Posts tagged San Francisco Chronicle

    News Article ● Labor Unionization

    California tribal casino workers could be one step closer to unionizing under new ruling

    May 23, 2022 // Although the tribe has rights as a sovereign government, “there is no sovereign immunity to arbitration because a party is only obligated to arbitrate when that party agreed to arbitrate, as Sycuan did” when it signed the TLRO, Judge Milan Smith said in the 3-0 ruling. He said all disputed issues, including the tribe’s claim that the agreement conflicts with federal labor law, must be referred to arbitration.

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    News Article ● Strike Unions

    Oakland Unified letter warns union about planned one-day strike

    April 27, 2022 // Oakland Unified has warned its teachers union not to walk out of classes for a planned one-day strike this Friday, saying the walkout would have a harmful financial impact on the district and is a violation of the current contract,

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