KEYT Workers Strike as Fiesta Kicks Off in Santa Barbara
The TV Station’s popular La Fiesta Pequeña livestream was canceled amid a one-day strike for fair pay.
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KEYT Reporters, Producers, Videographers to Participate in One-Day Strike
The strike over alleged unfair labor practices coincides with the first day of Santa Barbara’s annual Fiesta.
Eric Schmidt, Santa Barbara Resident and Former Google CEO, Signs ‘We Must Act Now’ AI Statement
Statement warning of “large-scale job displacement” comes on the heels of Schmidt’s ‘New York Times’ guest essay on “Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.”
Labor Board ‘Pierces Corporate Veil’ and Orders McCaw to Pay $3.6M
The National Labor Relations Board said it was time to pierce the “corporate veil” shielding Wendy McCaw from personal liability.
KEYT Workers Picket in Santa Barbara While Contract Negotiations Stall
Still no agreement after contract mediation.
Major Open-Ended Strike Averted at UC Campuses, Hospitals as Tentative Deal Reached
Around 42,000 service and patient care workers, including hundreds at UC Santa Barbara, were scheduled to go on strike Thursday before Wednesday’s late-night agreement.
Thousands of UC Service, Patient Care Workers Threaten First Open-Ended Strike
More than 40,000 UC workers — including hundreds of custodians, dining hall staff, and patient care workers at UC Santa Barbara — say they’re ready to strike “until we win,” raising the prospect of campus-wide disruptions.
Santa Barbara County’s Hire-Local Program Shows Lack of Local Hires
To date, the number of local employees hired has been less than it was before the supervisors voted to require union companies on large public works projects.
40,000 UC Workers Ratify Contracts After Statewide Organizing Campaign
The new four-year agreements lock in raises, immigration protections, and job-security provisions and come after statewide practice pickets at all 10 UC campuses, including UC Santa Barbara.
UC and UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreements After Statewide Practice Pickets
Just one day after union workers staged coordinated “last chance” pickets, negotiators announced tentative agreements covering roughly 40,000 employees across all 10 UC campuses, including UC Santa Barbara.
