California Immigrant Detention Center Operator Faces Fines, Lawsuit Over Working Conditions
California has fined GEO Group over $100,000 for “willful and serious” health and safety violations.
Southern California Regulators Let Industrial Polluters Exceed U.S. EPA Guidelines
Critics slam SoCal air regulator for adopting weak emissions rules for the potent carcinogen ethylene oxide.
Why California’s Climate Change and Housing Crises Hit Women Hardest
An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade.
‘I Did Not Know I Had a Voice’
Without federal labor protections, domestic workers seek legal rights through cities and states.
A New Union Rises in the South
The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
UC’s Student Workers Can’t Afford California
Teaching assistants are paid $24,000 per year, far less than the median rent in Los Angeles and other markets where UCs sit.