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Kaiser workers call for strike
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Kaiser workers call for strike

  • By Kiley Russell Bay City News
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers plan to walk out for a five-day strike Monday amidst stalled contract talks and rec…

Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize
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Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

  • By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill allowing 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the state to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits. The legislation is a significant compromise in the yearslong battle between labor unions and tech companies over drivers' rights. California is the second state to give ride-hailing drivers the right to unionize. In exchange, Newsom also agreed to sign a bill supported by Uber and Lyft to lower the companies' insurance requirements. Critics say the new law doesn't go far enough to give workers a fair contract.

Thank a union
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Thank a union

  • By Craig Wiesner

Raised poor in the Bronx, my mother, Muriel, never graduated high school but she was street smart and could spot someone trying to play her fr…