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Mayor, City Staff Not Doing Enough to Save Base Businesses and Jobs, Says Reid

By Ken A. Epstein As time runs out for businesses based at the Oakland Army Base, the…

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3,000 Port Truck Drivers Under the Gun

Posted in Army Base Jobs, Labor By Ken A Epstein Concerns about maintaining local small businesses and the jobs of…

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Teamsters Dispute with Local Trucker Haunts Army Base Project

By Ken A. Epstein A high profile lawsuit has reignited a long simmering dispute between Oakland Army…

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City Workers Strike Oakland

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Debate Simmers on City’s $2 Billion Budget

Posted in Community, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Oakland’s new two-year $2 billion budget – the first in five…

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City Workers Prepare to Strike

Posted in Labor, Responsive Government By Post Staff City workers represented by SEIU Local 1021 and IFTPE Local 21 announced…

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Councilmembers Propose Police Reform Budget That Saves City Services

Posted in Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Three Oakland Councilmembers – Desley Brooks, Noel Gallo and Larry Reid…

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City Workers Demand Raises, Not More Cuts

Posted in Labor By Ken A. Epstein SEIU 1021, which represents 1,500 city workers, along with other unions that…

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