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This was the scene outside Alameda and San Leandro hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Nurses from these hospitals picketed outside to air grievances after what they are calling five months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. “We want the...

HONOLULU, HI — The government workers’ union in Hawaii, along with other community groups, continue to show aloha for federal government employees, even after a tentative deal to re-open the government was reached by Congress before the...

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of faculty members from the United Teachers of Los Angeles office pick up thousands of signs and placards, which are expected be seen throughout the city on Thursday. “It is a last stand...

DOWNEY, CA — While many people took the day off, some health workers in California went to work, demanding that one of the states largest employers, keeps its workers, rather than use outsourcing to cut costs. About a...

SAN FRANCISCO — These are just some of the people who were arrested after protesting for better pay from Marriott hotels. According to San Francisco police, an estimated 75 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on Powell...

NORTH BERGEN, NJ — These Filipino nurses are bargaining for fair contracts with the Hackensack Meridian Health System before their contracts expire on July 30th. They are members of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees or HPAE...

ALBANY, NY — These nurses want to exercise their right to organize and form a union. “Gusto naming magkaroon ng union dahil gusto naming para magkaroon kami ng boses upang umangat ang aming standard of living, ang...

by Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News   SAN FRANCISCO — Union members are calling out the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, for what they call the unjust firing of a Filipino-American union representative. Daz Lamparas has been...

In San Francisco, Filipinos are among a large number of employees that Hertz Car Rental plans to lay off because the workers say management is retaliating against them for unionizing.    ...Read More

UNION, N.J. – Calesa opened its doors Wednesday in Union, New Jersey, home to more than 7,500 Filipinos. Named after the kalesa or karitela, a horse drawn carriage popularized in the Philippines in the 18th century. Calesa...