“Striking gives the power back to the workers and says we don’t have to accept hostile working environments or faulty equipment,” said Hernandez. “We demand change!”
University of California graduate student workers and researchers began voting Monday on a proposed labor deal reached with the university amid a roughly five-week work stoppage.
By a 290 to 137 vote, the House passed the tentative rail agreement that will prevent a rail strike. The vote was largely bipartisan, with 79 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Eight Democrats voted against the bill.
Thousands of researchers and student employees at the 10 University of California campuses have gone on strike at 8 a.m. Monday in an effort to secure improved pay and working conditions.
The US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, according to a US official. The strikes mark the military’s first known action under President Joe Biden. The site was not specifically tied to the […]
The threat of a nurses strike has loomed over Southern California for the past few weeks, as hospitals face increasing numbers of critical patients. Nurses at three hospitals say their employers were alarmingly unprepared, and have limited access to personal protective equipment. Today, HCA Healthcare released a statement saying the strike has been called off. […]
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A planned 10-day work stoppage by nurses at Riverside Community Hospital stemming from an impasse in negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement prompted Riverside County supervisors Tuesday to request that the union put off strike plans amid the coronavirus surge. “This is not the time for a strike,” Board of Supervisors Chairman […]
