A Labor Day look back at OC workers’ most recent job actions.
Tag: Labor Day
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines Ahead of Labor Day
Police military equipment, federal noncitizen voting probe, cracking down on sober living homes and ongoing immigration sweeps – these are some of the top issues debated by public officials ahead of Labor Day.
Posted inCountywide
Celebrating Workers Across OC
This Labor Day Voice of OC recognizes those who work with their hands across Orange County.
Posted inEconomy
Labor Day 2021: Orange County Residents Brave COVID-19 Showing Up to Work
Now a year and a half into facing COVID-19, we take a look firsthand at the people who support the community across health care, industry, public safety and food.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Labor Day Puts Focus on Protecting Workers, Unemployed Facing Uphill Battles During Pandemic
Since the pandemic began grocery store clerks, warehouse workers, farmworkers, construction crews, health care workers and many others never stopped.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Briceño: Immigrants’ Rights Are Center Stage This Labor Day
Ada Briceño, a Co-President for the hotel workers union, UNITE HERE Local 11, in Orange County challenges her labor colleagues this Labor Day to embrace immigrant rights and stand with 800,000 young people across the nation who receive refuge as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) just as President Trump reconsiders the program.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Labor Day Reminds Us Government Is Fueled by People Not Politicians
After being upbraided on air by two conservative radio hosts, Orange County supervisorial candidates Andrew Do and Michele Martinez are taking action aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis at the county Civic Center.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Herrera: Heroes Come Into Our Neighborhood Every Day, We Just Don’t See Them
Herrera from Teamsters Local 396 reminds us that Labor Day is a time to honor the hard working, dedicated workers that keep our neighborhoods sanitary and healthy. These folks are on the front lines. They deserve respect, gratitude and a fair wage.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Transportation
Sen. Leyva: Honoring the Labor Movement This Labor Day
State Sen. Connie M. Leyva reminds us that the labor movement has helped ensure workers and their families have a better quality of life for future generations. She argues that unions are needed now more than ever before.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Muir Beuthin: Organized Labor Continues to Fight for American Workers
Labor Day embodies economic justice but ironically the County of Orange ranks dead last in gender pay disparity. Female workers earn 27-percent less than their male counterparts.
