Tag: Economy
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Bill Would Let Cabbies, Other Independent Contractors Organize
By Megan Burks Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has introduced a bill that would open the door to collective bargaining for independent contractors. The bill seems to aim squarely at mobile app companies like Uber, but more industries could be affected. The bill would allow 10 or more workers to negotiate as a group with their hosting…
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Fast-Food Workers in City Heights Strike For $15 An Hour
Protesters are arrested after refusing to leave a City Heights intersection, Sept. 4, 2013. | Photo Credit: Erik Anderson By Erik Anderson Fast-food workers in San Diego took to the streets of City Heights Thursday as part of a one-day strike in up to 150 cities nationwide to press their demands for pay of $15…
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Report: Immigrants Contribute $650 Billion to California Economy
By Jill Replogle Immigrants contribute about 31 percent to California’s gross domestic product, and 26 percent to the gross domestic product of San Diego and Imperial counties, according to a new report from the University of Southern California and advocacy group California Immigrant Policy Center. In the San Diego area, immigrants without legal status contribute…
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Two Stories of Impact From San Diego’s Minimum Wage Increase
By Claire Trageser San Diego became one of several cities that recently raised its minimum wage above both the state and federal minimums. Much has been written and many arguments have been made about the positives and negatives of that decision. This is not that kind of story. Instead, this story illustrates the lives of…