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Dispatch Times | July 23, 2025

Los Angeles County Weighs $15 minimum Wage for Some Workers

Feet in 2 Worlds | 06/03/2025

The Shifting Immigrant Hustle

In the last episode of the season, host Shaka Tafari speaks with three women who work at the intersection of labor and immigration. They discuss the most pressing threats to immigrant workers, as well as the ways immigrants can resist these threats and support one another.

MJ Biz Daily | 06/02/2025

Can unions ensure marijuana workers earn a livable wage?

Most marijuana workers in California don’t make enough money to meet living-wage standards across much of the state, but unionization provides a path to stability, according to a new report.

GreenState | 06/02/2025

“Alarming” cannabis report sounds safety sirens

The cannabis industry is one of expected growth in some states, and imminent contraction in others. People who sign on to work in the space experience the excitement of a new industry while riding a rollercoaster of unknowns. The federal illegality of the plant leaves space for nerves. A recently released University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Labor Center report indicates more to be concerned about.

LA Public Press | 05/30/2025

These LA undocumented drivers helped build Uber and Lyft. Now they’re being left behind

While Los Angeles boasts the nation’s largest rideshare market, the immigrant drivers who helped build it are increasingly banned from earning a living through the apps they made successful.

VitalLaw | 05/29/2025

REPORTS—UCLA Labor Center issues report on California cannabis industry conditions, (May 29, 2025)

This week, the UCLA Labor Center, along with the Cannabis Worker Collab, issued its first comprehensive report on California’s cannabis workforce, entitled “High Stakes: The State of the California Cannabis Workforce.” The report is based on more than 1,111 surveys, 50-plus interviews, and seven interactive data sessions. According to the Center, the report “offers an unprecedented look at one of California’s most dynamic and diverse emerging industries and reveals alarming workplace conditions, pervasive wage theft, and the urgent need for stronger labor protections.”

Canabis Business Times | 05/29/2025

UCLA Report Reveals Unsafe Working Conditions, Wage Theft in California Cannabis Industry

[PRESS RELEASE] – LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2025 — Researchers from the UCLA Labor Center and the grassroots research hub Cannabis Worker Collab released the first-ever comprehensive report on California’s cannabis workforce. Titled High Stakes: The State of the California Cannabis Workforce, the report is based on more than 1,111 surveys, 50-plus interviews, and seven interactive data sessions. It offers an unprecedented look at one of California’s most dynamic and diverse emerging industries and reveals alarming workplace conditions, pervasive wage theft, and the urgent need for stronger labor protections.

Cannabis Wire | 05/29/2025

The cannabis industry is rife with working conditions that range from problematic to hazardous, according to a first-of-its-kind report published by the UCLA Labor Center on Wednesday.

Fresnoland | 05/23/2025

Why is Fresno struggling to hire city residents for construction jobs?

In its first two years, the City of Fresno’s project labor agreement with the local building trades council didn’t hit the targets for how many city residents were supposed to be hired onto the construction jobs.

ECO Union | 05/19/2025

Laying Low: colleges and universities remain a safe space for immigrant students

Driven across the border with the help of a family friend through a legal port of entry along the United States-Mexico border, an El Camino College student who was 6 months old at the time was able to bypass immigration officials.

Spectrum News 1 | 05/16/2025

Restaurants are facing a unique challenge when it comes to immigration crackdowns

According to a 2023 study by USA Facts, the percentage of immigrants in the restaurant industry in California is much higher at 33%. That’s one in three workers.

Random Lengths News | 05/15/2025

Tariff Tax Falls on Port Workers First

Donald Trump’s claim that he’d “Make America Great Again” is arguably the biggest of his big lies, which we’ll deal with in a future issue. But his disastrous tariff obsession and resulting trade war with China stands out as a dramatic refutation that’s hitting home first and foremost here at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with the rest of the regional logistics sector that’s built around them.

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