Unions

Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...

White-collar workers are turning to labor unions

2013-05-16 05:00:00

NEW YORK — The next wave of union protesters isn't blue collar. It's lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, helicopter pilots, judges, insurance agents and podiatrists. These white-collar workers are not exactly the picture of the labor movement, but...

Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff

2013-05-17 22:47:00

The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...

Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22

2013-05-10 16:52:00

The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...

Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims

2013-05-13 04:57:00

Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...

'Living wage' at issue in L.A. mayoral campaign

2013-05-11 22:04:00

The pickup truck tooled around Highland Park on Saturday morning, loudspeakers in back crooning in Spanish: "Wendy, la Wendy. We're gonna vote. $15 an hour we'll make. Wendy, la Wendy, we're gonna dance. Eric Garcetti start crying." A political mailer...

Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat

2013-05-14 22:57:00

Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...

After Dorner claim, other fired LAPD cops want cases reviewed

2013-04-29 00:00:00

In the wake of Christopher Dorner's claim that his firing from the Los Angeles Police Department was a result of corruption and bias, more than three dozen other fired LAPD cops want department officials to review their cases. The 40 requests, which...

Lawsuit targets union fees collected from nonmember teachers

2013-04-30 14:38:00

A conservative organization has joined with a group of California teachers in an effort to overturn laws that allow teacher unions to collect fees from those who don't want to be members. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Santa Ana, targets...

Union for patient-care workers at UC hospitals to take strike vote

2013-04-29 18:05:00

The union representing nearly�13,000 University of California�patient-care workers plans to take a strike vote beginning Tuesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME 3299, will hold the strike vote through...

Police union puts another $850,000 into bid to elect Greuel

2013-05-08 12:41:00

The union that represents Los Angeles police officers put another $850,000 into the effort to elect mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel, according to a report posted Wednesday by the city’s Ethics Commission. The independent expenditure brings the...

Newton: Labor's agendas

2013-05-06 00:00:00

This has been a complicated season for organized labor in Los Angeles. On the one hand, labor got the mayor's race it wanted: Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti both have a long history of supporting, and being supported by, unions....

Kudo count At just 21, Hudson's bittersweet performance as young band groupie Penny Lane in "Almost Famous" scored her a Golden Globe for best supporting actress and an Oscar nomination.

2013-04-29 09:23:00

Ronald Reagan's 1986 State of the Union address was the first one to be postponed as the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up shortly after lift-off on the day for which the speech was scheduled.

2013-02-12 00:00:00

During President Obama's first State of the Union address, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was seen mouthing the words "not true" in response to the president's characterization of the Court's "Citizens United" ruling.

2013-02-11 00:00:00