Coalinga-Huron Teachers Vote to Strike On April 15, educators from the Coalinga-Huron Unified Teachers Association (CHUTA) voted to authorize a strike if a settlement cannot be reached by early [...] Continue Reading
Organized Labor
Mariposa Plaza and Free Speech
The City of Fresno announced the renovation of Mariposa Plaza (Fulton and Mariposa streets) at a recent press conference. Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias pointed out the historical [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Partnership
Sponsored PageApril 2024 [...] Continue Reading
Major New Attack on Workers’ Right to Organize
Two of the most obscenely rich men in the world, together with the German corporation Aldi, which owns more than 12,000 stores in 18 countries, have directly attacked the only agency charged with [...] Continue Reading
Central Labor Council Sponsored Page
March 2024 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Central Labor Council sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier reading. [...] Continue Reading
Historic Strike at Fresno State
Faculty members at Fresno State and throughout the California State University (CSU) system went on strike to call attention to stalled negotiations. The California Faculty Association (CFA) has been [...] Continue Reading
Merced County Falls Short
(Editor’s note: The following article is printed with the permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, a nonprofit newsroom based in Merced.) During its last meeting of the year, the [...] Continue Reading
Evaluating an Averted Strike
During the author’s 30-year stint as a Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) instructor, teachers were encouraged to appropriate the so-called cycle of teaching in regular educational practice. The [...] Continue Reading
Organize!
Organize for better working conditions. Organize for environmental justice. Organize to win healthcare for all. We know that you can’t wait for the powers that be to bestow upon us what is needed to [...] Continue Reading
Naming a Street after Cesar Chavez Is a Privilege
I was raised in the areas encompassing the proposed Cesar Chavez Street. Due to the underlying motives of the opposition, I find it necessary to respond to the misinformation put forth by a member of [...] Continue Reading
Social Services Workers Protest Poor Working Conditions
More than 120 Fresno County Department of Social Service (DSS) workers formed an informational picket line on their lunch break on Sept. 13 to protest poor working conditions that result in poor [...] Continue Reading