OCEA Media Brief: Union filings have increased 57% in last 6 months

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LABOR UNIONS

Truthout: Union filings have increased 57 percent in the last six months, Labor Board says

The data confirms what labor organizers have already noted: there has been a marked rise in workplace organizing over the past year or so.

Truthout: Amazon Is Relentless But It Isn’t Invincible: 5 Lessons From the Union Victory

What are the lessons for the labor movement from this astonishing victory?

ORANGE COUNTY

Voice of OC: South Orange County Cities Debate How To Handle Nepotism on the Dais

Two cities in south Orange County are tackling the issue of nepotism within weeks of each other, raising the question of whether or not relatives of city council members should be allowed to serve on city committees.

Voice of OC: A New Map Of Orange County Can Help Residents Track, Protect Their Own Neighborhoods

The map, created by the Public Health Alliance, is able to display numerous layers of information – everything ranging from percentage of homeownership to access to quality health care to neighborhood COVID vulnerabilities.

Voice of OC: The Less-Corporate Side of Irvine Dining Near John Wayne Airport

If you can look past the branded names, there’s a subculture of privately owned dining appreciated by locals.

Publication Date: April 8, 2022