December 19, 2008: Five years after filing suit against her employer for failing to pay wages mandated by Hayward's living wage law, a former laundry worker in San Leandro opened an envelope Thursday and pulled out a check for $17,847.33 in back wages and interest.
Click here to read more at The San Francisco Chronicle.The ballots are out and we’re on the verge of making history. As of Monday, 100,925 ballots are in. That means the vast majority of members who will vote in the election have not voted yet. Here are five things you can do right now to get out the vote.
One of the most common sentiments repeated by workshop leaders at the TDU convention was, “The real fight is about to begin after we win.” — By Ryan Haney (reprinted from In These Times & Labor Notes)
