We're a public service & outreach program that conducts research on issues related to labor and employment. ED @munozbrenda1. Also at https://xitter.cf/t.co/OSwyjZtk47
UC Berkeley
Joined October 2009
- Tweets8.7K
- Following1.6K
- Followers6.3K
- Likes3.9K
Webinar: "Understanding How AI Impacts Worker Health and Safety," on Wed, Oct 7, 2026, 12-1 PT.
A discussion of AI in the workplace looking at recent laws, worker experiences & a conceptual framework for safety professionals. By UC Berkeley LOHP and COEH. coeh.berkeley.edu/26WEB1007
ALT Headshots of webinar speakers Mishal Khan, Terrysa Guerra, John Sadowski, PhD, and Yasin Khan
Despite living in a largely pro-labor state, with a Democrat-controlled Legislature and dozens of cities and counties with wage floors higher than the state minimum, low-wage workers in California are losing ground. @MarkKreidler @capitalandmain capitalandmain.com/she-leave…
Thousands of security workers for CA tech companies are on strike. Our research found 44% of security officers in California qualify as low-wage workers; in the Bay Area it's 2/3 of them. @pavsmo @FastCompany @StandforSec @seiuusww fastcompany.com/91609749/tho…
Median pay for CA security workers is now around $20 per hour. In the Bay Area it's $24, compared to a regional median wage of $42. Learn more in our report: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/dem…
Unions are pushing for better pay and training for security officers. “They’re playing this critical public safety role, but their wages and training have not kept pace with those responsibilities and risks with the job.”—Enrique Lopezlira
nytimes.com/2026/09/16/busin…
Best states to work in the US based on wage policies, worker protections, and rights to organize. California is #1 🌟
oxfamamerica.org/explore/iss…
Berkeley Labor Center retweeted
State of the Unions: California Labor in 2025 laborcenter.berkeley.edu/sta… via @UCBLaborCenter
How are CA unions faring in the face of an unfriendly federal administration, a militarized deportation campaign, and a continuing cost-of-living crisis? Check out this new report from UCLA IRLE, with contributions from 7 UC labor centers (including us). laborcenter.berkeley.edu/sta…
It took 31 hours of minimum wage work a week in the '90s to fully pay for college, room and board, even after accounting for federal payroll and income taxes for a single filer.
Today, it requires a workweek of 71 hours. money.com/pay-for-college-mi…
Come to our Open House Thurs at 4:30! Hear from Labor Center staff & researchers about their work, meet folks interested in the labor movement, & learn how you can get involved! All are welcome! Sponsored by our Student Engagement Team. Learn more & RSVP: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/eve…
Should Becerra cruise to victory in November, he will face what may be the steepest decline in health insurance coverage in a generation, one that will land especially hard in his home state. @NPRHealth @KFFHealthNews @cmaiduc npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-594…
By 2030, the number of uninsured Californians under 65 is expected to nearly double from 2.4 million to 4.6 million as recently enacted state and federal cuts to Medicaid and ACA marketplaces begin to roll back historic gains in health coverage. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/ove…
Miranda Dietz, the labor center's healthcare program director, told legislators the changes could end up costing California about 200,000 jobs, mostly in the healthcare industry. @mirandad laborcenter.berkeley.edu/cal…
There have been lots of changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California, from both federal and state policy. Our new maps help folks understand the consequences of policymakers' decisions. mailchi.mp/berkeley/updated-…
"As corporate giants Amazon, Starbucks & Trader Joe’s have repeatedly demonstrated, it is possible for workers to unionize & still find themselves stonewalled when it comes to bargaining for wages, job protections & improved work conditions." @MarkKreidler capitalandmain.com/after-yea…
New deadline! Apply by Aug 18 to Skills to Win, a 6-week workshop for rank & file members and staff of unions, worker associations, worker centers, and community organizations starting or running organizing campaigns. Thursdays in Sept & Oct. Learn more! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wor…
Berkeley Labor Center retweeted
We spoke with David Chandler, President of @CALSAGA; Enrique Lopezlira, who studies the workforce at the @UCBLaborCenter; and Christopher Thornberg of @BeaconEconomics, who has looked at California's recent industry wage rules youtu.be/8Yj-Y3bZTec
Berkeley Labor Center retweeted
Congrats to @SEIUTX airport service workers who stuck together in their union and WON better pay! Airport service workers, whether baggage handlers or others on the tarmac, play a vital role to ensure we get to our destination and have often faced vicious heat this summer while doing so. We’ve earned pay increases that keep up with the cost of living and THIS is what we can win when we fight for better! seiu.co/4wq94QS
Does fraud explain the increase in CA's IHSS spending? No, say experts: “IHSS spending has grown rapidly in recent years due to the increased need for home care among seniors and individuals with disabilities, and increased home care worker wages.” factcheck.org/2026/08/ozs-me…
