Entries by Daria Ovide

FOX 11: Airline catering workers stage protest near LAX

Hundreds of airline catering workers shut down a major entrance to LAX on Monday, blocking Century Boulevard and forcing some travelers to abandon vehicles and walk during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Workers allege unsafe working conditions, broken equipment, locked doors that create fire hazards, and unfair wages. According to union leaders representing […]

Thanksgiving Travel Alert: Hundreds of LAX Airline Catering Workers Call on City of L.A. to Hold Serial Lawbreaker Flying Food Accountable

Workers submit CalOSHA complaints alleging unsafe working conditions at Flying Food Group; company has previously been cited for safety and minimum wage violations As tens of thousands of flights were scheduled out of LAX for the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, the workers who prepare, package & deliver meals onto some of those flights called on […]

Local 11 Endorses a Labor Champion for the Environment: Dr. Rocio Rivas for LAUSD Board District 2

Dr. Rivas chairs the Greening Schools and Climate Resilience Committee of the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education, a group that researches and proposes what the District needs to create sustainable, healthy, resilient, and equitable learning environments. What the Committee is doing: Sustainability, Design, and Construction of High Performance Schools Allow Use of Solar Power […]

ONTARIO, CALIF.: REFERENDUM AGAINST ORDINANCE O3303

REFERENDUM AGAINST ORDINANCE O3303, AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FILE NO. PSP23-001, A SPECIFIC PLAN (EMPIRE GROVES) TO ESTABLISH THE LAND USE DISTRICT, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 600,000 SQUARE FEET OF HOSPITALITY AND COMMERCIAL LAND USES ON 10.43-ACRES […]

ONTARIO, CALIF.: REFERENDUM AGAINST ORDINANCE O3302

REFERENDUM AGAINST ORDINANCE O3302 AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FILE NO. PDA23-005, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ONTARIO AND DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC, TO ESTABLISH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN (FILE NO. PDEV23-039), FOR A 10.43 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED […]