Too good to be true? Probably is. Proposition 54 is another example of the adage. Pledging to bring more transparency to the legislative process, this proposition simply provides another tool for moneyed interests to stop progressive policies in California. Sponsored by billionaire Charles Munger and wealth manager (and former legislator) Sam Blakslee, this Constitutional Amendment would require all legislation to be in print for 72 hours prior to being voted on. Any interest could sue the legislature to enforce this provision.
Read MoreVote YES on Prop 57 to Reform our Broken Criminal Justice System
Our state prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and have been taken over by the federal government. With Washington imploring Californians to come up with a plan for how to reduce our overcrowding problem, a coalition of law enforcement leaders, victims rights groups and Gov. Jerry Brown have crafted Proposition 57.
Read MoreYes on Prop 59: Make Congress Accountable
Proposition 59 gives voters a chance to tell their own member of Congress to get big money out of politics and support an amendment to the United States Constitution to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Similar measures have passed in Colorado and Montana by three-to-one margins. Money Talks In the 2014 congressional […]
Read MoreRepair our rundown schools: YES on Prop 51
It’s been a decade since California passed our last statewide school bond to repair and upgrade our public schools. That’s 10 years of students from kindergarten to college attempting to learn in schools crumbling around them. Libraries, science labs, classrooms – you name it – California schools are in dire need of an upgrade.
Read MoreProp 55 Prevents School Cuts, Keeps California Moving in Right Direction
California’s comeback from the brink of financial ruin during the Great Recession is one of the greatest success stories in a generation. While states like Kansas and Wisconsin responded to budgetary uncertainty by cutting education funding with disastrous results, California voters took a different approach, enacting Prop 30 in 2012 to boost school funding to shrink class sizes, hire teachers, bolster community colleges and fund children’s health care.
Read More“There’s a Boycott (Everyw)HERE!”
As Election Day approaches and voters across the nation watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debate on a national stage, working people are standing together to call for a nationwide boycott of Trump’s businesses. The bold #BoycottTrump campaign calls attention to Trump’s poor treatment and disrespect of the very people who keep his businesses running every day.
Read MoreFired Up, Ready to Go! IBEW Local 1245 Kicks Off 2016 Campaign Season
With the United States Supreme Court, Right To Work (for less) laws, and the founding principles of labor, civil and human rights hanging in the balance, IBEW 1245 kicked off the general election season with a rally that blew the roof off of Weakley Hall!
Read MoreA brighter future for 7 million Californians
Gov. Brown signed historic legislation, Senate Bill 1234 – Retirement Savings Plan (De León), into law on September 29. Also named Secure Choice, the program will lay down another path to retirement security for nearly 7 million California private-sector workers.
Read More41 Sweet Ways to Support Good Jobs on Halloween
For the next month or so you will be seeing candy everywhere. It’s easy to just grab a bag and go, but if you want to support good American jobs, take a look at Labor 411’s list of union-made sweets!
Read MoreIndoor Heat Bill Will Save Lives
In 2011, Antonio Ramirez* was working in one of the Inland Empire’s warehouses. Assigned to clean out a metal freight container, Antonio spent several hours emptying and then sweeping the container, which reached an indoor heat level of over 100 degrees. When Antonio presented with symptoms of heat stroke, his employers failed to take any action to help him. Antonio was forced to call his son to take him to the hospital. He was hospitalized for three days due to heat stroke.
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