Posts Tagged ‘labor’
Staying in the fight: Veteran longshoreman Melvin Mackay still has a lot to say
A veteran longshoreman reflects on the state of union labor on the Bay Area waterfront.
Read MoreShipyard exhibit brings wartime art to life
A new exhibition of rarely seen prints by California artist Emmy Lou Packard opened Saturday in Richmond, offering visitors a glimpse of one of the Bay Area’s most noteworthy 20th century artists at work during World War II.
Read MoreHundreds of workers rally across the East Bay for the “Fight for $15”
Fast food and low-wage workers in Oakland, Richmond and Berkeley joined a workers’ strike dubbed “Fight for $15” on Wednesday, continuing a two-year-long campaign that calls on fast food chains to institute a $15 minimum wage and the right for workers to unionize without reprisal.
Read MoreTwo years later, fast food workers’ fight for $15 and a union still going strong
Cecilia Rodriguez has lived in Richmond for 24 years. Over the past seven, she has worked for $8 an hour at a McDonald’s on Macdonald Avenue to support her three children, all of whom are currently in college.
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