The defendants in the attorney general’s lawsuits include McDonalds, Dupont and an Indiana school district.

Starting today, as many as 48,000 University of California academic workers — including teaching assistants, postdoctoral scholars and graduate student researchers — are set to strike at all 10 UC campuses, a move that could cause some classes, grading and lab work to grind to a halt just weeks ahead of final exams.

Assemblymember Ash Kalra, a San Jose Democrat who chairs the Assembly labor and employment committee, said that where labor organizing campaigns have failed in low-wage industries, the government needs to act. 

Despite decades of judgements and legislation, accounts of wage theft continue to run rampant in Santa Clara County, new data show. 

Prosecutors say Alena Jenkins physically attacked two fast-food employees while calling them “stupid” and “f*cking Mexicans.”

Fast food chains have come under increased scrutiny under the pandemic—and not a moment too soon, according to labor activists.

A group of approximately 30 people went on strike Wednesday to protest the firing of a colleague, saying it was retaliation for her activism.

McDonald’s doesn’t make you fat or cause ridiculous amounts of traffic, Pete Constant want people to know. Constant and fellow councilman Xavier Campos signed a memo Friday arguing that a proposed McDonald’s in Constant’s district should be approved on appeal.

McDonald’s wants to build one of its fine dining drive-throughs across the street from a middle school, but San Jose residents who spoke up at a recent public hearing aren’t lovin’ it. A public hearing will be held over the fast-food joint at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Other items on the agenda include the proposal to turn Agnews Development Center into a high school and the San Jose Water Company’s $2 million bid for pipe repairs.