OAKLAND CITY COUNCILOakland is headed toward a work stoppage as more than 3,000 members of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 and other city unions announced they will strike on Tuesday. SEIU Local 1021 and the Oakland city… Read More ›
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As Oakland labor talks stall, SEIU unleashes a flame throwing web site at Mayor Schaaf
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf won’t likely face a credible candidate for re-election next year but SEIU Local 1021 is acting like anopponent. OAKLANDFew East Bay labor unions are more aggressive than the Service Employees International Union Local 1021. Whether in… Read More ›
San Lorenzo school administrator called cops to break up teachers’ union meeting
San Leandro elected officials speaking at a rally Oct. 20 in support of San Lorenzo teachers. PHOTO/SLEA SAN LORENZO | The labor dispute between San Lorenzo teachers and the school district is getting tense by the day. In recent days, the push… Read More ›
Hayward City Council to Forego Pay Raise; Swear-In New Mayor Tuesday
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | At least, the Hayward City Council puts its money where its mouth is. As the city continues its hard line against some of its public employee labor groups, the Daily Review reports, the new City Council will… Read More ›
East Bay Political Groups Give Hayward Mayoral Candidates the Cold Shoulder
HAYWARD | MAYOR | As more local political groups continue to shun Hayward mayoral candidates seeking their endorsement, it’s becoming clear the trio who voted to impose a five percent wage cut of city workers carry a torturous Scarlet Letter… Read More ›
Hayward Mayoral Candidates Explore City’s Budget Dilemma
HAYWARD | MAYOR | Hayward has two competing but inextricably related problems. One, is a long-held public perception the city is anti-development and, second, it’s a bear for small businesses to set up shop making it difficult for Hayward to… Read More ›
Intriguing Hayward Mayoral, City Council Races Set for June Election
City employees picket Hayward City Hall last August. CAMPAIGN 2014 | HAYWARD | It’s been eight years since Hayward had a competitive race for mayor. In 2006, Michael Sweeney topped Brian Schott and subsequently won re-election four years later against… Read More ›
‘This is an Act of War’: Hayward Imposes Five Percent Pay Cut on City Workers
Hayward City Manager Fran David, right, is seen by the union as one of the city’s hard line advocates for imposition. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | LABOR | The city council of Hayward, a city once known as the most union-friendly… Read More ›
Hayward Looks to Impose Pay Cuts on City Union Workers
Hayward city employees striking in front of City Hall last August. PHOTO/Steven Tavares HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | LABOR |Ten months after contracts for nearly 300 Hayward city employees expired, the City Council may decide Tuesday night to unilaterally impose its… Read More ›
Hayward’s Lingering Labor Dispute Is Really About A Lack Of Leadership
Hayward City Council, left to right, Mark Salinas, Francisco Zermeno, Mayor Michael Sweeney, Al Mendal, Barbara Halliday, Greg Jones, Marvin Peixoto. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL//LABOR/ANALYSIS | To the casual observer the continuing labor strife between Hayward and its city employees might… Read More ›
Legislators On BART Strike: ‘The Time Is Now To Start The Healing’
LEGISLATURE//BART STRIKE | Citing progress between strike BART unions and management, in addition to the weekend’s tragic death of two BART employees, the entire East Bay legislative caucus is calling for an agreement tonight that would end the latest four-day labor… Read More ›
Labor Negotiators For Hayward City Employees Accuse City Of Threatening Layoffs
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL//LABOR | A three-day strike by Hayward city employees last month did nothing to persuade city officials to return to the bargaining table, while union negotiators accused the city of threatening layoffs if their demands for wage cuts… Read More ›
Tough Talk As Hayward City Employees Hunker Down
Striking Hayward city employees assemble in front of City Hall Tuesday evening. PHOTO/Steven Tavares HAYWARD//STRIKE | Members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, the same labor union involved in the dispute with BART management, say Hayward officials have… Read More ›
Hayward City Employees Prepare For Three-Day Strike
Striking Hayward city employees set to picket in front of Hayward City Hall starting Tuesday. HAYWARD//STRIKE | In Hayward, the confluence of an uncompromising city manager, a complacent City Council and city employees hoping for relief following three years of… Read More ›
Ms. Santana, The Writing Is On The Wall
OAKLAND | Oakland City Administrator Deanna Santana never looks happy. If the sheer weight of Oakland’s problems perpetually on her shoulders wasn’t enough, her own job security now seems perilous. Matthew Artz’s article Friday shows the discontent from labor and… Read More ›
Corporate Media’s Plot To Demonize Striking BART Workers
The ABC owned and operated KGO-TV opened its 11 p.m. newscast last Sunday with anchor Dan Ashley oohing and ahhing and gesticulating over how horrendous Monday morning’s commute might be following the breakdown of negotiations between BART and its workers. Turn the… Read More ›
Don’t Blame Striking Workers, Blame MTC
SUNDAY COLUMN | How about blaming the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on Monday morning when your car is sitting in traffic, instead of workers? Oh, you don’t know what or who MTC is? That’s exactly how they like it. Starting on… Read More ›
Oakland Passes A Two-Year Budget Shaded Toward Public Safety
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//BUDGET | A two-year budget including increased funding for public safety was passed by the Oakland City Council late Thursday. The “all-in” budget compromise backed by Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Dan Kalb and Lynette Gibson McElhaney was approved, 5-3,… Read More ›
