A new poll of teachers sounds a red alert for public education in the state.
Legislators struggle to make good intentions mean something in the face of lax enforcement.
In the second month of the Bay Area strike, HMO says a majority of union clinicians have returned to work.
20 years after creating the country’s first paid family leave program, California ponders how to make it useful to those who need it most.
The secret to diminishing economic inequality: Government aid matters.
Economists say fines are far cheaper than hiring staff. Kaiser says the union creates crises.
A state bill is poised to improve pay and conditions for more than 550,000 California workers. But is Gov. Newsom lovin’ it?
If baseball is America’s pastime, unions are Hollywood's. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully symbolized both.
But where they don’t, millions of workers are stuck at the record-low federal floor.
Lifting the minimum wage to $18 would elevate the earnings of 26% of the state’s workforce. What will lawmakers do?
The L.A. City Council's recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León discusses new gains for some of the most invisible workers in town.
The uneven impact of the pandemic has fallen heaviest on the most vulnerable students in the state.
In-home care is a growing necessity across the state. When will counties treat it that way?
Districts struggle to fill open positions and see new waves of teacher departures this summer.
California looks to ease the strain put on its vulnerable undocumented workforce.
They can leave patients with crippling medical bills. Why are high-deductible insurance plans becoming so popular with employers?
California tries to address dangerous work conditions, low pay and staff turnover in its care facilities.
More than a ground-breaking Dodger star, Jackie Robinson had a radical side, too.
A state secret comes into the open: how inflation targets the poor.