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Why Picket Lines Matter

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Caitlin Vega: Given the economy we face today, it’s time for the next generation to start making signs and marching to demand those same opportunities.

By Caitlin Vega posted on January 9, 2013

Where California Workers Won and Lost in 2012

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Caitlin Vega: Labor accomplished big things this year that benefit all Californians but when it came to advancing worker protections, many of those bills were vetoed.

By Caitlin Vega posted on October 5, 2012

A Victory for Homeowners

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Caitlin Vega: It’s not about the numbers. It’s about the thought of taking your child’s drawings off the wall while telling him you cannot keep him in the place that represents safety and security.

By Caitlin Vega posted on July 7, 2012

The Truth Behind the Chamber’s So-Called ‘Job Killer’ List

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Caitlin Vega: While corporations sit on record profits, we have lost the dream of home ownership for a generation. We have made higher education unaffordable and cut k-12 education to the bone.

By Caitlin Vega posted on April 5, 2012

To Rebuild a Fair Economy, We Must Tackle the Underground Economy

Caitlin Vega: Decades of weak law enforcement and inadequate penalties has convinced many companies that they can violate labor laws without any consequences. In certain low-wage industries, violating labor law is part of the business model.

By Caitlin Vega posted on September 27, 2011

What Small Businesses Need

Caitlin Vega: It’s time to stop using this economic downturn to take away workers’ rights, eviscerate environmental protections or slash our safety net. Let’s get real about what we need to move California forward. It’s all about the jobs.

By Caitlin Vega posted on September 26, 2011

In California, Labor and Business Standing Together

Caitlin Vega: While the Chamber of Commerce may call any bill that helps workers a “job killer,” the employer community is not monolithic. Small businesses care about our local communities and are often ignored by their own trade associations.

By Caitlin Vega posted on September 21, 2011

Cuts to Higher Education Shortchange California’s Future

Caitlin Vega: How is it that we cannot reward kids who have done everything right, overcome tremendous hardship, and beat the odds with a decent and affordable education?

By Caitlin Vega posted on July 18, 2011

No Unions, No Middle Class

Caitlin Vega: A new study by the Center for American Progress confirms the cornerstone of our philosophy: unions are essential to creating a fair economy and rebuilding the middle class.

By Caitlin Vega posted on April 23, 2011

Remembering Cesar Chavez

Caitlin Vega: My mother-in-law is soft-spoken and sweet, but put her on a picket line and she is transformed. To me, that’s what Cesar Chavez stood for, and it’s what our labor movement is all about.

By Caitlin Vega posted on April 1, 2011

California GOP Targets Workers

Caitlin Vega: In these times of unprecedented income inequality, all the Republicans want is to cut worker pay and protections and reward corporations, even if they break the law. It’s taking from those who have the least and giving to those with the most.

By Caitlin Vega posted on March 28, 2011

Abortion Access

Unequal Justice: Kavanaugh’s Vote on Abortion Access Bodes Ill for Roe

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The Northam Double Standard


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Northam Double Standard

The Northam Double Standard

Rich Procida: Northam’s years of public service, the policies he has promoted and opposed, and the way he has governed tell us more about the man he is today than does a photograph from thirty-five years ago.





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L.A. Jail Vote: Wrong Side of History

Peter Laarman: Everyone in the auditorium on today could smell the bad faith in the comments of supervisors Barger, Hahn, and Ridley Thomas.

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Jim Lafferty: The pro-Israeli lobby is rapidly losing its propaganda campaign aimed at silencing those who dare to criticize the bad behavior of the Israel government.

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