Garfield Hospital
Nurses vote for Local 535 representation despite vicious union busting campaign

The Future of Social Work

Assemblywoman Dion Aroner Chair of the California Assembly Human Services Committee holds hearings and challenges the union to take leadership.

The union holds focus groups and and members of the community speak out. Read what social workers, foster youth, and community groups describe as the crisis in child welfare.

Utility Crisis

As California's utility crisis becomes a fiscal crisis, will the real victims of California's utility crisis be public services?

Labor's 10 Point Plan for Fixing the power crisis

Making a Difference
Los Angeles Emergency Response Worker Jacob Ocampo

New Strength Unity Plan
Preparing for the future Local 535 begins formulating a bold new plan.

Executive Board members Geoff Stephen and Judith Walter discuss the union’s New Strength and Unity Program, which will provide the resources to fight for lower caseloads, safe staffing, no contracting out of public services and other important issues.