On April 7, the Senate proposed the Pandemic Premium Pay Fund, or “Heroes Fund,” to increase pay for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus is proving we take for granted the work of doctors, nurses, grocery clerks, janitors, maintenance workers and thousands of others all...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020).  A mysterious illness discovered in Dec. 2019 has now killed 565 people and infected over 28,273 globally, according to CNN. As the severity of the 2019 nov-coronavirus increases rapidly in China, the unexpected disease has impacted...

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019. Teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District secured an agreement on Jan. 22 which promises a six percent salary increase, among other provisions, in what was the first major teacher walkout to occur in the area in the last 30 years,...