Ken Jacobs

What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!

Dr. Nari Rhee at @UCBLaborCenter focuses on the retirement crisis & challenges facing low-wage workers. She co-authored the CalSavers report and stresses that CalAccount is vital for keeping wealth in low-income communities, not draining it through fees.

Directors from the UC Labor Centers met at the National Chavez Center to align our work of building worker power across CA. Joined by Andres Chavez, grandson of Cesar Chavez and executive director of the @NatlChavezCtr, the group strengthened crucial connections. 🔥

Join us for a virtual celebration of Jane McAlevey on Thurs 9/5, from 5–7pm PT. Jane, who died on July 7, spent the last five years at the Labor Center training and mentoring thousands of workers and labor leaders to take on and win critical fights. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/celebrat…

California Governor Touts Fast Food Job Growth With Higher Minimum Wage dlvr.it/TCCFhh

There's still time to register for Skills to Win, our 6-week workshop developed by Jane McAlevey & aimed at deepening fundamental organizing skills. It will be led this fall by a team of trainers mentored by Jane. Learn more & sign your group up: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/workshop/skill…

.@ELopezlira: "Even though there’s been some wage gains at the bottom, the reality is that low-wage workers are still not earning a living wage." @CalMatters discusses our new Low-Wage Work in CA Data Explorer. calmatters.org/newsletter/wha…

When Sean O'Brien spoke at the GOP convention, he said Veep nominee J.D. Vance, is someone the Teamsters can work with, adding, “He’s been right there on all our issues” NOPE. The AFL-CIO says Vance has voted with working people 0% of the time @labornotes labornotes.org/2024/07/viewpo…

Find out more in our newly updated Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/low-wage-work-…

My colleague Jane McAlevey passed away this weekend. She prepared us for this moment, but it's still so hard. Jane asked us to continue the work she started at the Labor Center. We will continue to support workers to build the skills they need to organize and win. Join us.

Developed by Jane McAlevey @rsgexp, our six-week workshop Skills to Win is aimed at deepening fundamental organizing skills. Register now for this fall! It will be led by a team of trainers mentored by Jane. Learn more and sign your group up:

A beautiful tribute to Jane McAlevey by Katie Miles. thenation.com/article/activi…

Rest in power Jane McAlevey, The Nation's strikes correspondent, a dear friend to the mag, and a woman who fought tenaciously until the end. We're putting together a thread of some of Jane's best reporting. But we'll start with her obit, published today: bit.ly/4cuvAPn

Rest in power, Jane, dear colleague and friend who inspired so many. nytimes.com/2024/07/07/bus…

FOX NEWS: "Fast-food jobs have increased in California since the state implemented a $20 minimum wage across the industry" "The fast-food industry in California added 10,000 jobs from March through May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." foxbusiness.com/fox-news-econo…

The UCLA Labor Center is very sad to announce the passing of Rev. James Lawson Jr., 95, one of the civil rights movement’s most prominent leaders, a lifelong advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence, and a UCLA labor studies faculty member. labor.ucla.edu/statement-on-t…

New report should be no surprise. Drivers earning sub-minimum wages. The workers who get you to your doctor’s appointments, your dinners out, your parties, your shopping trips, your vacations & your home don’t earn enough to go to any of those places themselves. Unacceptable!

Thank you to the Assembly & @RobertRivas_CA and the Senate & @ilike_mike for ensuring our UC Labor Centers were restored in this budget deal! @UCLALabor @UCBLaborCenter @UCSDLaborCenter

@Jess_Bartholow @CASenateDems @NancySkinnerCA Thank you for all your great work Jess!

This past week was my last with #CaLeg @CASenateDems @NancySkinnerCA. The past 3 1/2 yrs serving in the Senate as we came through the pandemic were among the most challenging & rewarding of my life. I will forever cherish being the COS of #TeamSkinner & the #justice we made. 🫶