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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Gig workers in California must be treated as employees by WorkWhile in $7.2 million agreement

    October 26, 2026 // The agreement ends a lawsuit filed in June 2024 by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu. His office said WorkWhile treated workers as independent contractors instead of employees, leaving them without the wage and hour protections employees receive.

    California drivers employees gig workers misclassified paid breaks San Francisco sick pay wage and hour protections WorkWhile

    News Article ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Tucson arts workers ratify first union contracts

    September 10, 2026 // Workers at The Loft Cinema and Arizona Theatre Company ratified their first union contracts, while True Concord musicians await bargaining talks.

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