Las dificultades que enfrenta García reflejan lo que millones de trabajadores con bajos sueldos como ella enfrentan en todo el país, donde el aumento de los costos erosiona su ya precaria situación.

Salud Garcia’s struggles echo those of millions of low-wage workers across the nation, where mounting costs erode their already precarious footing.

In Chicago, city data shows fewer than 4% of the more than 30,000 drivers removed from rideshare platforms were reinstated.

Cal Labor Federation president Lorena Gonzalez says Proposition 40 — opposed by the ultra-rich — is needed to maintain basic health care services after cuts by President Trump and Republicans.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has yet to make public the multibillion-dollar cost projection behind its 2024 decision to exempt state prisons from heat safety rules.

California is crafting weaker heat protections for prisons than for other workplaces, citing billions in costs to cool aging institutions as climate and health risks increase.

The proposed campus would consume 11 times the power of Denver International Airport; as it has across the country, opposition mounts.

Repealing the exemption, which could cost the state billions, has failed repeatedly despite bipartisan support.