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A janitor cleans an office. (AP)

Contra Costa County Workers Rally Over Pay, Benefits

Contra Costa County workers were rallying throughout the county Tuesday to protest what they call unjust treatment and to demand fair wages and benefits.

2011/10/11

Nurses prepare pickets during a previous strike action. (CBS)

Phil Matier: Nurse Salaries Under Microscope Amid Labor Battle

The public has gotten a snapshot of the pay of executives at Sutter Health and its hospital nurses in the midst of a California labor dispute.

2011/10/05

Nurses prepare pickets during a previous strike action. (CBS)

Bay Area Nurses Claim They’re Locked Out After 1-Day Strike

Some of the nurses who took part in a one-day strike at hospitals in Northern and Central California are not being allowed by hospital management to resume work immediately.

2011/09/23

Contra Costa County Administrator David Twa

Contra Costa Top Officials Take Pay Cut To Close Budget Gap

Top county officials in Contra Costa have joined other employees in having their salaries and benefits cut to help in closing a projected budget deficit of nearly $46 million.

2011/09/14

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California Auditor Adds Teacher Pensions To ‘High-Risk’ List

The state auditor’s office is adding teacher pensions to the list of high-risk issues facing California government.

2011/08/18

Elderly person gets pushed in a wheelchair

California Governor Vetoes Adult Day Care Alternative

The future is uncertain for many of California’s frail and elderly after Governor Jerry Brown rejected an alternative to Adult Day Care Services around the state.

KCBS–2011/07/26

Proposed CPMC Van Ness & Geary Hospital (San Francisco Planning Department)

San Francisco Hospital Offers $1.1 Billion In Community Benefits For Expansion Approval

California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has offered a $1.1 billion community benefits plan for the city in exchange for approval of an expansion plan.

KCBS–2011/07/06

pensions

Bay Area Residents Open To Moderate Pension Reform

Despite labor outcries over public pension reform, a new University of San Francisco survey finds public approval for moderate changes, with the majority of people apparently okay with raising the age for benefits to kick in.

KCBS–2011/06/15

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

Pelosi Vows To Protect Medicare Benefits

Bay Area Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi said she will not support any budget deal that cuts Medicare benefits.

KCBS–2011/06/05

San Francisco Muni

SF Muni Union Defends Right To Strike If Necessary

Leaders of San Francisco Muni’s transit operators’ union on Tuesday defended their right to strike if labor negotiations break down with the agency.

KPIX 5–2011/04/19

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