Artwork by Ernesto Yerena.
Fresno Recap: Better Health Care Starts with Better Health Care Jobs
The Industry Needs Higher Wages, More Paid Leave, and Pathways to Advancement
Featuring public health professor Helda Pinzón-Perez, health care workforce researcher Janette Dill, and in-home supportive services provider Martha Valladarez. Moderated by KVPR News Director Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado …
Before the program, we chatted with audience members …
Panelist Spotlight: Health Care Advocate Martha Valladarez
I Always Think About How Lucky I Am
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Essay: My Work as an In-Home Caregiver Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Minimum Wage, Unpaid Hours, Tricky Client Dynamics, and No Outside Support Sometimes Make This the Worst Job I’ve Ever Had
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Essay: Who Cares for Caregivers’ Families While They’re Caring for Us?
A Mass Exodus Looms if the Profession Can’t Offer Workers the Childcare, Wages, and Leave Programs They Need to Stay
Riverside Recap: We Can Solve California’s Service Worker Crisis
Ending Tipping Culture, Implementing a Livable Wage, and Training Future Leaders Can Sustain an Essential Industry
Featuring One Fair Wage president Saru Jayaraman, hospitality expert Lesley Butler, and restaurant worker Ralph Prado IV, and freelance journalist and Zócalo's Elizabeth Aguilera …
Before the program, we chatted with audience members …
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Panelist Spotlight: Journalist Elizabeth Aguilera
If I Were in Charge, Los Lobos Would Headline Coachella
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“What Is a Good Job Now?” Asks New Partnership Between the James Irvine Foundation and Zócalo Public Square
The Event and Editorial Series Will Elevate the Stories and Experiences of Low-Income Workers Across California
The partnership will elevate the individual stories and experiences of low-income workers in California—in tourism, health care, agriculture, and other sectors. The series will examine the real-life effects of changes in state and local policy that have been intended to help workers, including formerly incarcerated people and gig economy contractors …