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Working in San Francisco? Know your rights

November 23, 2022 The Guardsman 0 Comments calfresh, double time, workers’ rights, public health emergency leave ordinance, SF service guide, worker, minimum wage, sick leave, san francisco, paid leave, labor, tips, unions, tip pooling, Resources, breaks, student health services, overtime

A quick introduction on what workers need to know in San Francisco, and on-campus resources for students.

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District Implements Layoffs for Classified Staff at City College

February 1, 2022May 3, 2022 The Guardsman labor, Layoffs

City College laid off 42 classified employees after the chancellor withdrew from labor negotiations with SEIU Local 1021, leading SEIU to charge the District with regressive and coercive bad faith bargaining.

COVID19 Frontpage Display Opinions & Editorials

Local Custodians Looking to Clean House of Unethical Labor Practices

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman COVID-19, Loretta Bonifacio, Serena Sacharoff, SEIU Local 87, Gold Rush, Salesforce, the guardsman, labor

Salesforce’s reimagined ivory tower has equally affluent neighbors in the SoMa district; Google, Facebook, and Twitter occupy nearby offices. What do these tech giants have in common, aside from their profit margins?

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Amazon’s Worker Abuse Hits a High, Employees Vote on Union

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Guardsman Amazon, Erin Blackwell, Ava Cohen, Jeff Bezos, labor organizing, exploitation, capitalism, warehouse industry, union, labor, Biden

An Amazon warehouse in Alabama is undergoing a vote on unionizing which makes it the first Amazon warehouse to do so if the vote passes.

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Budget finalized amid discontent

September 17, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman public, city college, hearing, chancellor, Bureau, labor, AFT2121, American Federation of Teachers, 2121, AFT, cost of living, Messer, Arthur, Tyler, U.S, budget, administrative, bay area

This Fiscal year, City College’s budget sits at just under $350 million.

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Chorus Director Patricia Wynne wins Joe Hill Award

August 20, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman joe, hill, studies, chorus director, the joe hill award, labor, song, award, singing out and fighting back, chorus, patricia, wynne, joe hill award

By Charles Innis The Guardsman City College Labor Studies instructor and chorus director Patricia Wynne took home the

Opinions & Editorials

Message from May Day resonates today

April 25, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman labor, May Day, unions, Wisconsin

Every protection enjoyed by working people, from a minimum wage to child labor laws, was fought for by organized labor and was opposed tooth and nail by the companies that benefited from the exploitation of workers.

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CA commission takes aim at state pensions

March 10, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman california budget, budget crunch, Wisconsin, pension, public sector, union, labor, CalPERS, CalSTRS, SFERS

A report recommending California to overhaul its public pension system released by an independent state oversight agency on Feb. 24 could propel the state into a series of labor and union struggles similar to those happening in Wisconsin.

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Support union workers in Wisconsin

March 10, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Wisconsin, pension, public sector, labor, private sector, collective bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker

Wisconsin public-sector workers and their supporters have been demonstrating at the state capital to defend the existing union standards of collective bargaining for more than two weeks.

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San Francisco Rallies for Union Rights

March 9, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman Wisconsin, labor, Gov. Scott Walker, Tom Graham, Rally, Rallies, Tax, Scott Walker, law, taxes

City Hall, March 9, 2011 – San Franciscans march and rally at City Hall in support of Wisconsin and labor