Close to 200 people, including several local elected officials, spent Labor Day morning enjoying a free pancake breakfast and showing solidarity for union workers at a fundraiser for the North Bay Labor Council in Santa Rosa. An annual event, it was the first year it was a money raiser for the Santa Rosa-based labor council,… Keep Reading
College isn’t for everyone—despite what today’s youth may hear from the adults in their lives. From the moment they arrive freshman year, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from… Keep Reading
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is poised to increase the living wage rate earned by the lowest-paid county employees and employees of contractors working with the county. The vote, set to take place during the board’s Tuesday meeting, will raise the hourly rate by 2.74%, bringing it to $17.25. This will be the second… Keep Reading
SONOMA VALLEY, CA — Businesses across the Sonoma Valley area are searching to fill openings on their staff, and we’ve rounded up some of the best local job openings listed within the past week. Looking for full-time or part-time work? We’ve compiled a list of recently posted jobs in the Sonoma Valley region, as powered… Keep Reading
SAN FRANCISCO – Calling all doughnut lovers! A California bakery known for its high-quality treats is looking to hire a “doughnut enthusiast content intern” — which includes sampling and photographing the thousands of doughnuts it makes each day. Johnny Doughnuts, a San Francisco-based chain named one of the Food Network’s top five doughnut shops in the U.S., is on… Keep Reading
“Your call is very important to us.” We’ve all heard it when we call most businesses and government agencies these days. Important — really? To businesses, what happens next in this interaction may mean the difference between retaining brand loyalty or losing a frustrated customer. This is according to a host of North Bay and… Keep Reading
There are more than two dozen jobs in Santa Rosa that pay some of the most competitive salaries in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Santa Rosa ranked fifth on the publication’s list of “Best Paying Cities 2022,” which tallied how many times a job had one of the top five highest-paying salaries in metropolitan… Keep Reading
California’s minimum wage is set to go up again in January, hitting a major milestone sought by labor advocates and activists. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, California’s minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum wage rises to $14. With… Keep Reading
PETALUMA, CA — The latest national unemployment and jobs figures portray a labor market that is moving closer to normal, but the country still has a record number of job openings. The unemployment rate in the Petaluma area has largely improved since the beginning of the pandemic and there was some improvement from March to… Keep Reading
In California, unlike the majority of employees, there is no minimum wage for some disabled workers. There are those who believe that’s a social injustice. Others contend rules allowing workers to make much less per hour provides the only way they will ever receive a paycheck. “Every single person who works deserves to be treated… Keep Reading
