham says he and his co-workers have come out of each unfair labor practice strike with a greater sense of power and solidarity. By Thomas Ham Labor Notes “Safety first” is a principle you’ll always hear on the job. And it’s true — safety can save your life, if it’s taken seriously. B

Some 140 workers at an Amazon distribution center in Papillion have still not been paid for two weeks of work done in August. Dan Riskowski, organizer for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, said workers are owed approximately half a million dollars in wages and benefits. He recounted after one weeks paychecks were held up, a superintendent assured workers they would be paid the following week and urged them to keep working. ...

An Activision QA worker attended the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Workers’ Voice Summit to warn officials about the devastating impact of "crunching," the games industry’s term for mandatory overtime.

A renewed lifeline for small business owners still struggling after the pandemic - as the California Rebuilding Fund has announced it is making an additional $15 million available to fund fixed-rate low-interest loans. The fund had almost run dry after making $80 million in loans over the past 2 years. Tony Beaman, president of Oakland-based Hacking Solutions, said the program provided his company much-needed capital in the first round. ...

The state aims to have 1 out of every 5 vehicles on its roads electric by 2030, yet less than 1 percent of registered vehicles in the state are EVs and just 10 school buses and eight public transit buses are electric.

Changes are underway, but the gap between climate goals and reality is wide.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA), in partnership with the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, has been awarded a $5.8 million grant to expand an apprenticeship training program for fiber-optic

“Safety first” is a principle you’ll always hear on the job. And it’s true—safety can save your life, if it’s taken seriously. But if action isn’t taken, it’s just an empty phrase. When my co-workers and I took action over safety in our workplace, we were retaliated against. This triggered the most useful tool that we have as workers: a strike. A little background: 2,000

California is going to need tens of thousands of workers over the next six years as we continue to build the broadband network to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. Now, the feds have awarded $5.8 million to the Communications Workers of America to supercharge its workforce training program. Frank Arce, vice president of Communications Workers of America District 9, which encompasses California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam, said the union is partnering with the Chabot-Las Positas Comm...