New Law Will Protect Low-Wage Earners from Debt Collectors
by Jessica Bartholow The fight for fifteen is no longer just a slogan, or a hashtag. It is now the law in an increasing number of California cities and will soon be a checkbox on our ballots. And, in...
View ArticleChiang’s Leadership
One of the few bright spots of this 8-week budget roller coaster has been the leadership of State Controller John Chiang, who stood up and simply said “no” to the shock doctrine tactics of the Governor...
View ArticleUpdate On State Worker Salary Slash – Chiang Outflanks Arnold Again
You may remember that Arnold Schwarzenegger sued John Chiang in state court to follow his order, and his dream, of cutting all state worker salaries to the minimum wage while we wait for a budget. The...
View ArticleTo Live and Have Your Wages Stolen in LA
Crossposted from our Main Street blog. Living on the minimum wage is difficult, to put it mildly. According to the Economic Policy Institute’s Heidi Shierholz, At its peak in 1968, a full-time worker...
View ArticleL.A. Times Misses the Story Behind Living Wage Campaigns
By Roxana Tynan On Sunday the Los Angeles Times published a story about the important successes of campaigns to pass local minimum wage and living wage laws. However, while highlighting new...
View ArticleEnd of Session Marathon brings big progress
Last minute legislation is pouring through both chambers by Brian Leubitz Session is technically scheduled to start at close of business tomorrow. However, with Yom Kippur starting tomorrow at sunset,...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Passes Historic Minimum Wage Increase
by Steve Smith, California Labor Federation California made history last night. With the support of California’s unions, the Legislature voted to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10, the highest...
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Governor Signs Minimum Wage Increase
Big win for California’s workers by Brian Leubitz Those working at the minimum wage have to work several jobs to get by in most of California’s communities. The Governor helped that somewhat today:...
View ArticleNeel Kashkari goes homeless for a week, and learns all the wrong lessons
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari did a stunt spending a week homeless in Fresno looking for a job, then wrote about it in the Wall Street Journal. It turns out–shock!–that...
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A Battle Over Increasing the Minimum Wage in San Diego
A City Council veto override on Monday has set the scene for a showdown between local and national business interests vs. a labor-community coalition over San Diego’s Earned Sick Day / Minimum Wage...
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