Santa Clarita’s blue, white and green buses are on the move again, as the transit driver strike is now over after a nearly two-month-long labor dispute. “We want to thank the Santa Clarita community for your support and patience during this fight. Many of you joined us on the picket line morning, noon, and night and your solidarity has meant ...

L.A. Film Location is hosting a fundraiser this month at Egg Plantation in Newhall in order to provide a Thanksgiving meal to those who have been impacted by the Motion Picture Industry Shutdown.  Hollywood has been shut down for six months due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and The Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio ...

The City of Santa Clarita has recently updated their transit routes due to the labour dispute between union bus drivers and MV Transportation that has been ongoing for 30 days.  Over the past year, MV Transportation has been actively negotiating with the bus drivers union on increasing their wages when on Sept. 15 the union decided to authorize a strike.  ...

One month into a labor dispute between union bus drivers and MV Transportation, most Santa Clarita Transit routes remain suspended as negotiations continue. As of Monday, bus drivers for Santa Clarita Transit officially suspended work with MV Transportation 28 days ago on Oct. 9. The labour dispute involves Teamsters Local 572, the union representing Santa Clarita Transit drivers, and MV ...

Bus Drivers and several other workers have recently gone on strike in Santa Clarita due to certain expectations not being met.  The Santa Clarita transit services have been halted due to over 200 drivers, dispatchers and several other supporting staff have gone on strike after asking for a wage increase, according to officials.    “Well we want a contract. We ...

Hollywood’s writers are headed to the picket line, causing ripples across the industry, including  in one of the most active filming spots in Los Angeles, Santa Clarita aka “Hollywood’s Backlot.” More than 11,000 members of the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) are set to go on strike Tuesday for the first time since 2007 after a successful strike vote passed ...

Over 50 employees with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and UE Local 1004, went on a one day strike Monday due to unfair labor practices.  On Monday morning, employee’s stood outside Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital waving signs and asking for a new contract during a one-day strike.  “We are striking today because the hospital has refused to come to negotiate and ...

Part-time faculty at College of the Canyons (COC) began striking Monday morning, bringing a contentious start to finals week at the local educational institution. Unionized part-time faculty at COC began the strike at 6 a.m. Monday as a part of a protest over contract negotiations, according to union AFT Local 6262. The union is alleging unfair labor practices and accusing ...

By Ken Wiseman Workers across the Midwest walked off their jobs at John Deere recently, echoing the frustrations of workers at Kellogg the month before.  After years of relatively low strike activity, a spike in 2018 and 2019 followed by a disruptive global pandemic may be shifting the power dynamic between employees and owners, who often view their people as ...

More than 80 percent of Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals in California, including Santa Clarita, have signed petitions authorizing an open-ended strike that could begin in June. Roughly 4,000 psychologists, therapists, social workers and psychiatric nurses from Kaiser Permanente are set to strike if no agreement is reached on a new contract between Kaiser executives and the National Union of ...