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LA County Workers Begin Voting On Strike Authorization
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles County workers belonging to the Service Employees International Union Local 721 will begin voting Wednesday on a strike authorization. SEIU Local 721, which...
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UC, Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — After nine months of negotiations, a tentative contract agreement has been reached between the University of California and thousands of registered nurses. The deal covers...
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Workers Strike At UC Hospitals, Campuses Over Safe Staffing Issues
WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Workers at all University of California hospitals and nine UC campuses walked off the job Wednesday over safe staffing issues. The American Federation of State, County and...
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LA Police Union Elects 1st African-American Director
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —The union representing Los Angeles police officers has elected its first-ever African-American board member. KNX 1070′s Margaret Carrero reports LAPD Chief Charlie Beck...
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Grocery Workers Return To Talks With SoCal Supermarket Chains
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A potential walkout of thousands of supermarket workers across Southern California was at stake Monday as union members returned to negotiations with three of the Southland’s...
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Report Reveals Millions In Taxpayer Dollars Spent On Salaries For LAPD Union...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The L.A. City Council has come under questioning amid reports it approved the spending of millions in taxpayer dollars to pay the salaries of nine LAPD officers working...
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City Officials Slam DWP Union Manager For Releasing Audit ‘Summary’
KOREATOWN (CBSLA.com) — The battle between the City of Los Angeles and the union representing workers from the Department of Water and Power over audit documents is far from over. The business manager...
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Union Says Fewer Teachers Facing Layoffs
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Fewer teachers are expected to be laid off this year than the previous four school terms according to the state’s largest teachers union. The San Jose Mercury News reported Saturday...
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Calif. Hospital Strike Averted By Tentative Contract Deal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Union officials say a planned strike by thousands of University of California hospital workers has been averted after contract talks yielded a deal. City News Service...
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LAFD Hiring Halt Blamed For ‘Dangerously Long’ Overtime Hours
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters with the city of Los Angeles voiced criticism Tuesday of what they say is a broken recruiting process that has put public safety at risk. Tony Gamboa, Vice...
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Study: 1 In 3 Grocery Workers Receive Some Type Of Public Assistance
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — One out of three grocery workers in California is receiving some type of public assistance while one in five rations the food he or she helps sell, according to a study...
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Judge Rules California Teacher Tenure Laws Unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Teachers unions suffered a major legal setback Tuesday after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that state laws governing teacher tenure are unconstitutional. As part of...
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Truckers Strike At Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers in a long-running labor dispute with three trucking companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began on Monday what they said would be an indefinite strike. The...
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Labor Dispute Briefly Shuts LA, Long Beach Ports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 1,000 dockworkers briefly walked off their jobs Tuesday at the massive ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, disrupting the movement of international cargo before a mediator...
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Union Chief’s Remarks Seen As Signal For Possible LA Teachers Strike
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials with the Los Angeles teachers union may be inching closer to a potential strike after remarks made by a union official, according to reports. Alex Caputo-Pearl, the...
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LAPD Officers Reject Proposed City Contract Denying Raises
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — LAPD officers are in a showdown over salaries after rejecting a proposed city contract Tuesday that denied raises to the rank and file. Officers and union leaders were on hand...
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Chef Bruce Kalman Shares Recipes He’ll Cook At LA Times ‘The Taste’ Food...
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9) — Chef Bruce Kalman stopped by KCAL9 Monday to give a sneak peek of what he’ll be cooking at the LA Times The Taste food festival. The event will take place at the Paramount...
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UTLA Urges ‘Teacher Jail’ For LAUSD Chief Amid iPad, MISIS Probes
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles teachers’ union Wednesday asked Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy to place himself in “teacher jail” while investigations...
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‘Highly Unusual': LAPD Union Declares Impasse In Contract Talks
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials with the union representing nearly 10,000 Los Angeles Police Department officers announced Friday the “highly unusual” step of declaring an impasse in salary...
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LA School Board Meets Amid Calls For Smaller Class Sizes, MISIS Audit
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles school board officials were set to meet Tuesday as teachers are calling for smaller class sizes and parents want a civil grand jury investigation and audit...
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L.A. Schools, Supervisors Reach Tentative Agreement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Unified School District and the union representing administrative assistants and other supervisory staff members have reached a tentative agreement. LAUSD and...
