Eric Schmidt, Santa Barbara Resident and Former Google CEO, Signs ‘We Must Act Now’ AI Statement Science & Tech By Izadora Hamm 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 Labor By Jean Yamamura 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 Labor By Elaine Sanders Still no agreement after contract mediation.
Major Open-Ended Strike Averted at UC Campuses, Hospitals as Tentative Deal Reached Labor By Callie Fausey
Thousands of UC Service, Patient Care Workers Threaten First Open-Ended Strike Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt
UC and UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreements After Statewide Practice Pickets Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt
UAW Authorizes Potential Unfair Labor Practice Strike, Putting 40,000 UC Workers — Including at UC Santa Barbara — on Notice Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt
State Labor Commissioner’s Office Secures $6 Million for Central Coast Farmworkers Labor By Ryan P. Cruz
KEYT Workers Accuse Parent Company of Stonewalling During Contract Negotiations Labor By Christina McDermott