Organized labor

California lawmakers say they’ll change the name of César Chávez Holiday. Taking his name off of streets and buildings likely will take much longer.

Leaders up and down California, many of whom were personally inspired by his life’s work, are grappling with multiple allegations of sexual assault by César Chávez.

A Marion County judge found the 2024 directive overstepped the governor’s legal authority.

The California Teachers Association organized to trigger a wave of negotiations and potential strikes to garner public attention and flex political muscle.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered most state employees to return to the office four days a week starting July 1, up from a required twice per week. The mandate received pushback from state workers.

Groups said a bill meant to provide technical tweaks to a 2024 campaign finance reform law is now full of changes that render contribution limits moot.

A dispute over whether negotiated raises for maintenance workers must be honored is triggering a strike at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Scores of nonviolent protesters were hit with chemical munitions during a union-backed rally Saturday.

A new law backed by California unions gives a state board the right to regulate working conditions and labor rights as the federal labor board’s fate is in limbo.

Around 800,000 rideshare drivers in California will formally have the right to unionize starting Jan. 1 under Assembly Bill 1340, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law this fall.

School support staff, including bus drivers, health aides and secretaries, are seeking higher wages.

California leaders wrapped this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.