Immigrant workers at an agricultural packing shed in Battleboro, North Carolina are celebrating a union agreement which will bring them new benefits. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee recently concluded a two-year campaign resulting in a collective bargaining agreement to cover those who work in packing operations and will bring a wage increase of 8%, guaranteed overtime pay, paid leave for union business as well as bereavement pay. Ana Lilia Rentería Sanchez, a warehouse packer, said she had never been part of a union in Mexico but encouraged her co-workers to get on board after she learned how helpful the union would be. .
As Black History Month begins, people are looking at how to close New York s racial wage gap. Between 2010 and 2020, the state s wage gap shrank by only a few thousand dollars. Then came the pandemic. .
A Native American advocacy group is making a big push to get out the Indigenous vote in this year s elections. It is hiring field organizers across the state and turning to technology. Western Native Voice calls its initiative "No Vote Left Behind in 2024." The group is hiring 14 part-time organizers, on reservations and in urban areas. .
Dozens of U.S. municipalities have adopted resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Recent action by a smaller Minnesota city showed governments of all sizes sometimes feel the need to speak about controversial issues on the minds of locals. .
The California Energy Commission has just released its strategic plan for offshore wind, and more than 200 elected officials across the state have signed a letter calling for an inclusive, equitable transition to clean energy. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is taking public comment now through Feb. 20 on how it should proceed with an environmental impact statement on five offshore projects planned near Morro Bay and Humboldt. .