Opinion: AB 5 Disrupts California’s Music Industry, Threatens All Performing Arts
California has overreached in its effort to address the challenges in today’s tech platform gig-work…
Environmental Groups to Rally in OB in Favor of State Legislation to Limit Single-Use Plastics
Two environmental advocacy groups will host a press conference and rally in Ocean Beach Saturday…
Opinion: AB 5 Removes Flexibility of Rideshare Work, But Voters Can Weigh In
I’m a single mom with three daughters who works as a school secretary in San…
Freelance Journalists, Photographers Sue Over Assembly Bill 5 Restrictions
Two groups representing freelance journalists filed suit Tuesday in Los Angeles challenging as unconstitutional California’s…
Over 200 Protest Assembly Bill 5 and Lorena Gonzalez in National City
Over 200 protesters showed up in National City on Saturday night to protest the Assembly…
Letter: Lorena Gonzalez Is a True Champion of California Farm Workers
Jesse Rojas attacks Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez for “betraying farm workers” when he is a Republican…
Opinion: Labor Advocate Lorena Gonzalez Betrays California Farmworkers
Last week, farmworkers’ rights group Pick Justice Action launched a six-figure public awareness campaign to…
Opinion: A Titanic Battle Looms Over the Future of Work in California
It would be difficult to name an issue of more fundamental, far-reaching importance than how…
Rideshare Firms Introduce Ballot Measure to Carve Out Drivers from AB 5
A group representing Doordash, Lyft and Uber announced Tuesday they plan to file a ballot…
Gun Show Ban at Del Mar Fairgrounds Signed by Newsom; Court Challenge Seen
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday co-authored by three San Diego lawmakers that will…
California Legislature Hands Organized Labor a Banner Year
Last summer, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled public sector unions couldn’t compel fees from…
‘Gig Economy’ Bill’s Final Tally: Who’s an Employee, Who Can Remain Independent
Doctors, real estate agents and hairdressers can keep their independent contractor status. But not truckers,…
Uber Challenges California Legislature, Saying Drivers Won’t Become Shift Employees
Rideshare giant Uber took a confrontational position regarding California’s “gig economy” bill on Wednesday, saying…
Assembly Bill 5 Making ‘Gig Economy’ Workers Shift Employees Passes State Senate
Legislation that would regulate the gig economy and force an estimated 2 million independent contractors…
