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Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike Over 5% Bay Area Cost of Living Increase, Work Hours

March 21, 2022 12:28 pm

More than 500 United Steelworkers oil workers at the the Chevron Richmond refinery went on strike at 12:01 A.M. on Monday following failure to come to a new contract. The Contract issue dates back to last month, when the majority...

Higher Education and California Labor Relations Legislation

March 21, 2022 12:12 pmMarch 21, 2022 12:18 pm

When the California Legislature proposes legislation involving higher education employer-employee relations, the Legislature is bound by any memorandum of understanding (MOU) that may be in place. For example, if the Legislature wants to require the California State University to create...

Sacramento City Teachers Union Threatens Strike This Week… Over COVID?

March 21, 2022 10:08 amMarch 21, 2022 11:01 am

The Sacramento City Teachers Association and SEIU Local 1021 are readying to strike on March 23, 2022 against the Sacramento City Unified School District, “for our students,” giving parents yet one more reason to pull their kids from the public...

Sources of Law in California

March 21, 2022 4:44 amMarch 20, 2022 10:48 pm

California’s Civil Code contains definitions and sources of law. These provisions were added in 1951. There are three sections in this part of the Civil Code. Section 22 provides that “law is a solemn expression of the will of the...

Globe Exclusive: Lance Christensen Announces Candidacy for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction

March 21, 2022 2:25 amMarch 21, 2022 10:42 am

“What would a kids-first audit of the education code look like?” asks Lance Christensen, who just announced he is running for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a Globe exclusive. Imagine that – someone who is interested in a...

Statutes, State Agencies, and the CA Administrative Procedure Act

March 20, 2022 7:53 amMarch 20, 2022 8:01 am

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) provides the rules and procedures that executive branch agencies and departments must following in adopting regulations. In some instances, the Legislature exempts agencies from the APA process; in other cases, the Legislature deems there to...

The Need for Improved Legislative Findings in California Privacy Rights Act Bills

March 19, 2022 3:08 pmMarch 19, 2022 9:21 pm

Similar to bills proposing to amend the California Political Reform Act, in reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic...