Labor & Education

This Labor Day it’s essential to highlight that reducing inequality is the main purpose of labor unions through collective bargaining for living wages, comprehensive benefits, and improved workplace health and safety conditions. Moreover, unions provide a political voice for their<br> Read More »

As one of Sonoma County’s largest employers and a pillar of the local economy, the hospitality and tourism industry plays a central role in the region. However, the industry is predominantly low-wage, and most employers do not provide affordable health<br> Read More »

I walked a picket line with Dolores Huerta.  It was just the two of us walking back and forth in front of a Safeway in Oregon in the 80’s.  She was in Oregon to visit one of her children and<br> Read More »

“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients require urgent appointments and assess whether they may be a threat to<br> Read More »

Math is the engine which drives the modern world. One might not remember or use the quadratic equation learned long ago but somebody does and they have used it to create every modern convenience around us. Our phones, our TV,<br> Read More »

Every once in a while I come across a math article which references San Francisco’s attempt to address the opportunity gaps. A full account has never been told. The San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Algebra I story is quite<br> Read More »

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) aims for 70% third-grade literacy by October 2027—a bold goal that has been off track for two years. We’re at 49-52% now, and we can do much better. We should not at all<br> Read More »

Labor Day 2025 comes amidst challenging times. Times that call for looking back to other tough struggles that show how, against the odds, social and economic justice can prevail. That’s what the new film, American Agitators, is all about. American<br> Read More »