“We do not currently have the plans in place to ensure a just transition, but we have learned a lot over the last couple of years about and learned from workers and communities who’ve been affected by closure so far about what a transition can and should look like and how to actually make it happen,” said Jessie Hammerling.

“This is part of a long-term project to eliminate the labor movement and unions. What is new, though, is the acceleration — doing something so massive, so quickly and chaotically, with no regard to the law nor humanity,” said Danielle Mahones.

“Accident rates are four times higher than they are anywhere in the country, and one-third of manufacturing workers now rely on government assistance like food stamps,” Blanc said, citing a study from the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

A UC Berkeley Labor Center report found that 43% of construction workers’ families in Oregon rely on safety net programs — costing the state and federal government $710 million annually.

If waiting time is taken into account — as well as drivers’ expenses for gas, maintenance and depreciation — the median Uber or Lyft driver in Los Angeles and San Francisco made about $9.09 an hour, including tips, according to a study from the UC Berkeley Labor Center last year.

According to the University of California Berkeley Labor Center, 67% of the population of the 22nd is enrolled in Medi-Cal, representing $5.8 billion in Medi-Cal spending.

A report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center last year found that ride-hail drivers in the San Francisco Bay and four other metro areas made less than minimum wage after taking into account expenses and wait times

According to 2023 data from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center, 16.2% of working Californians form part of a labor union (PDF). If you’re one of them, your union could well be an additional resource when talking with your employer about returning to the office.

Faced with $880 billion in possible federal budget cuts to the nation’s Medicaid program, communities in the Central Valley are bracing for a health care crisis that could destabilize access to medical care for many residents.

Of the 13 seats with the largest shift toward Trump in 2024 — the top quartile of districts — eight were among the top quartile in Medi-Cal reliance. Twelve of the 13 had Medi-Cal populations above the state average.

Researchers at the UC Berkeley Labor Center recently concluded that “Contra Costa County and California as a whole must begin to prepare for widespread refinery transition.”

According to Enrique Lopezlira, San Mateo County is creating a program in which it will partner with the District Attorney’s Office, the County Attorney’s Office, and the offices of the county executives to ensure that fair labor practices are applied, especially with regard to wages.

Researchers at the UC Berkeley Labor Center found last year that ride-hail drivers in the San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles and three other metro areas made an hourly average wage of $5.97 without tips and $7.63 with tips, after taking into account expenses and wait times.

An estimated $11.57 billion in Medi-Cal funding flowed into Riverside County in 2024, according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

The companies have said the law has increased gig workers’ pay to an average $34.46 an “active hour” in California, but research last year from the UC Berkeley Labor Center, which took into account drivers’ expenses over their entire shift, found that the average pay for drivers, with tips, was $9.09, and for delivery workers was $13.62.

A study by the University of California at Berkeley’s Labor Center, for instance, found Black workers in the public sector earned roughly 25% more than their private sector counterparts.

San Diego County receives a large amount of Medi-Cal revenue. A recent analysis by the UC Berkeley Labor Center indicates that the region receives nearly $13 billion per year, second in the state behind Los Angeles County, which receives $54 billion per year.

Our training partner is Skills to Win which is based at the Berkeley Labor Center and our Organize Every Campus initiative involves training the rank-and-file to build strong campus chapters

Valadao faces a more difficult battle: More than half a million residents in his Central Valley district, or roughly two-thirds of the population, are covered by the program — the most of any district in California, according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, more than 120 cities and counties nationwide have approved living wage ordinances, and 68 cities and counties have passed minimum wage laws.