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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.

Capital & Main · Jan 23, 2025

Call Center Workers Continue Union Push After Biden Administration Drops Fight

Officials withdrew a rebid of a $6.6 billion contract requiring “labor harmony” 25 days after the $5 billion corporation holding it filed suit.

Capital & Main · Jan 22, 2025

‘We’ve Never Seen This in American History Before’

Historian Sean Wilentz warns Trump’s second term could mark an unprecedented concentration of power in the hands of a reactionary movement.

Capital & Main · Jan 17, 2025

California Legislators Weigh in on Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike

A letter signed by a majority of both houses calls on the health care giant to accept proposals from 2,400 striking mental health care workers.

Capital & Main · Dec 19, 2024

As the Olympics Approach, Los Angeles Considers Crackdown on Illegal Vacation Rentals

City officials are proposing stricter enforcement, higher fines and new technology in part to prevent rent-controlled apartments from being listed on Airbnb and Booking.com.

Capital & Main · Dec 14, 2024

Chemical Fire at Atlanta-Area Plant Sparks Local Movement Against BioLab

Skin rashes, breathing difficulties and “generational rage” led residents to join a nationwide push against companies accused of endangering health and the environment.

Capital & Main · Dec 10, 2024

Striking Kaiser Therapists Say Thousands of Appointments Likely to Be Cancelled

A union complaint filed with California regulators says a leaked internal memo shows Kaiser intended to break its own rules and state law, leaving patients without care during the ongoing strike.

Capital & Main · Dec 2, 2024

California’s November Election Stopped Another Rent Control Ballot Measure – and Maybe Its Chief Architect

A measure seemingly targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has put forth three rent control ballot measures, is on its way to narrowly passing.

Capital & Main · Nov 27, 2024

How Biden Could Restrict Fossil Fuel Financing and Make It Trump-Proof

But the election is likely to blow up a long-delayed EPA response to oil and gas pollution in New Mexico.

Capital & Main · Nov 23, 2024

There’s a Reason Oil Well Sales Are Collapsing In California: Cleanup Costs

Faced with putting up hefty bonds to clean up their mess, operators are instead taking a pass on selling off dying wells.

Capital & Main · Nov 20, 2024