Workers voted for a union at the Southside Berkeley, Temescal and Piedmont Avenue locations on Wednesday.
Tag: labor
Posted inNosh
A coffee revolution: Peet’s’ first ever employee spills the beans
When Peet’s opened in 1966, the entire country was drinking Folger’s Instant and there were no baristas, so no call for a workers’ union. Bill Coffin was 15 when he started working there, and he recalls many pivotal moments.
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Nick’s Pizza and Bakery is becoming a worker-owned collective
For the founder of Nick’s, an Arizmendi alumnus, spinning the shop off into a co-op was always in the back of his mind.
Posted inArts & Community
The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is struggling, again
The arts nonprofit has struggled to recover after losing most of its staff twice during the pandemic.
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Crepevine’s Oakland, Berkeley locations fined for violating child labor and overtime laws
The chain’s owners must pay over $550,000 after a Department of Labor investigation found violations at five of Crepevine’s nine restaurants — including those in Oakland and Berkeley.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Doctors strike at East Bay clinics serving low-income, homeless patients
Healthcare workers at LifeLong Medical Care are calling attention to working conditions at Oakland and Berkeley clinics.
