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New Coalition of Restaurant, Service Workers Speak Out Against Labor Unions

September 10, 2026 11:17 amSeptember 10, 2026 11:18 am

“The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians are for politicians,” Economist Thomas Sowell has said for years. Unions are businesses that make...

Stay Denied: Red Rock Stuck With Biden NLRB Union Bargaining Order

September 10, 2026 10:04 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:04 am

Nothing screams worker “choice” like a federal agency and the courts overriding a secret-ballot election. Chief Justice John Roberts last week refused Red Rock Resort’s emergency bid to freeze a Biden-era National Labor Relations Board order that forces the Summerlin...

LA City Council Votes 12-3 to Give Hotel, Airport Workers $30/Hour Minimum Wage by 2028

May 15, 2025 1:51 pmMay 15, 2025 1:51 pm

In a 12-3 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of it reaching $30 an hour by 2028 in time for the Olympics. According to the...

San Diego City Council Committee Advances $25/Hour Minimum Wage Tourism Worker

February 28, 2025 4:59 pmFebruary 28, 2025 4:59 pm

The San Diego City Council Cost of Living Committee voted unanimously to advance a proposal that would raise the minimum wage for tourism industry workers from $17.25 an hour to $25 an hour. According to the ordinance proposal, minimum wage...

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis Fails To Force Postponement of Taylor Swift Concert After Attending Santa Clara Event

August 2, 2023 10:05 pmAugust 3, 2023 9:01 am

After attending a Taylor Swift concert in Santa Clara, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis signed a letter signed with dozens of state and local Los Angeles officials urging singer Taylor Swift to cancel her highly hyped concerts at LA’s SoFi Stadium...

Statewide Rent Control Expansion Proposition Gets Enough Verified Signatures for 2024 Ballot

July 28, 2023 6:22 pmJuly 28, 2023 6:22 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Thursday that enough signatures have been verified to place a statewide rent control expansion bill on the November 2024 ballot. Currently, only California and Oregon have statewide rent control laws on the...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...