The University of California-Berkeley Labor Center estimates the increase would boost wages for more than 469,000 health care workers. The center estimates that this would primarily benefit workers of color, who make up 70% of those employees, and women, who make up about three-quarters.

A University of California, Berkeley, Labor Center report out Wednesday measures the state’s progress so far, finding California has put in high labor standards for large, publicly funded construction projects such as utility-scale solar and multifamily housing development.

Sebolt cited a study from University of California Berkeley’s Labor Center, noting that 74% of workers were able to find new employment after being laid off, workers often made a median of $12 less hourly than in their prior position.

“When looking at these strikes that have been happening recently, it becomes very clear where their loyalties lie and their priorities lie,” Ken Jacobs told me about the modern GOP. “Some Republican commentators have argued that Republicans should find a way to be more a party of the working class, but when you dig down into their proposals, they are still anti-union or anti-working people.”

A new report highlights some of the issues that agricultural truck drivers are facing and presents possible solutions. This comprehensive study, the first of its kind in almost three decades, sheds light on the labor market for agricultural truck drivers in California.

Public defined benefit pension plans can play a critical role in delivering adequate retirement income for U.S. retirees, while providing a key buffer against economic hardship for women, the Black, Indigenous and people of colour communities and workers without a college degree.

“If technologies are not developed with the user in mind, they often fail,” said Lisa Kresge, a research and policy associate at the University of California Berkeley Labor Center, who has written about union responses to technology.

According to a report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, nearly half of the workers expected to benefit from the wage increase are Latino, and 75% are women.

“The support of young people is even greater than the rest of the population. We are seeing a significant increase in workers interest in unions and engagement in organizing in their workplace,” Jacobs said.

The University of California-Berkeley Labor Center projected that the increase would boost wages for more than 469,000 health workers. The center estimates it would most benefit workers of color, who make up 70% of those workers, and women, who represent about three-quarters.

Nearly half of the workers expected to see a wage increase under the bill are Latino, and 75% are women, according to a report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

Enrique Lopezlira told AP News that in California, most fast food workers are over 18 and the main providers for their families. And a study from the University’s Labor Center found that a little more than three-fourths of health care workers in California are women, and 76% are workers of color.

An April study from UC Berkeley titled “Fossil Fuel Layoff” found that unionized workers who lost their jobs when a California oil refinery closed mostly found new work, but it was often lower-paying with poorer working conditions. The researchers say potential solutions include cash payouts for transitioning workers and targeted training for new jobs in specific industries.

According to a recent study by the University of California, Berkeley Labor Center, almost 50% of healthcare workers’ families are enrolled in safety-net programs like Medi-Cal.

A new report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center finds that among other things during the pandemic, there was not a shortage of people interested in truck driving back in 2021. Instead the industry faced challenges with retaining drivers, with high turnover for long distance haulers.

U.S. public pension plans play a significant role in leveling overall retirement wealth and overall family wealth by race and gender, a new report from the National Institute of Retirement Security said.

The report by researchers with the UC Berkeley Labor Center is the first in-depth look at the labor market for agricultural truck drivers in California and the first study of this workforce anywhere in the U.S. in nearly 30 years.

A health worker wage hike is expected to benefit an estimated 469,000 employees, including people who make slightly more than $25 but who would likely get a corresponding pay increase, according to an analysis by UC Berkeley’s Labor Center.

A $25-an-hour wage for healthcare workers in California would be an average 31% increase, according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

“This is a significant win for fast food workers,” said Ken Jacobs. “They will receive meaningful pay increases and have a venue to address other important issues that workers face in the industry. “