CA: Livable Wages/Working Families
Report: New prescription drug cap for Medicare means big savings
Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP…
Informe: Nuevo límite de recetas médicas para Medicare supone gran ahorro
Según un to nuevo informe de AARP, cientos de miles de californianos de edad avanzada se ahorrarán mucho en medicamentos a partir de enero…
Layoffs at CA immigration services center lead to protests
The feds are laying off more than 400 workers at an immigration application processing center in Laguna Niguel, a move labor advocates say is union-…
CA program combats shortage of medical assistants
California faces a big shortage in the health care workforce, so health centers in San Diego are taking matters into their own hands, launching a …
Fast food jobs increasing in CA despite rising minimum wage
New data show fast food jobs have been on the upswing in the four months since the minimum wage in the sector went from $16 to $20 an hour. The …
As CA workers seek higher wages, a program seeks to help them move up
Unions representing fast food workers are asking the state's new Fast Food Council to support a 70-cent-per-hour boost in the minimum wage at its next…
Tenants’ rights groups press lawmakers to rein in corporate landlords
Tenant's rights groups are asking policymakers to move on several fronts to rein in corporate landlords who they said are worsening California's housi…
CA advocates raise awareness for Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month, and today is the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal data show that more …
Legislación disponible para ayudar a estudiantes universitarios padres en CA
Los grupos que abogan por la equidad en la educación superior se están pronunciando a favor de un proyecto de ley en la Legislatura de Calif…
Politics take center stage at national convention for educators
After a historic weekend, politics turned out to be the major topic Monday at the national convention of more than 3,500 teachers union members…
La política ocupa un lugar central en la Convención Nacional de Educadores
Tras un fin de semana histórico, la política se convirtió en el tema principal de una reunión nacional que comenzó el lunes …
Feds multan banco con 20 millones por prácticas ilegales en seguros de autos
Fifth Third Bank acaba de aceptar pagar una multa de $20 millones para resolver los cargos por obligar a los compradores de automóviles a adquiri…