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Jobs and Labor

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    David Paul Holden of EDD Anaheim Guilty of Swapping Unemployment Checks for Bribes

    A former worker at the Anaheim office of the Employment Development Department, the state jobs agency, has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $40,000 bribes in exchange for issuing more than $500,000 in unemployment checks. David Paul Holden copped Friday to conspiracy and bribery, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Occupy OC Protesters Duped For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Orange County Event

    ​About 50 liberal Orange County activists protested a Republican event here tonight for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but rallied at the wrong location.The error wasn't necessarily the activists' fault. The Walker event was scheduled for the private, Newport Beach offices of Orange County Republica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Devon Lynn Kile, Real Housewives Wannabe, Won't Be Trading Pradas for Prison Garb

    ​When Laguna Hills roofing contractor Michael Vincent Petronella was convicted for one of the largest known frauds of its kind in California history, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas famously said, "Cheaters who defraud the system will be trading in their Pradas for prison garb." Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Newport Beach Hotel Company Dishes Out $132k for Firing of Front Desk Clerk with Autism

    ​Comfort Suites and its parent company Tarsadia Hotels of Newport Beach have agreed to pay $132,500 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of an autistic front desk clerk who was fired.The companies must also change its employment p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Orange County Labor Federation Keeps Protests Rolling

    OC Labor Federation Official Flickr​The Register has reported yet another protest against the banking industry was held at the Chase branch located on Lincoln Ave. and Harbor Blvd. in Anaheim yesterday. The group of approximately 75 people, organized by the Orange County Labor Federation, rallied ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Aqua Tri, Irvine Pool Supply Company, Pays Nearly Half a Mil to Settle Latinas' Sexual Harassment Suit

    ​Aqua Tri has agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to settle a federal lawsuit that accused two supervisors at the Irvine pool supply company of sexually harassing eight Latina workers, retaliating when the women sought to end it and forcing some out of their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    [UPDATED: Tentative Agreement Reached] UFCW Cancels Grocery Contract, Removes Final Barrier To Strike

    UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 11:50 A.M.: After an lengthy session that extended well past the end of the union's declared cutoff time, negotiators have announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement with the grocery stores; it looks like the strike is off for now, pending a vote by the union members. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    [UPDATED with Pact Ratified:] Strike Count at Angel Stadium is 1-1 as One Union Approves Contract

    ​UPDATED, SEPT. 14, 10:41 A.M.: Members of the union that represents 400 stadium ushers, janitors, ticket takers and ticket sellers voted to ratify a new contract with the Angels, averting a strike as the Major League Baseball season nears the end. The Angels had sought a wage freeze for those wor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2011

    Pawnshop Kings

    Commonwealth Lounge

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Costa Mesa Layoffs May Not Happen As Soon As Anticipated, Judge Tells City To Wait For Civil Trial

    ​Finally, the Costa Mesa employees who got layoff notices earlier this year have caught a break--or at least a reprieve. Joseph Serna of The Daily Pilot reports that an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled today that the city cannot lay off employees and outsource their jobs to private co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    [UPDATED with John and Ken Counterprotest:] Pissed-Off Teachers, Parents, Principals, School Staffers and Trustees Protest

    ​UPDATE, MAY 12, 1:48 P.M.: Our original post previewing what became a large protest by Orange County parents, teachers, administrators, education professionals and school-board members at Assemblyman Chris Norby's Fullerton office Monday. That post also mentioned a rally at 4 p.m. today by North ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    OC Legislators Seek Pension Reform, Attack Collective Bargaining in California

    ​With union-backed Democrats holding the governor's office and both houses of the California Legislature, it's unlikely collective bargaining for public employees will be torpedoed or pension-ending reform will be enacted.But, God bless 'em, three Orange County Republicans are going to try to acco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    [UPDATED/CLARIFIED] OCTA's Will Kempton and Irvine Ranch Water's Paul D. Jones II (and Santa Margarita Water's John J. Schatz) Top Special-District Executive Salaries List

    OCTAKempton​UPDATE/CLARIFICATION, FEB. 4, 9:23 A.M.: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) clarified for the Weekly why its CEO Will Kempton lands at the No. 2 spot on a state-compiled list of top executive salaries from California special districts.It's not Kempton's salary, the OCTA ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    Sic Waiting

    DiPiazza's

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2010

    Ray Bailey Trio

    Rainbow Harbor

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic! A Good Mexican-American Restaurant in Anaheim?

