Tag: Workers Rights

  • 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…

  • Report: Nearly 500,000 Working San Diegans Have No Paid Sick-Leave

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico It’s still flu-season in San Diego, and many businesses tell employees to stay home if they’re feeling sick to keep the workplace healthy. But what if you’re not paid when you take a sick day? Would you decide to stay home and get better, or drag yourself…