Amid Trump trade war, L.A. urged to hold off on wage hikes for tourism workers
Five months ago, the Los Angeles City Council endorsed a plan to boost wages for airport and hotel workers to $30 per hour by 2028 — just in time for ...
Tag: Labor & Workplace
Accused strike violator was subject to a ‘flawed’ and ‘improper’ discipline process, WGA trial chair says
A chair of a trial committee of the Writers Guild of America West has called out the union’s handling of disciplinary proceedings against one member accused of flouting the union’s ...
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of workers in latest round of cuts
Electronic Arts, the global video game company, is slashing its workforce again. The company, based in Redwood City, Calif., has eliminated several hundred positions, including about 100 jobs at Respawn, ...
Bay Area tech workers thought their jobs were safe. Then the ‘golden handcuffs’ came off
Evan Richardson grew up in Silicon Valley, surrounded by big tech companies that transformed how people live, socialize and work. As a curious kid, Richardson took apart electronics and put ...
DoorDash asks judge to dismiss Uber lawsuit over web ordering services
DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which ...
Long Beach Convention Center operator reaches deal with union after wage complaint
The Southern California union representing hospitality workers has reached a deal to secure employment for about 100 workers at the Long Beach Convention Center. The agreement between United Here Local ...
Amazon must negotiate with Teamsters at San Francisco warehouse, NLRB says
Amazon is obligated to collectively bargain with warehouse workers at its San Francisco distribution facility, the U.S. federal labor board says. A complaint issued Monday by a regional director of ...
DOGE layoffs of federal mediators leave grocery chain talks and other labor disputes in limbo
In late March, Isael Hermosillo received an ominous message from his supervisor around 7 a.m. ordering him to cancel all his meetings scheduled that day. Hermosillo rushed to notify several ...
Hundreds of Southern California Edison planners, technicians file for union election
A group of planners, designers and field technicians at Southern California Edison on Thursday filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. The move jump-starts ...
An AI ‘gold rush.’ What to know about OpenAI’s record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI landscape against tech giants like Google, and rivals including ...
