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A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.

A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.

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An overview of job quality and equity in existing manufacturing employment in the Bay Area, identifying challenges and strategies for cultivating a high-road manufacturing sector.

An overview of job quality and equity in existing manufacturing employment in the Bay Area, identifying challenges and strategies for cultivating a high-road manufacturing sector.

The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.

Airdate: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10 AM More than 1.3 million people work as security guards in the United States, making the job one of the most commonly-held in the country and one that outnumber...

The Labor Department agency has lost a quarter of its staff and curtailed enforcement under a chief who once represented the industry it regulates.

State leaders negotiated an agreement with Valero this year to use its idled Benicia facility to store and transport imported fuel, which brings little economic activity while freezing redevelopment p...

From shopping centers and hospitals to construction sites, private security officers are essential for public safety. But a new report from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center concludes that they're often amon...

From shopping centers and hospitals to construction sites, private security officers are essential for public safety. But a new report from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center concludes that they're often amon...

From shopping centers and hospitals to construction sites, private security officers are essential for public safety. But a new report from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center concludes that they're often amon...

The private security industry predominantly employs Black and brown workers, often for substandard wages, San Francisco officials and labor leaders said.

The UC Berkeley Labor Center seeks applications for the position of Policy Researcher/Senior Policy Researcher in its Green Economy Program

In light of Women in Construction week, one Bay Area construction superintendent hopes her story can encourage more women to join the industry.

The elimination of representation fees was intended to be a “huge blow” to unions, but it wasn’t the only recent event impacting membership.

The UC Berkeley Labor Center seeks applications for the position of Technology and Work Program Director.

“We have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”

Testimony by Nari Rhee before the U.S. House HELP Subcommittee highlighting the challenges that most American workers face in the existing retirement system and offering some considerations for integr...

For students like Levin Lam, Labor Summer is a game-changer.

Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.

With excitement and gratitude, we announce the just-established Low-Wage Workforce of Color Endowment, spearheaded by former Labor Center Chair Katie Quan, to ensure ongoing support for research and c...

An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

As AI becomes a battlefront in the US labor movement, traditional unions still have a role to play in preserving workers’ dignity and rights.

If Congress ends enhanced premium help, the people who never got it would pay more for health insurance. Here’s why.

If Congress ends enhanced premium help, the people who never got it would pay more for health insurance. Here’s why.

WNBA players receive around 10 percent of league revenue, while the NBA gives 51 percent. With their bargaining agreement expiring in January, players want to share in the growth.

Teachers in the East Bay school district plan to walk off the job beginning Thursday. Their concerns over wages and benefits are echoed in districts throughout California.

A new study from San José State University shows that last winter’s massive battery plant fire in Moss Landing spread a layer of toxic metals across the region.

The Wonderful Company sued to overturn a farmworker unionization law, but a California appeals court found the lawsuit was premature. The company contends the law is unconstitutional.

The Labor Center is deeply saddened by the passing of our long-time colleague and friend, Kent Wong, project director for labor and community partnerships and former director of our sister labor cente...