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2-Day Worker Walkout Ends UC Hospitals

A two-day strike by hospital workers ended on Thursday, with both sides claiming victory even though there was no resolution to a contract dispute involving staffing and pensions.

2013/05/23

UCLA Chief Medical Officer Says Strike Is About Pensions, Not Patient Care

As a two-day strike began Tuesday at five of the biggest medical centers in the University of California system, medical workers say they are protesting low staffing levels and patient care, while officials contend that the strike is about pensions.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/21

UC Health System Workers Strike Over Pensions, Patient Care Concerns

Healthcare workers began at two-day strike early Tuesday morning at five of the biggest medical centers in the University of California system.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/21

UC Officials, Patients Await Planned Strike

Some family members of patients receiving care at UCLA awaited the planned strikes scheduled to start early Tuesday morning.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/20

Judge Rules Walkout OK For Some UC Medical Center Workers

A judge has ruled that some workers at the five largest University of California medical centers can go on strike for two days starting Tuesday.

2013/05/20

Strike At Southland Ports Reportedly Costing $1 Billion A Day

The clerical worker strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach entered its seventh day Monday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/03

Contract Talks Adjourn Amid 5th Day Of Port Strike

Contract talks between striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and shippers adjourned Saturday night.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/01

LA, Long Beach Port Workers On Strike To Resume Talks With Employers

A strike at the port of Los Angeles’ busiest terminal spread to six other terminals and the port of Long Beach Wednesday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/11/30

Port Workers Defy Ruling To End Walkout Over ‘Outsourcing’

Hundreds of clerical workers at one of the busiest piers at the Port of Los Angeles defied an order to end a labor strike over alleged staffing shortages.

2012/11/28

Arrests Made During Walmart Protest In Paramount

Sheriff’s deputies Friday reportedly arrested nine people for unlawful assembly near a Walmart in Paramount.

2012/11/23

Striking workers could put Hostess brands out of business. (credit: CBS)

Hostess Going Out Of Business, Cites Nationwide Worker Strike

Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is going out of business, closing plants, laying off its 18,500 workers and putting its brands up for sale.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/11/16

Nothing To Ho Ho About — Hostess Could Be Out Of Business In Hours

Striking workers could put Hostess brands out of business in a couple of hours.

2012/11/16

Workers, Community Leaders To Hold Rally At Pico Rivera Walmart

Workers from nearly a dozen Los Angeles Walmart stores will participate in a rallyl Thursday morning in protest of the company’s attempts to silence and retaliate against workers for speaking out.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/04

NHL Locks Out The Players

The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league closed for business.

2012/09/15

Zach Parise #9 of the New Jersey Devils goes for the puck in front of Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings as Anze Kopitar #11 and Mike Richards #10 look on during Game Two of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Prudential Center on June 2, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

NHL To Begin Labor Negotiations

The head of the NHL players’ union said Monday that negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin “very quickly” — perhaps as early as this week — and didn’t rule out talks stretching into the season.

2012/06/25