Join us Wednesday, June 14 at noon for a discussion of our new report "Fossil Fuel Layoff" with co-author Virginia Parks and USW Local 5 President Tracy Scott.
This three-session workshop will focus on the “why” and “how” of moving towards high-power, high-participation negotiations. You will use McAlevey and Lawlor's book to understand, debate, and discuss the advantages and challenges of shifting the way you negotiate.
Elected officials have a responsibility to grow good, union jobs and implement worker and community-focused support systems to see us through the coming changes. A successful transition to clean energy cannot happen without us.
On October 30, 2020, the Marathon oil refinery in Contra Costa County, California, was permanently shut down and 345 unionized workers laid off. The findings in this report focus on these workers’ post-layoff job search, employment status, wages, and financial security. The Marathon refinery’s closure sheds light on the employment and economic impacts of climate change policies and a shrinking fossil fuel industry on fossil fuel workers in the region and more broadly.
A California oil refinery shut down during the pandemic. A year later, former employees were not all right.
Despite being applauded for their essential role and dedication during the COVID pandemic, many low-wage health care workers struggle to make ends meet. A recent UC Berkeley Labor Center Study study looks at what a proposal before the California State Legislature to raise the health care minimum wage to $25 an hour would mean for workers, patients, and industry.
This report shows that the proposed California Senate Bill No. 525 (SB 525), which would establish a new $25 per hour minimum wage for health care employees, has the potential to substantially improve conditions for low-wage health care workers that provide essential services to the state, ameliorate staffing shortages in the industry, and improve quality of care.
We currently have the following positions open:
2023-24 Practitioner in Residence
Fall 2023 GSR, Communications Team
