With Trump vowing deportations, Los Angeles workers look for help

A line of immigrant workers formed outside an office building in Koreatown on a recent Friday…

NLRB says Grindr squashed union with return-to-office ultimatum

When the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr told its staff last year that the days of fully…

Robots can make your French fries. Is this the future of fast food?

Miso Robotics’ lab in downtown Pasadena is filled with robots of the past and present. There’s…

Union drive at Wells Fargo heats up amid intimidation claims

After Wells Fargo was mired in a 2013 scandal over employees who opened millions of fake…

O.C. man charged in workers’ comp fraud case involving $100 million

In a major California workers’ comp insurance case, authorities have charged an Orange County man who…

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb

In April 2022, a Starbucks barista and union organizer was invited to meet with the company’s…

One nation’s plan for success: Work less and make more babies

SEOUL —  Less than a generation ago, South Korea held an unenviable distinction it has since tried…

Pharmacy workers at CVS in Redlands to hold union election

Dozens of employees at a CVS specialty pharmacy in Redlands filed a petition with the National…

Central Valley effort trains farmworkers to master technology replacing fieldwork

Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked…

O.C. Chipotle spots debut ‘Autocado’ and a robotic burrito bowl maker

Robots that fully flesh out avocados and build burrito bowls are now making food for customers…