Farida Jhabvala Romero
Labor Correspondent at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)
Labor Correspondent @KQEDNews / 88.5 FM/ https://t.co/kEVC44P6gx… 🎙📝 Hablo Español. Got tips? [email protected]
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kqed.org | Matthew Green |Farida Jhabvala Romero |Katie DeBenedetti
May 1Failed to save articlePlease try againProtesters walk during a march in San Francisco on May 1, 2017. Immigrant groups and their allies have planned actions from Santa Rosa to San José will include marches and walkouts on two UC campuses. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)The Bay Area will be bustling with labor actions on Thursday, with thousands of workers and activists expected to take to the streets and picket lines across the region on a May Day that, for many, carries a heightened sense of urgency.
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berkeleyside.org | Farida Jhabvala Romero |Zac Farber
Editors’ note: This story first appeared on KQED and has been republished with permission. When the REI store in Berkeley voted to unionize in 2022, Michael Robin envisioned the company hammering out solutions during negotiations over top employee priorities, such as more consistent scheduling.
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kqed.org | Farida Jhabvala Romero
Apr 24Failed to save articlePlease try againThe REI store in Berkeley on March 28, 2025. REI’s Berkeley employees claim the company has stalled contract negotiations and harmed unionized workers by excluding them from bonuses and pay raises. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)“It definitely feels like retribution, like punishment,” said Robin, who has helped customers select footwear at the Berkeley store for nearly four years.
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kqed.org | Farida Jhabvala Romero
Apr 13Failed to save articlePlease try againBay Area economic justice advocates worry that the Trump administration's decision to cancel the social security numbers of 6,300 immigrants, and possibly more, will drive more people into the financial shadows.
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kqed.org | Farida Jhabvala Romero
Apr 8Failed to save articlePlease try againUnder AB 1340, drivers for ride-hailing apps would be able to bargain collectively over pay and working conditions, even as they remain classified as independent contractors. (Ericka Cruz Guevarra/KQED)The proposed legislation, AB 1340, would not cover delivery drivers. Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, and Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, who are among several Democratic co-authors of the bill, spoke at Tuesday’s rally.
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