    ​Someone asked this weeks ago; I just got to this today, too late to help the lady. Sorry, Hiromi :-(My boss wants to eat at a good Mexican-American restaurant in Anaheim. Any recommendations?Little-known secret about Anaheim, our county's finest dining town: it's the county's best place for Mexic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Orange County Register Confirms to its Readers School Salary Database is on the Way

    ​The Orange County Register today confirmed for its readers what we had already told our readers last month: that the Santa Ana daily intends to publish the names, work locations and salaries of employees at 27 local school districts and the county Department of Education.That would involve 72,000 ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 21, 2010

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​The Orange County Register today confirmed for its readers what we had already told our readers last month: that the Santa Ana daily intends to publish the names, work locations and salaries of employees at 27 local school districts and the county Department of Education.That would involve 72,000 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    John X. Vach, LAPD Detective and Costa Mesa Tow Firm Owner, Up on Fraud, Theft Charges

    ​A Los Angeles Police Department detective who owns a Costa Mesa towing business is up on charges of workers compensation fraud, perjury, and attempted grand theft.John X. Vach, a 15-year LAPD veteran who is now on paid administrative leave, is accused of having filed a fraudulent medical claim in ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Boss Mike Harrah

    [Moxley Confidential] Santa Ana sends a message to One Broadway Plaza's developer: Anything you say, sir

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Port's Marine Clerks Strike

    ​UPDATE: As feared, unionized marine clerks working at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike early today (updates throughout) . . . Unionized marine clerks working at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike just minutes after their contract with a consortium of 14 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Positions Trimmed, Reductions Remain in 2010-2011 Orange County Budget

    ​Joking with a county official earlier today, the notion "that's why you make the big bucks" was thrown out."Not so much," replied the bureaucrat, now serious. "We just found out they are extending our 5 percent pay cuts.""They" would be the Orange County Board of Supervisors, which in adopting a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    UC Workers Union Ask Commencement Speakers to Boycott Their Own Speeches--Time to Call Gustavo a Scab!

    ​A couple of weeks ago, I was at a backyard party in SanTana (no, not that type of party) when a gentleman sat down with me and talked for about 20 minutes. I had met him before but found out then that he was a representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Up In Smoke

    Art Theatre

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Workers Rally to Save Jobs of Live Emergency Dispatchers

    ​Before this evening's Santa Ana City Council meeting, union workers will stage a rally in front of City Hall to draw attention to layoffs they claim will lead to 9-1-1 emergency calls being answered by an electronic menu rather than a live dispatcher.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Goodbye, Uncle Teddy: Politicos Strip Out of Power Suits

    At a brief press conference today, Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang, Fountain Valley Mayor Guy Corrozzo and other community leaders will talk about stripping out of their suits. No, this is not to honor randy Ted Kennedy. It's the official launch of the second annual Men's Wearhouse National ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Cop Union To Sue OC Prosecutor Tony Rackauckas

    Union Boss Quint Unhappy With Rackauckas​The union representing investigators in the district attorney's office, notified county officials this morning that it will file a lawsuit tomorrow in federal court to block District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' plan to implement a temporary layoff plan as a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Source: 5% Across the Board Pay Cut for All Register Employees [UPDATED]

    UPDATED WITH CONFIRMATION, DETAILS FROM REGISTER REPORT...It will be was announced today that all Orange County Register employees will be subjected to a 5 percent pay cut, an insider tells the Weekly. effective July 13.This comes on top of mandatory employee furloughs--or unpaid, one-week vacations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    Susan Kang Schroeder Fires Back At Angry OC Deputies

    Jack, Morgan, Susan & Mike"Ahhhh . . . Wayne is a friend who is just doing his job as a passionate union leader. I know at the end of the day, we have the same goal--to make Orange County law enforcement better. Cases such as the Chamberlain jail beating murder, OCSD Deputy Gerald Stenger child ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Work-at-Home Scams Draw FBI Attention

    Hot on the heels of the Welcome to the Poorhouse post that included shady work-at-home offers in the email inbox, the FBI posted a story today warning of the same. (Note to self: when Clockwork and the G-Men are in sync, time to weatherproof against frogs falling from the sky.)The FBI expands its wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Pissed-Off Teachers Can Really Stop Traffic

