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Weekly summary for San Jose
May 4, 2026 to May 10, 2026 • Updated May 6, 2026
In San Jose, recent labor-related activity included multiple meetings involving city and county bodies with labor oversight roles. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors, which serves San Jose, received reports on the VTA 457-Deferred Compensation Plan assets and expenses in late April 2026. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors also addressed labor-related topics in their April 28 meeting, including discussions relevant to public safety and justice committees that had earlier received reports from the Office of Labor Relations. Key points from the past weeks in San Jose labor matters: - VTA Board reviewed monthly deferred compensation plan reports and discussed related administrative matters. - County Board of Supervisors considered recommendations affecting competitive easements and parcel maps, with implications for labor and public safety. - The Public Safety & Justice Committee received updates from County Counsel and the Office of Labor Relations. - San Jose City Council held several meetings in March with labor-related agenda items, though final actions were often unclear. What to watch: Continued monitoring of deferred compensation plan management and labor relations reports at both city and county levels may signal upcoming policy or administrative changes affecting San Jose workers.

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Agenda item: Adopt Commendation for South Bay Labor Council for its role in supporting, promoting, and organizing the May Day march as a call to action from the local labor contingent on May 1, 2026. (Duong). SCC BOS recently discussed this issue.
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4/28/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting's 2026-04-28 meeting centered on Valley Healthcare equipment donation and Consider recommendations relating to the creation of easements and parcel maps and exceptions for competit…
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-13
9: Receive verbal report from Office of Labor Relations
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City Council
2026-03-10
3.2: Labor Negotiations Update
City Council
2026-03-03
3.2: Labor Negotiations Update
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