Working in San Francisco? Know your rights
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
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.
Local Custodians Looking to Clean House of Unethical Labor Practices
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?
Amazon’s Worker Abuse Hits a High, Employees Vote on Union
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.
Budget finalized amid discontent
This Fiscal year, City College’s budget sits at just under $350 million.
Chorus Director Patricia Wynne wins Joe Hill Award
By Charles Innis
The Guardsman
City College Labor Studies instructor and chorus director Patricia Wynne took home the Joe Hill Award on June 21 for her work with the San Francisco Bay Area Labor Heritage/Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus.
The Joe Hill Award is given annually by the Labor Heritage Foundation
Message from May Day resonates today
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.