    California law mandates that school districts notify teachers and administrators about possible layoffs for the following school year by a certain date. This year's deadline is Sunday and, facing uncertain financial futures, many districts are issuing pink slips. Once the numbers are crunched, many ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Times OC Takes Another Big Hit

    Los Angeles Times management has laid off two more veteran reporters in its already-decimated Orange County bureau, according to Times sources. The latest to leave will be Gil Reza and Christian Berthelsen, two outstanding veterans with long lists of accomplishments. Amazingly, the Times OC edito ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    "Confusion" at Register over buyouts

    "Breaking" news in its "Newspaper Deathwatch" category: Media Bistro reports Orange County Register employees are unsure whether to take the buyout currently being offered or risk having future buyout offers lowered: Nervous staffers at the Orange County Register had been considered asking for vol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    OC Reg Will Outsource to New Delhi

    Late yesterday the AP confirmed news that Nick Schou broke last week right here on our blog: the paper has taken the layoff model to another level and will now outsource some of its editing and layout duties to a "global media" company near New Delhi. With the last round of layoffs knocking 90 pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    The future of journalism is now! And the future is sexy, illiterate and cost-cutting.

    Today came the announcement of two major developments in the world of Southland journalism. One announcement is superbad and the other superfresh awesome. So which do you want first? Well, the good's so good, you'll probably forget the bad so long as you hear the good last, so here's the bad. Deep b ... More >>

  • News

    December 20, 2007

    Sisterly Concern

    UFW legend Dolores Huerta wonders why her old friends who run the St. Joseph's hospitals have turned on their own workers

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    A SCOWL in the Night: Anonymous Poet Bemoans the Self-Inflicted Demise of the OC Register

    This week, an anonymous source sent the Weekly a poem called "Scowl," which appears to be a riff on Allen Ginsberg's famous and similarly-titled manifesto of 1950s beatnik angst, "Howl." The poem also appears to be written by someone intimately familiar with the inner workings of the Orange County R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2007

    Beach Break: Striking distance

    Well, they're still at it. Negotiations between the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles' unionized office clerical (OCU) workers and shippers and marine terminal operators that were supposed to end in a strike at midnight if an agreement was not reached. But they are still going! You gotta love it wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2006

    Minimum Wage NO! Slavery YES!

    First off, behold the new look of the UC Irvine student newspaper New University's website. Much improved. Second, take a gander at Linda Domingo's story on social science professor David Neumark's recent address to the all-new Social Science Dinner Club gathered in the University Club. Neumark esse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2006

    Putting the Right in Civil Rights

    Charlie Savage, the excellent Boston Globe reporter who broke the story of President Bush's governing-by-presidential-signing-statement trick, brings us more disturbing news. The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2006

    Cheeseburgers and Patsies in the White House

    If it wasn't for the cheeseburgers, I might have found this morning's resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andy Card touching. Certainly the reporters– and I use that word loosely– on the various cable news stations did, but then they were just following the White House's lead and i ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 20, 2003

    Backing Up The Troops

    If it wasn't for the cheeseburgers, I might have found this morning's resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andy Card touching. Certainly the reporters– and I use that word loosely– on the various cable news stations did, but then they were just following the White House's lead and i ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 5, 2003

    Letters

    If it wasn't for the cheeseburgers, I might have found this morning's resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andy Card touching. Certainly the reporters– and I use that word loosely– on the various cable news stations did, but then they were just following the White House's lead and i ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2003

    Nursing A Grudge

    Nader Says Health Care Has New Enemy: Big Labor

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Here & Now

    How a two-year organizing campaign helped destroy Anaheims hotel workers union

  • News

    March 21, 2002

    Survey Says: Youre Screwed!

    Former Reg reporter alleges she was fired for her remarks in a confidential management survey

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    Moss Appeal

    Mossimo hits Target, cheapskates go nuts!

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    A Big Disaster

    Irvine high-tech firm snuffs extreme-sports' Bluetorch.com

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Those Picket Signs?

    At UCI, they're likely to return

  • Columns

    August 21, 1997

    For Whom the Tolls Rose

    Toll-road bosses want big raises--and they want you to keep your big mouth shut

  • More >>
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