Kaiser Permanente workers with @nuhw.org in Northern California and the Central Valley have authorized a one-day strike. The announcement comes amid worries the hospital could replace mental health workers with AI. 92 percent of workers voted in favor.

Newsom just signed a bill handing AG Rob Bonta premerger review powers, adding California to the growing list of states enacting such laws. Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, West Virginia, Indiana and DC have introduced similar bills.

2) Major labor union leaders just delivered an ultimatum to current Governor of California Gavin Newsom: they will not support Newsom in a 2028 presidential run unless he changes course on AI. @politico.com @brockhrehor.bsky.social @tylerkatzenberger.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

NEW: Labor leaders railed against Newsom today, calling on him to rein in AI’s effects on the workplace. They also highlighted AI’s labor impacts, with AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler calling it “NAFTA 2.0.” For @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

According to multiple lawsuits, data analytics firm Agri Stats has quietly enabled the nation’s largest meat processors to coordinate price hikes and wage suppression for decades. @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports for @levernews.com:

🚨 NEW: Federal and private lawsuits allege meat companies used shared data to coordinate prices and wages across the industry. The Lever's @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports 👇 www.youtube.com/shorts/VqrYl...

🧠 NEW: Wall Street. Epstein files. Ticketmaster chaos. Let’s see if you’re paying attention. www.youtube.com/shorts/SUSAi...

California Gov. Newsom signed a landmark bill reining in price-fixing algorithms, the military could soon win the right to repair, and more good news nuggets below: www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...

A library lends a hand to local journalism, Amazon pays up for its Prime scam, agencies band together to save farmers, and legislators take aim at health care conglomerates.

The new school voucher program in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” helps parents pay for private-school tuition with public tax dollars. That availability “is expected to transfer” huge bucks to private schools and private equity kingpins. @brockhrehor.bsky.social

Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill is poised to accelerate the privatization of our schools — and private equity wants their piece. My latest for @levernews.com: www.levernews.com/private-equi...

Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms. www.levernews.com/private-equi...

Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.

Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...

It took some digging, but there are still a couple glimmers of hope out there. For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.

Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade. www.levernews.com/redistrictin...

Under the veneer of Charles Munger Jr. 's “good-government” reforms is a history of supporting misleading—and blatantly ideological—causes. His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition. @levernews.com www.levernews.com/redistrictin...

A reminder that proposals for municipal grocery stores in New York isn't some crackpot proposition - there are concrete instances of these initiatives providing food assistance to neglected communities throughout the country.

Trump's deportation plan is estimated to kill nearly 6 million jobs. As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics. bhrehor.substack.com/p/faced-with...

From 'Kill the Cuts' rallies to lobbying legislatures in California, higher ed unions like the UAW and AFT have been at the forefront of opposition to the Trump administration's funding cuts. Check it out at @prospect.org prospect.org/education/20...

As Trump undermines workers’ rights across the country, progressives in Philly passed a new law securing basic protections for over 750,000 domestic and service workers within the city. For @prospect.org: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

Last Thursday, Jared Polis struck down another bill that received unanimous support from Colorado Democrats. It would have reined in price-fixing software like RealPage, which is the subject of multiple ongoing lawsuits. Check it out at @prospect.org: prospect.org/politics/202...

As Senate Republicans celebrate the passing of their big, horrible bill, restaurant workers will likely lose more in Medicaid cuts than they’ll ever gain in no taxes on tips. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

The Worker Protection Act received unanimous support from Colorado's Democratic legislators and was backed by the state's labor movement. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it. My latest with @prospect.org: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

As federal attacks on labor continue, leaders in states like Colorado are putting pressure on their governments to step up and pass legislation that helps working Americans: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead theintercept.com/2025/03/10/m...

Workers and authorities won back some $1.5 billion in stolen wages between 2021 and 2023. This, though, is just a drop in the bucket. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...