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$15 minimum wage is now the law

$15 minimum wage is now the law

January 2, 2019

As of January 1st, workers in eight cities in Santa Clara County are earning a minimum wage of at least $15/hour. In many cities, that means an extra $1.50/hour in workers’ pockets, a much-needed boost...

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  • $15 minimum wage is now the law

    $15 minimum wage is now the law

    January 2, 2019

    As of January 1st, workers in eight cities in Santa Clara County are earning a minimum wage of at...

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  • San Jose Google: how we move forward

    San Jose Google: how we move forward

    December 5, 2018

    Last night, after a 10-hour City Council meeting filled with protests and impassioned testimony, the...

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  • An new way to fight wage theft

    An new way to fight wage theft

    December 4, 2018

    Three years ago, Magali was working 13-hour days, every day of the week at Los Pinitos restaurant...

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  • Why we sued the City of San Jose

    Why we sued the City of San Jose

    November 13, 2018

    Today was a big day. Together with the First Amendment Coalition, we filed a lawsuit against the City...

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  • Our 2018 ballot guide

    Our 2018 ballot guide

    October 30, 2018

    How to stand up for affordable housing, good jobs, quality schools and healthcare this election: ...

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  • The Price of Innovation for Silicon Valley’s Workers

    The Price of Innovation for Silicon Valley’s Workers

    October 30, 2018

    If we want tech growth to create widespread prosperity, we need to shift the rules that determine...

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  • Seven ways to support the Marriott workers on strike

    Seven ways to support the Marriott workers on strike

    October 19, 2018

    Workers at the Marriott Hotel in San Jose are striking for a living wage and a fair contract. Here...

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  • Why Silicon Valley is getting poorer

    Why Silicon Valley is getting poorer

    October 8, 2018

    Silicon Valley’s economy is booming. Yet nearly 9 in 10 jobs here pay lower wages today than they...

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  • Measure V: $450 million for affordable housing

    Measure V: $450 million for affordable housing

    September 24, 2018

    A place to call home is an essential ingredient to one’s self worth and personal dignity. But unfortunately...

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  • What will autonomous trucks mean for truckers?

    What will autonomous trucks mean for truckers?

    September 4, 2018

    Robots won't take all our jobs. But our new study finds they could turn middle-class jobs into low...

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  • A big win for Silicon Valley security officers

    August 25, 2018

    After more than five years of negotiations, actions, delegations, and more, thousands of security officers at Silicon Valley tech companies like Facebook and Google will get pay increases, higher healthcare contributions and paid holidays after ratifying their first ever union contract! Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West...

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  • "Voice your displeasure outside"

    August 20, 2018

    Last week, so many people attended our rally before the City of San Jose's public meeting about a...

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  • Schools & Communities First Initiative heads to the ballot

    August 15, 2018

    In 2020, Californians will have the chance to restore more than $11 billion of funding back to our schools and communities every year! Thanks to a hard-working army of volunteers and community organizations, the state-wide effort to collect more than 900,000 signatures was successful. That means a measure to bring billions of dollars annually...

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  • Crashing Google's marketing conference

    Crashing Google's marketing conference

    July 10, 2018

    Yesterday, Google came to San Jose. Not for the proposed 20,000-employee mega-campus it wants to open...

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  • The Janus ruling

    The Janus ruling

    June 27, 2018

    Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than four decades of precedent by making fair share fees...

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