Empower workers or government overreach? California's fast food bill tests labor laws
Nationwide, only 3% of fast-food workers belong to unions.
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Nationwide, only 3% of fast-food workers belong to unions.
Amid growing awareness of inequality, California is considering a radical proposal: Allow the state to negotiate wages, hours and work conditions for an entire industry. Story from @CalMatters.
Amid growing awareness of inequality and jobs that don’t pay enough to cover child care and housing, California is considering a radical proposal: Allow the...
For California Ag Today, I’m Mike Stephens <p>A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new rules take effect on New Year’s Day.<p>The lawsuit is the latest step in a tumultuous three-year process of enacting rules overwhelmingly approved by voters but that remain in question even as the law is set to begin. Since voters approved Proposition 12 ...
By decriminalizing drugs and putting money toward treatment, Measure 110 promised a brighter future for Oregonians with addiction. But early data suggests one big component is not working.