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Civil War Cannonball Discovered In Orange County Raises Questions Amongst...
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — A cannonball said to date back to the Civil War is raising questions amongst historians after being discovered in San Diego Creek near Irvine. Thousands of Union troops were in...
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Labor Dispute At West Coast Sea Ports Doesn’t Take A Holiday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dispute between dockworkers at the West Coast’s sea ports and their employers didn’t take a day off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The two sides have been trying to...
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United Steel Workers Call Strike At Carson Refinery, 8 Others Across Country
CARSON (CBSLA.com) — The United Steel Workers (USW) union has called a strike at the refinery in Carson, as well as eight other refineries across the country. “It’s the biggest strike we’ve been in in...
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Obama Sends Labor Secretary To Calif. To Settle West Coast Ports Dispute
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — President Obama is set to send United States Labor Secretary Tom Perez to California in an attempt to address the slowdown of ports on the West Coast. Cargo ships in Long Beach...
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Companies In West Coast Port Dispute Make Appeal To Workers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maritime companies are making their case for a new labor contract directly to West Coast dockworkers, hoping the rank-and-file will pressure union negotiators to reach a deal that...
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Labor Chief Issues Friday Deadline In West Coast Port Talks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s top labor official ratcheted up pressure on the two sides haggling over a new contract for dockworkers at West Coast seaports, reportedly saying if they don’t reach an...
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Tentative Agreement Reached In Dockworkers Dispute With Ports
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A tentative agreement has been reached between dockworkers and ports after a nine months of negotiations. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer sent a letter Thursday to...
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National Labor Relations Board Accuses El Super Supermarkets Of Interfering...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A federal complaint was issued against a Paramount-based supermarket chain for allegedly restraining employees from advocating for union representation, National Labor...
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Kaiser Permanente, Workers Reach Tentative Union Contract Plan
MANHATTAN BEACH (AP) — Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 105,000 health care workers across the United States have reached a tentative contract agreement. A joint statement released Monday by...
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Union Chief Hints At Less ‘Proactive’ Police Work In Wake Of Ezell Ford Ruling
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_1606201516295669801AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police officers in Los Angeles are backing off the practice of community policing in the aftermath of the...
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LA Mayor Joins Thousands Of Union Members For 36th Annual Labor Day March In...
WILMINGTON (CBSLA.com) — Thousands of union members, their families and supporters turned out Monday for the 36th Annual Labor Day March in Wilmington. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was slated to...
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Tenants-Rights Protesters Scuffle With Apartment Owner Who Plans To Turn...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Tenants rights advocates protested what they call the mass displacement of renters in Los Angeles Sunday night. And KCAL9’s Cristy Fajardo reports the protest — held in...
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TSA Agents Rally At LAX For New Contract, Higher Wages
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Transportation Security Administration agents rallied and picketed at LAX Saturday afternoon. CBS2’s Rebecca Ferriter says the union is calling for a new contract and higher...
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Ask A Local Chef: Chef Bruce Kalman’s Feast Of Seven Fishes
Planning where and what you’ll eat on Christmas Eve? Many choose to dine out that day, giving them more time to spend with friends and family and less time washing dishes. This holiday season, Chef...
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Best Restaurants For Low Carb Dishes In Los Angeles
Limiting carbs and increasing lean protein often help dieters lose weight. It’s a new year and by choosing a low-carb diet you may find a new you. Los Angeles tends to be one of the most health...
View ArticleDisneyland, Theme Park Workers Reach Tentative Labor Deal
ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Disneyland Resort and the union representing theme park workers announced today they have reached a tentative contract agreement, following weeks of protests by park employees who...
View ArticleBody Found In Montecito Confirmed By Union As Missing LA County Fire Captain
MONTECITO (CBSLA) — The union representing LA County firefighters has confirmed that the body found in Montecito Saturday was ID’d as Wayne Stuart Habell, 43, an LA County Fire captain missing since...
View Article‘Rise Up & Resist:’ Union Members Celebrate The American Worker At Annual...
WILMINGTON (CBSLA) — Thousands of union workers and their families marked Labor Day in Wilmington as they celebrated the American worker. The 39th annual Labor Day parade in Banning Park brought...
View ArticleTeachers Union Rejects Latest Contract Offer From LAUSD
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The union for LA Unified teachers on Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from the district. The development means they are now even closer to a walkout. The offer...
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