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.Rail Teamsters who work as Transit Locomotive Engineers at New Jersey Transit are preparing to strike if the carrier fails to deliver a fair contract by May 16. The engineers voted down a tentative agreement last month, with 87 percent voting no.
Join Teamster activists and TDU members in the Central Valley and Northern California for a day of Union Education in Stockton, CA.
Sunday, May 4
Hilton Hotel
2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, CA 95207
Stockton, CA
Registration with bagels and coffee opens at 9AM. Workshops begin at 10:15.
