Savannah Hunter, Ph.D., is a senior researcher with the Low-Wage Work Program at the Labor Center. Savannah leads research and technical assistance projects on job quality, working conditions, and labor policy, particularly focused on low-wage industries and jobs. Prior to working at the Labor Center Savannah’s research focused on work and inequality, particularly in areas confronting low-wage workers and their families including irregular work scheduling, shift cuts, gig work, and health and safety. She earned a master’s and doctorate in sociology at UC Davis and holds bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and industrial-organizational psychology from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Our report assesses the impact of AB 1228 by estimating how eligibility for Medi-Cal might change for workers covered under this law. From this, we also estimate potential reductions in federal and state Medi-Cal spending.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential impacts of consolidating collective bargaining for California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers from the county level to the state or regional level.
The Data Explorer shows that workers of color, women, and immigrants are overrepresented among the 5.6 million workers paid a low wage. A clear understanding of these demographic patterns in low-wage work is essential to addressing economic inequality in the state.
Who is paid low wages in California? The UC Berkeley Labor Center just updated its Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer, which provides a wide range of data on the state’s 5.6 million workers who are paid low wages.
We find that job vacancies in local government appear to be a widespread and significant problem for the public sector affecting a wide range of occupations across wage levels and educational requirements. We offer suggested policy solutions raised by subject matter experts and other reports and analyses on job vacancy challenges in local government.
Many of Sonoma County’s hiring challenges and strategies are echoed in the findings of a report published last month by the UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Savannah Hunter and Kate O’Hara speak with host Cat Brooks on the Labor Center report “The state of working East Bay, 2015-2019.”
