It is a familiar late-game push by labor organizers in the final days before the Nov. 7 election, which may shift the balance of power in the cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District to either its administrators or the teachers union.
"Here in California, the cost of living is too high, and we finally have been heard after sharing our stories about what happens inside the fast food industry," said Ramona Martinez, 53, of San Jose, a cook at Carl's Jr.