Tag: labor and jobs
Why California is planning to ban fracking
A little more than a week ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that not only would California effectively ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by 2024,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 23, 2021
EARTH DAY CLEANUP
KING CITY — King City in Bloom will host an Earth Day town-wide cleanup on April 24, from 8:30 to 10 a.m....
King City Police Department introduces new officers
KING CITY — Acting Capt. Rory Lakind and Officer Daisy Gurley were introduced to the community as new law enforcement personnel serving King City...
New state unemployment claims rose again last week
The U.S. job market remains challenging, with the government reporting Thursday that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week.
A total of 741,000...
Who will fulfill the vision of Cesar Chavez?
More than three decades ago, Cesar Chavez, founder of the first successful union for farmworkers, predicted a future in which the cities of California...
La brecha de las vacunas en las comunidades hispanas refleja las...
En todo Estados Unidos, son pocos los hispanos vacunados, según un análisis elaborado por The New York Times con base en la información sobre...
Mass vaccination clinics launch throughout Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County companies, organizations and agencies have partnered to host mass vaccination sites weekly, with the latest having taken place at...
Postal Service plans price increases and service cuts to shore up...
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service unveiled a 10-year strategic plan on Tuesday that would raise prices and lengthen promised delivery times, among other measures,...
Clash between union campaigns and private property at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Before dawn on an October morning in 2015, representatives of the United Farm Workers turned up at a strawberry plant nursery in...
Children in elementary schools don’t need to be 6 feet apart,...
In a major policy revision intended to encourage more schools to welcome students back full time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
