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November 29, 2019 The Guardian - US retail employees call out working conditions with Black Friday protests
November 7, 2019 Curbed Los Angeles - City sets street vending fees in English. Where were the translators?
October 24, 2019 Talk Poverty - Dangerous Jobs. Harassment. Long Hours. Welcome to Court-Ordered Community Service.
October 18, 2019 USA Today - Are unions back? GM, Chicago teacher strikes show how unions can start winning again
October 17, 2019 Los Angeles Sentinel - Council President Wesson Moves To Establish $30 Minimum Wage for Rideshare Drivers
October 16, 2019 The Guardian - ‘Work or go to jail’: how LA courts force thousands to do unpaid labor
October 16, 2019 KQED - ‘We’re Being Robbed’: Wage Theft in California Often Goes Unpunished by State
October 10, 2019 FairWarning - Efforts to Claw Back Stolen Wages Painfully Slow, as California Employers Who Cheat Workers Often Get Away With It
October 8, 2019 NBC Los Angeles - City Council President Proposes $30/Hour Wages for Lyft, Uber Drivers
October 3, 2019 UCLA Newsroom - First UCLA Centennial initiative honors alumni who have fought for social justice
September 6, 2019 The Sacramento Bee - Contract extends $3,100 health care perk to another group of California state employees
September 6, 2019 LAist - Workers Turn To Gig Platforms Like Uber And Lyft As An ‘Alternative Safety Net’
September 5, 2019 California Apparel News - Garment Restitution Fund for Workers Receives $16.3 Million
August 28, 2019 The Sacramento Bee - California workers have the power to help pick a presidential nominee. Will they use it?
August 22, 2019 Santa Monica Daily Press - City Council to vote on sexual violence protections, workload limits for hotel housekeepers
August 9, 2019 Time - Hundreds of Their Workers Were Arrested in Mississippi ICE Raids, But No Employers Have Been Charged Yet