William Melhado
@williammelhado
State worker reporter for @sacbee_news. Formerly @TexasTribune. He/him/š³ļøāš
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03-08-2020 08:09:20
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Breaking: NLRB prosecutors deem Amazon "joint employer" of subcontracted drivers, rejecting company's claim that workers in its sprawling delivery network aren't its employees. Labor board officials say Amazn illegally refused to negotiate with Teamsters bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
(CW: Violence against Native people) There are more than 150 documented MMIP cases in CA. The state has the 5th most unsolved cases nationwide. Here are their stories and the families fighting for justice. The Sacramento Bee + Equity Lab. tinyurl.com/m68jypf8
Caltrans encampment evictions over three years "removed more than 38,000 people." Quite a number. sacbee.com/news/politics-ā¦ via William Melhado
BREAKING: CAPS, UAW Local 1115 ratified a proposed contract with the state in unprecedented numbers: of the 91% of members who voted, 97% voted yes, CAPS-UAW reported Fri eve. sacbee.com/news/politics-ā¦
Scoop: Chipotle illegally excluded its 1 unionized US restaurant from pay raises because the workers organized, US labor board prosecutors concluded. Follows similar determinations at Apple & at Starbucks, which just chose Chipotleās CEO as its next boss bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
āI wanted somebody to care." Police brushed him off. So he exposed an international bike theft ring on his own, by jessica garrison latimes.com/california/stoā¦
INBOX: CA State Treasurer announces CalSavers, a retirement plan for workers whose employers don't provide one (passed in 2016 by CA lege), has reached $1 billion in assets.
Next week, The Sacramento Bee is relaunching the State Worker Bee newsletter š I'll be delivering all the state worker news, every Wednesday, straight to your inboxes. šØ Sign up here: forms.gle/nCqAeHuA3uUwCSā¦
The The Sacramento Bee was first to report these bills were in jeopardy on Friday. Very lame when national outlets donāt link to the original reporting they copy. Support local news with your eyeballs: sacbee.com/news/politics-ā¦
A wave of blue states have banned "captive audience" political or anti-union meetings at work. California could be next. Employers say it's an infringement on their free speech. CalMatters: calmatters.org/politics/capitā¦
DOJ investigates 2 California womenās prisons over claims of sexual abuse by officers William Melhado The Sacramento Bee fresnobee.com/news/californiā¦