GroupThink, Not Facts, Responsible for Tech Industry Labor Shortage Myth
The current Immigration Bill before the Senate would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that American companies could use to bring in temporary foreign workers in industries experiencing a...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Wide-Reaching Tech Industry Wage Suppression Settlement ‘Cause...
Megan Whitman and Scott Cook, as illustrated by Pando Daily The Silicon Valley wage theft anti-trust lawsuit known as “Techtopus” will not be allowed to end with a whimper (or that sound the fax...
View ArticleTech Co. Found Paying Indian Workers Lowest Wage DOL Has Ever Seen, Gets...
A California tech company has been fined and ordered to pay back wages after an investigation by the Department of Labor (DOL) showed Indian workers had been paid a despicable $1.21 an hour for...
View ArticleUnion Bussing: Facebook Drivers to Organize; Silicon Valley Workers Await...
A majority of bus drivers clicked “Like” on their union ballots this week. Drivers who shuttle Facebook employees from the Bay Area to company headquarters in Menlo Park voted to join the Teamsters...
View ArticleGoing Viral: Drivers at 6 More Silicon Valley Companies Have Signed Union...
In November, when drivers contracted to transport Facebook workers voted to unionize, the hope among labor activists was a “domino effect” would ensue, and that more drivers would be called to...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Shuttle Drivers at Five More Companies Vote to Join Teamsters
On Friday, shuttle drivers for five major Silicon Valley tech firms voted to be represented by the Teamsters union. The 158 affected drivers are employed by Compass Transportation, which provides...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Ordinance Would Encourage Local Hiring, Apprenticeship...
Sunnyvale Councilmember, Jim Davis Despite private construction picking up in the South Bay, many local construction workers are being left out the equation. In response, a labor-backed effort to...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Rising: More Drivers Unionize with Teamsters to Transport Big...
Over the weekend, bus drivers at Compass Transportation entered the Teamsters union hall in San Leandro, California and voted 75 to 0 to approve a three-year contract. It includes solid raises as...
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