The faculty union had sought a 12% raise, but instead settled Monday on one 5% raise retroactive to July 1, 2023, and another to begin this July 1.

The strike in the first week of a new semester could be called off if both sides reach an agreement in contract talks Jan. 8-12, the union said.

Residents in single-family dwellings whose collection day was Friday should leave their recycling carts out today until the material is collected. Residents who have junk pickup service scheduled for Friday, should leave their items out to be collected today,

A recent political mailer accuses mayoral candidate Cindy Chavez of giving evasive answers to a grand jury 16 years ago. Is this true? We went back and counted again.

Can unions organize cannabis industry workers, some stoned, some sober, others undocumented and still others with college degrees?

Republic Services, the company that runs Newby Island landfill, owes its workers nearly $2.6 million in back pay, according to San Jose’s city attorneys.