Over 550 Berkeley city workers plan for potential two-day strike
More than 550 Berkeley municipal workers are scheduled to stage a two-day strike next week if efforts to reach a contract agreement with the city continue to fail.
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More than 550 Berkeley municipal workers are scheduled to stage a two-day strike next week if efforts to reach a contract agreement with the city continue to fail.
The vote comes more than a month after 33,000 union members overwhelmingly rejected a negotiated offer and walked off the job on Sept. 13.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks went on strike Thursday over what they allege is management's violations of labor laws, a spokesperson for the union said Wednesday night.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks went on strike Thursday over what they allege is management's violations of labor laws. Veronica Macias reports.
About 2,000 San Francisco hotel workers are on strike demanding better wages, fair workloads, and adequate healthcare.
The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday.
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job security in the face of automation.
Major ports across the U.S. could shut down if a new agreement between the union that represents tens of thousands of longshoremen and shipping companies isn't reached by October. Tim McNicholas explains what a work stoppage could mean.
Paid members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus went on strike Thursday evening after negotiations that began in May came to a standstill.
Reed Cowan reports on the San Francisco Symphony canceling performances after members of the Symphony Chorus called a strike.
Public transportation was disrupted for a second day in San Mateo County. Nearly a third of all SamTrans drivers called in sick as they try to negotiate a new contract. Amanda Hari reports. (9-6-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Hundreds of hospitality workers filled the streets near Union Square in San Francisco on Labor Day as part of nationwide strike.
Hundreds of hospitality workers filled the streets near Union Square in San Francisco on Labor Day. Sooji Nam reports. (9-2-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Hotel workers have been locked in contract negotiations with chains including Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott.
At least 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes if no agreements are reached after contracts expire at hotels in 12 cities, from Honolulu to Boston.
Thousands of workers at major hotel chains like Hyatt, Marriot and Omni have begun striking on Sunday, and the walkout could spread if a deal is not reached. Shanelle Kaul has the details.
A small group of Berkeley recreation workers went on strike Thursday over what they say is the city's intransigence over cost-of-living wage increases.
San Francisco workers represented by the labor union Service Employees International Union Local 1021 voted to ratify three labor contracts with the city, averting a potential strike involving thousands of city workers.
Taco Bell workers in San Jose went on a one-day strike Wednesday, alleging the fast-food restaurant of providing unsafe working conditions and cutting workers' hours.
Kevin Ko reports on a group of fast-food workers going on strike at a San Jose Taco Bell location.
Graduate student workers went on strike at the Unviersity of California, Santa Cruz campus on Monday, protesting the university system's response to pro-Palestinian protesters. Kevin Ko reports. (5/20/24) Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize, outside Baltimore, have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant's retail operations.
Nurses at all three of Santa Clara County hospitals went on strike Tuesday and plan to be on the picket lines until Friday.
Health care workers at Seton Medical Center went on strike to protest the health care plan their work offered them.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on Seton Medical Center workers going on strike over health care benefits.
