Bob Schoonover – California Globe

Bill To Increase Power, Protections of Fast Food Workers Passed in Assembly

February 1, 2022 5:18 amJanuary 31, 2022 7:19 pm

A bill that would drastically increase the power and protections of over 500,000 fast food workers passed in the Assembly on Monday with a vote of 41-19, paving the way for a Senate vote later this year. Assembly Bill 257,...

SEIU Labor Union Leader Resigns Following Embezzlement, Tax Fraud Charges

October 14, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 7:58 am

On Wednesday, Alma Hernandez, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after her and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax...

Labor Union, Rideshare Drivers Sue Over Proposition 22 Rideshare Driver Exemption Law

January 12, 2021 7:34 pm

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on Tuesday, in conjunction with rideshare drivers and customers, filed a lawsuit in California’s Supreme Court against California’s new Proposition 22 rideshare driver law. Prop 22, which exempts all rideshare workers from being classified...

Los Angeles Announces Fiscal Emergency, Plans To Furlough Over 15,000 City Workers

September 3, 2020 3:10 pmSeptember 4, 2020 2:47 pm

On Wednesday, the city of Los Angeles declared a fiscal emergency, with the LA City Council announcing the furloughs of more than 15,000 city workers to help fill in the $400 million deficit the city is now facing. Over 15,000...