Fifty years ago today, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job. The law was won in 1970 because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement and allies, who drew major attention to work-related deaths, disease and injuries, organized for safer working […]
Read MoreStatement on Guilty Verdict of Police Officer Derek Chauvin
Statement on Guilty Verdict of Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the Murder of George Floyd By California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski While the California labor movement wholeheartedly agrees with today’s verdict convicting police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, justice remains elusive. Real justice would have meant Floyd would be alive, home […]
Read MoreAmerican Jobs Plan Means Good Union Jobs for California
By Steve Smith The negotiating on President Biden’s historic infrastructure plan is under way. This nearly $2 trillion bill would be the largest investment in infrastructure and jobs in American history. Will the jobs created be union jobs? Vice President Kamala Harris penned an op-ed this week in USA Today laying out the administration’s priorities. […]
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