With the A’s trailing 16-3 in an 18-3 loss, fans began hollering, “Sell The Team!” as they had all of last season as a rallying cry directed at owner John Fisher.
UC Workers Take Part In One Day Walkout
Thousands of workers across the University of California system are walking off the job Tuesday.
This is part of a longstanding contract dispute between unions representing healthcare, service, research and other employees and the UC system. The University Professional and Technical Employees and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unions have accused the university of unlawful bad-faith bargaining. But the University of California says those are unsubstantiated allegations.
This is the third strike by these unions in five months.
Marchers Celebrate The Legacy Of Cesar Chavez
Thousands of demonstrators marched from Memorial Park in Delano on Monday to honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez.
Almost 60 years ago, Cesar Chavez ended a 25-day fast at Memorial Park. He was protesting the treatment of farmworkers across California.
After leaving the Navy in 1946, Chavez eventually adopted La Causa — the cause — to unionize the largely immigrant workforce and push for fair wages and better conditions. In 1962, Chavez left the comfort of a salaried position at the Community Service Organization and moved his family to Delano where he, alongside his wife and their eight young children, launched the National Farm Workers Association. Lacking a paycheck but dedicated to unionizing the farm labor force, in 1965, Chavez traveled across California’s Imperial and San Joaquin valleys to recruit new members for the movement that would eventually become the United Farm Workers union. During this recruitment period, Chavez relied on donations to get by.
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