Building Opportunity
Over the next five years, the city of San Jose plans to spend $1.42 billion on public construction projects. These taxpayer-funded projects will provide critical infrastructure for San Jose’s neighborhoods. But will they create good jobs for our local communities? Our…
Cafeteria workers at Facebook organize
Our 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 HERE Local 19!…
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…
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:…
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…
Rising together
It’s difficult to process what happened on Tuesday. Here in Silicon Valley, all the ballot measures we worked so hard for are on track to victory. With 64% of the votes counted, here’s how things are looking: Measure A: 67% YesRaises…
Cafeteria workers at Intel win union vote
Yesterday afternoon, contracted cafeteria workers at Intel’s Santa Clara headquarters won their vote to join UNITE HERE Local 19. Following key wins by janitors, security officers and shuttle bus drivers, this victory for food service workers — the fastest growing subcontracted…
