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TechTarget | 03/10/2024

Dockworkers’ fight a warning about the future of work

Dockworkers are fighting for the future of work, fearing automation will take their jobs. Even those who stay employed worry that the tech will strip their work of its worth

LAist | 03/10/2024

East Coast dockworkers suspend strike, easing impacts on Long Beach and LA ports

The decision by dockworkers on Thursday to suspend their work stoppage at ports across the East and Gulf coasts prevented what could have been a significant economic impact in California, despite all the planning West Coast ports did in advance.

Truthout | 02/10/2024

Labor Laws Have Largely Excluded Domestic Workers. A Movement Is Changing That.

On September 28, domestic workers in California secured a long-fought victory with the signing of SB 1350, a bill that grants the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) the authority to enforce health and safety regulations in private homes that employ domestic workers.

CAL Matters | 01/10/2024

UC says federal law prevents it from hiring undocumented students. A lawsuit seeks to change that

Members of the coalition that’s been pushing to get the University of California to hire its undocumented students for campus jobs are now suing the university system, days after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made such employment a reality.

LA Times | 02/10/2024

Newsom quashed bill. Now lawsuit aims to open UC jobs to undocumented students

After Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented students to be hired on public universities, a legal effort has been launched to force open this doorway.

LAist | 30/09/2024

Did Newsom give false hope on future of campus jobs bill for undocumented students?

Last month, California lawmakers passed a bill that would have opened jobs in the state’s higher education institutions to students who are undocumented. Then, earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed that bill, in part because he said the legal liabilities were too high.

Los Angeles Sentinel | 25/09/2024

UCLA Students Gain Organizing Experience Working with Black Worker Centers

Nine UCLA students were recognized as Freedom Fellows at a special ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Los Angeles Black Worker Center in South L.A. The young adults were saluted for completing a 10-week program where they learned how to advance civic and economic justice for Black workers. The students received real-world training by working directly with activists and community organizers affiliated with Black Worker Centers throughout California.

NBC LA | 24/09/2024

Gov. Newsom vetoes bill that would have allowed undocumented students to work on campus

Citing concerns about a potential legal fallout, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented college students to work on campuses in California. AB 2586 would have prohibited California colleges and universities from disqualifying students from being hired on campus if they were unable to provide proof of federal work authorization. The governor said his reason for the veto was federal funding potentially being at risk for employees and students since the federal law forbids employers from hiring undocumented individuals.

LAist | 24/09/2024

Undocumented students rethinking college futures after Newsom’s veto of campus jobs bill

For three years, college students and scholars in California sought to open the financial and educational opportunity of jobs for undocumented students. Their effort ended on Sunday with a gubernatorial veto of Assembly Bill 2586.

KGET News | 17/09/2024

News from the California Capitol: Opportunity for all act

LPB Network | 13/09/2024

New study shows large drop in undocumented college students at California universities, decline of DACA is most likely explanation

The results of the new study are especially timely given the policy debate around AB 2586 (David Alvarez—San Diego), Opportunity for All Act, which the California Legislature recently passed. The bill awaits the signature or veto of Governor Newsom. AB 2586 would provide equal access to employment opportunities for all students, regardless of their immigration status, at the University of California, California State University, and California community colleges. Section IV of the Kidder & Johnson study reviews Opportunity for All campaign, which claims that public universities may lawfully employ undocumented students.

Diverse | 13/09/2024

Petitioning for the Right to Work

Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges.

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