Cafeteria workers at Facebook organize
Our Silicon Valley Rising campaign is about inspiring the tech industry to build an inclusive middle class. Yesterday we saw what that looks like as over 500 cafeteria workers at Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters announced they’ve won union recognition with UNITE…
San Jose Google negotiations begin
Last night, the San Jose City Council voted to start negotiations with Google for the tech giant’s Diridon Station mega-campus. With hours of testimony from diverse members of our community, we made clear we expect to be a part of developing…
450,000 renters are now protected from unjust eviction
Last night, the San Jose City Council voted 9-2 for the Just Cause urgency ordinance, putting crucial new protections for renters into effect immediately. Now 450,000 tenants in San Jose can no longer be evicted without a valid reason. Since the…
Just Cause wins in San Jose
Sixteen years ago, I came to San Jose as a young community organizer. Then as now, the housing crisis was out of control, and longtime residents were being thrown out of rent-controlled units. We fought hard for Just Cause protections against…
Cashing In on Renters
As working families in San Jose struggle with sky-high rents and unjust evictions, the out-of-town corporate landlords who own most of the city’s apartments make millions in profits. That’s the takeaway from a new research report, Cashing In on Renters, that…
Job security wins in Santa Clara
The Santa Clara City Council has unanimously passed the first worker retention ordinance in Silicon Valley! This new ordinance will provide much-needed job security to some of our most vulnerable workers. This law will protect food and building service workers from…
Stand with Tech Workers
Yesterday, tech engineers and programmers rallied alongside Silicon Valley Rising’s coalition of tech shuttle drivers, janitors, security officers, and food service workers to call on the world’s most powerful tech companies to stand with their workers. The Tech Stands Up rally…
Opportunity to Work is now in effect
Today, San Jose’s Opportunity to Work ordinance went into effect. This policy will help tens of thousands of part-time workers get access to the hours they need to make ends meet. We poured our time, resources, and hearts into Measure E:…
3,000 tech security officers organize
The past week has brought outrageous attacks on our neighbors and our values. But it also brought a huge victory for working families — one that shows how we fight back and resist Trump. On Saturday, 3,000 security officers who protect…
Safe at our schools
Our public schools should be places where students and their families feel welcomed, supported and valued. Yet in the current political environment, far too many students, parents and community members are living in fear of harassment, discrimination and deportation. That’s why…
San Jose approves a $15 minimum wage by 2019
On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2019, three years before the state of California reaches that standard. San Jose — the 10th largest city in the nation and the…
San Jose approves a $15 minimum wage by 2019
On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2019, three years before the state of California reaches that standard. San Jose — the 10th largest city in the nation and the…