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Gavin Newsom Touts Rideshare Drivers Union in California, Praises Push to Represent Uber, Lyft Drivers — Slams Trump for Attacking ‘Workers’ Rights’

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has hailed the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and California Gig Workers Union’s (CGWU) move to represent drivers working with ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT).

Benzinga

After Years-Long Battle, California Rideshare Drivers Win Certification. Can They Win a Contract?

If Uber and Lyft resort to the stalling tactics corporations commonly use to block higher pay and better working conditions, gig workers will still have a fight on their hands.

Capital & Main

Unions blast SCOTUS anti-migrant ruling

Union leaders were joined by Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani and others to defend migrant rights

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California Rideshare Drivers Move Toward Unionizing, Following Massachusetts

Uber and Lyft drivers in both states say low pay, rising gas prices and a lack of transparency in how they're compensated have fueled organizing efforts.

Capital & Main

‘There’s Power in Numbers’

In October, Michigan home care workers formed a statewide union of 32,000. Experts say it’s a template for protecting rights in 2026.

Capital & Main

Home Care Workers Are Losing Minimum Wage Protections — and Fighting Back

Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.

Capital & Main

Starbucks Reports Minimal Impact as Thousands of Baristas Begin Strike Action

Starbucks says its stores saw minimal disruption as thousands of union baristas launched a nationwide strike on Red Cup Day.

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Desperate Times: ‘If We Do Not Do This … There Will Be Tragedy After Tragedy.’

A proposed ballot initiative would tax California’s billionaires’ wealth to stabilize Medicaid amid sharp federal cuts.

Capital & Main

Biggest US labor unions fuel No Kings protests against Trump: ‘You need a voice to have freedom’

With more than 2,700 events planned across the US, one organizer, James Phipps, 75, says: ‘Protest is all I’ve done all my life’

The Guardian - US

‘Attempt at intimidation’: Donald Trump is now using government workers as human shields in his latest standoff

Anyone going to defend using innocent people like this?

We Got This Covered

Name Game: Did Los Angeles Businesses Use Bait and Switch Tactics to Push a Petition?

Hospitality unions claim a ballot-measure proposal blocking Olympics wage hikes rests on fraudulently obtained signatures.

Capital & Main

How the Los Angeles protests unfolded: A visual guide

The protests erupted following ICE immigration raids, igniting a battle between state and federal officials.

Al Jazeera

The ICE arrest of a union leader is firing up labor organizations across the country and pulling them into a fight with Donald Trump over immigration

The AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA, and AFSCME have all come out in support of the SEIU's David Huerta.

Fortune

California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown

A California union leader has been charged with conspiring to impede an officer during a demonstration over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

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Labor unions around US demand release of union leader arrested in LA protest

David Huerta, serving as observer during an Ice raid, was held over allegations of interfering before release on Friday

The Independent UK

President of California’s largest union arrested while observing ICE raids in LA

SEIU President David Huerta was reportedly injured when ICE detained him

Capital & Main

Budget Cuts Threaten In-Home Assistance Workers and Medi-Cal Recipients

Will California gut a medical aid program created in an age of compassionate care?

Capital & Main

She Has Worked at Subway for Over a Decade. Now She’s Suing for Nearly $54,000 in Stolen Wages.

Advocates say Trump’s immigration crackdown will put foreign-born workers like Eva Rodriguez at greater risk — and that knowing their rights is the best defense.

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Capital & Main

35,000 Michigan Home Care Workers Double Down on Union Effort

They won status as state employees to get union rights. Now they’re fighting for an election and better jobs.

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SEIU Rejoins AFL-CIO To Strengthen Labor Movement

SEIU rejoining AFL-CIO after 20 years to strengthen labor movement and support workers.

Capital & Main

Waffle House Workers Say Owners Pocket Millions Through Wage Theft

Servers say the chain forces them to do janitorial work, dishwashing for lower tipped wages and robs them of up to $46.8 million.

Capital & Main

Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Clears Path to Union for 35,000 Care Workers

With home care in the national spotlight, state declares Medicaid home care workers public employees and expands training.

Capital & Main

California Home Care Workers Seek Greater Bargaining Power

To achieve consistent pay and benefits, IHSS workers seek to negotiate directly with the state instead of with 58 individual counties.

Capital & Main

Michigan Lawmakers Could Help 35,000 Care Workers Form Statewide Union

Two bills could improve home care jobs — and join a trend of voters and lawmakers reversing anti-union legislation.

Capital & Main

Financially Strapped Health Care Workers Wait for Promised Wage Increase

Budget shortfall pauses wage hike for California's low-income health care workers. “We’re living paycheck to paycheck,” one worker said.

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