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Fed Up With State Crisis and Cuts, Activists ‘March for California’s Future’

By Seth Sandronsky Jennifer Laskin, 37, a school teacher who specializes in reading instruction at Renaissance Continuation High… more

Calif. Unions Step Up Opposition to Public Education Gutting

Marches, rallies planned statewide By Seth Sandronsky SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Students and workers in California’s public schools—K-12 and higher education—will… more

Pushed by Unions, Single-Payer Passes Calif. Senate

Bill now moves toward another showdown with Schwarzenegger. Third time's the charm? By Seth Sandronsky As President Obama’s… more

A Stark Difference: Public vs. Private Sector Organizing

By Seth Sandronsky Two efforts to form labor unions in Sacramento underscore a crucial point for the millions… more

Housekeepers Rally for New Contract in Hard-Hit Sacramento

By Seth Sandronsky Xochitl Pelayo and Zeida Rangel are housekeepers at the Radisson Hotel Sacramento. Both earn $9.45… more

Union Clashes with U. of Calif. Over Ties to Unionbusting Firm

By Seth Sandronsky The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee wants to know how much the University of… more

A Radical Economist Examines His Own Working-Class Roots

For decades, Michael Yates has been challenging and critiquing capitalism in books, articles and classrooms. But Yates--radical political… more

In and Out of the Working Class

Radical economist and labor educator Michael Yates moves beyond the classroom to examine—with striking honesty—his own life. more

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