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WEBOct 4, 2024 · Capital & Main is an award-winning nonprofit publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time. Capital & Main has had stories co-published in more than 30 media outlets, from The Atlantic, Time, Reuters, The Guardian and Fast Company to …
On the Verge of a Strike, Kaiser Therapists Say It’s About Time
WEB1 day ago · An Oct. 21 strike date was announced Friday morning by the National Union of Healthcare Workers. It came after months of bargaining on a new contract yielded little movement on key issues related to mental health care services. The union represents about 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, addiction ...
Striking Back Series
WEBSep 2, 2024 · A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
Here Are Our Most-Read Stories of 2021 - capitalandmain.com
WEBDec 31, 2021 · If 2021 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Capital & Main readers were also hungry for other stories. Our most-read articles of the past 12 months include examinations of everything from California’s water shortage to Kaiser Permanente’s denial of adequate mental health care to USC’s hiring of officers fired by the LAPD.
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Clears Path to Union for 35,000 Care …
WEB1 day ago · Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law two bills Tuesday that clear a path for the state’s home care workers to organize a statewide union of more than 35,000 workers as well as standardize care and training.. Public Act 145 reinstates workers in Michigan’s Home Help Program as state employees. The change enables the workers, who are paid through Medicaid and often care for family ...
Ten Capital & Main Stories That Had an Impact in 2021
WEBDec 29, 2021 · The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Last Stand in California Oil Country. Aaron Cantú obtained documents showing that a fund used by oil companies to mitigate their pollution emissions in the San Joaquin Valley wasn’t benefitting the people most affected by the pollution. In public comments and legal filings, the Center for Biological Diversity cited our story in their effort to stop the issuance ...
Swing Shift - capitalandmain.com
WEBKalena Thomhave. State Republicans devastated unions, but union electoral power remains crucial to defeating Donald Trump. Swing Shift The Stakes for Workers and the Battle for Their Votes in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Inside the Fight to Make Banks Benefit Their Communities
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · At a time when big banks get easy approval for profitable mergers, some California community groups are saying not so fast. Dozens of them are seeking to block U.S. Bank’s bid to acquire Union Bank unless the former sets aside $90 billion for lending and charitable giving to the state’s lower income areas and communities of color.. The $8 billion merger, announced Sept. 21, 2021, would ...