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Musicians strike cancels season opening of the San Francisco Opera
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (137+ words) The San Francisco Opera's unionized musicians made good on their threat not to perform without a new contract on opening night last Saturday. The San Francisco Examiner reported the orchestra announced that it was going on strike on social media…...
San Francisco Opera Orchestra to Strike; Opening Night Cancelled
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (373+ words) Unionized musicians with the San Francisco Opera are going on strike after negotiations for a new contract failed to produce satisfactory results. The announcement was made via social media. In turn, the SF Opera cancelled a performance of Verdi's Simon…...
Weston reclassifies engineering technician job for overtime, back to employee's first day
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (303+ words) WESTON — The Village of Weston will pay overtime to its engineering technician after trustees and the Finance and Human Resources Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to reclassify the position from exempt to non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Public Works…...
Longtime Worcester Company Invests In New Community College Manufacturing Center | Worcester, MA Patch
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (261+ words) WORCESTER, MA — A local community college is getting a major investment to expand hands-on training for advanced manufacturing careers. Quinsigamond Community College and Saint-Gobain North America announced that a three-year partnership will support new equipment, lab furnishings and classroom furnishings…...
California's largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (316+ words) More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals. SEIU Local 1000 President Anica Walls said, “I know the power that we have when we fight together. We are using that power to…...
Local 5 Joins with Silicon Valley Unions, Community Groups to Demand That Workers Are Protected from Impacts of New Technologies
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (211+ words) For UFCW retail members, the primary concern is the expansion of self-checkout technology and its negative impact on workers as well as consumers. Store employees are often required to oversee as many as ten or more self-checkout stations while also…...
San Jose workers march for Labor Day
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (444+ words) San Jose, CA – On September 7, around 150 workers and their allies gathered at San Jose City Hall for a Labor Day rally and march. Organized by the San Jose May Day Coalition, the theme of the action was “Labor Fights Back,…...
Lurie Strikes Early Union Deal With SF City Workers
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (345+ words) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has struck an early agreement with 10 city unions representing 24,000 municipal employees, offering a 12% wage increase between 2027 and 2031 along with a guarantee against layoffs through June 30, 2029. The four-year deal, still pending ratification by union members, arrives…...
What happens if thousands of California state workers strike?
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (571+ words) SEIU Local 1000 members fill jobs throughout the many departments of state government. Published on September 9, 2026 State workers with SEIU Local 1000 rally at the state Capitol on July 1, 2026. “This is like asking, where do we drive if (Highway) 99 and (Interstate) 5 disappear,…...
SEIU Local 1000 members to vote on possible strike against state
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (142+ words) SACRAMENTO — SEIU Local 1000 members will begin voting Wednesday, Sept. 9, on whether to let union leaders call an unfair practice strike against the state. Union leaders announced the vote Monday evening in Sacramento. The vote does not mean a strike has…...