Sacramento adopts citywide labor agreement with trades
By Sheri Williams The city of Sacramento in August adopted a citywide labor agreement that will ensure all major public
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Salute to Labor stresses need for activism and votes
By Sheri Williams The Sacramento Central Labor Council held its 19th Annual Salute to Labor Awards in September, drawing hundreds
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A union town: Sacramento’s labor legacy still strong after more than 150 years
By Claire Mitchell Few California cities have a richer labor history than Sacramento. Starting as early as 1894 with its
Read moreUnions fight to protect California roads
By Sheri Williams California unions are fighting to defeat Proposition 6 on the November ballot, an anti-union measure that ends
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Sacramento Labor fights for affordable housing
By Sheri Williams Sacramento labor leaders and union members are helping to lead the fight for affordable housing in the
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California expands commitment to vital union apprenticeship programs
By Sheri Williams Governor Jerry Brown gave a boost to union apprenticeship programs in this year’s final budget with nearly
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Supreme Court ruling allows free riders in unions
By Sheri Williams Union members and allies joined together the last week of June to protest a U.S. Supreme Court
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Labor stands with immigrant groups as children separated at border
By Sheri Williams Members of Sacramento’s labor community joined with immigration activists in June to protest the separation of families
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Massive strike on University of California concludes
By Sheri Williams More than 50,000 workers, including thousands in Sacramento, went on a three-day strike in May to fight
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By Sheri Williams A coalition of workers, community advocates and Sacramento City Council Member Eric Guerra rallied in May in
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New voting system kicks off in Sacramento
Fabrizio Sasso (far left) joined city leaders including Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Assembly member Kevin McCarty recently to open one
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Ironworkers mural shows past and future of Sacramento trades
By Sheri Williams Ironworkers Local 118 unveiled a new mural in its headquarters in April, meant to honor the past
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Medical worker unions stand in solidarity for strike in May
By Sheri Williams More than 50,000 healthcare workers from three unions have announced they are united for a strike in
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“We are the storm”: Unionists promise solidarity at annual Cesar Chavez march
By Sheri Williams Hundreds of union members and allies came together on March 31 for the 18th Annual Cesar Chavez
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2018 Joint Legislative Conference Celebrates Unions Changing Lives
by Rachel WarinoCourtesy of the California Labor Federation Unions. Change. Lives. This idea was central to the 2018 Joint Legislative Conference.
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