March 15, 2018

Orange County

OC Register: Wildlife corridor at Orange County Great Park in Irvine unveiled, expected to fill missing link between mountains, coast

Bobcats, coyotes, California gnatcatchers and other wildlife species will soon have a way to move safely between the Santa Ana Mountains and the coast.

 

Voice of OC: OC Supervisor Michelle Steel welcomed President Trump at LAX

The third member of the greeting party was Andy Gharakhani, who leads the Los Angeles chapter of the conservative political action group New Majority. No Los Angeles officials were there to greet the president, according to news reports and photos of the president’s arrival.

 

OC Register: Radio giant iHeartMedia files bankruptcy plan to reduce debt

The company formerly known as Clear Channel Communications said Thursday that it will operate its businesses as usual while it restructures its finances under Chapter 11 protection to reduce debt by more than $10 billion.

 

OC Register: Toys R Us closures: Use gift cards soon; employees will get paid for 60 days

The 70-year-old retailer is headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, jeopardizing the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot.

 

Labor

Fresno Bee: Protect the voices of women, people of color and working families with unions

It’s National Women’s History Month, and while our names are not well known, we are making history of our own. We are fighting to make sure good union jobs that have propelled women forward in the workplace and given families a shot at the American dream don’t become history in the Valley.

 

AFL-CIO: Pennsylvania’s 18th District proves path to power runs through the Labor Movement

Conor won this race because he proudly stood with unions, shared our agenda and spoke out for our members. He didn’t just ask for our support—he earned it.

 

Capital and Main: Port Truckers’ lawsuit tells company the gig’s up

Truck drivers spend unpaid hours awaiting assignments from dispatchers, as well as burning up time at vehicle inspections or completing shipping paperwork—time that would be compensated if they were classified as hourly or salaried employees, instead of as contractors.

 

Publication Date: March 15, 2018