Tag: labor

Bon Appétit employees participate in a walkout from The Spot on Tuesday in protest of what they say are unfair working conditions and an outdated union contract.

Shortened quarantine periods. Lack of COVID pay. Being asked to return to work even after being exposed to COVID.

Now that Proposition 22 has passed, app-based drivers could be looking at a future with little to no benefits and low wages.

On Sept. 9, many federal and state prisons and county jails became the grounds for the largest inmate strike in U.S. history. The strike was a mass refusal, by inmates across 24 states, to continue to be forced into free labor by the prison system. Small protests in support of the prison strike called the forced labor of inmates a form of modern slavery.

Supermarket union contract renewal time is quickly approaching for three major Southern California stores, as unpleasant memories of the 2003-2004 strike run through the minds of both employees and shoppers.

Calling attention to the injustices felt by middle and low-income laborers in the work force will bring equal opportunity and a stable economy.