2021 Solidarity Phone Banking: The Recall is funded by anti-union millionaires to roll back decades of progress on workers’ rights in California. Anti-union special interests are funneling millions into the recall campaign to weaken or eliminate laws that protect our pay, health care, retirement and safety on the job. Say NO to the anti-union Recall! […]
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Our Fathers Fought GOP Voter Suppression 70 Years Ago
This article originally appeared on The Nation. Cesar Chavez and Fred Ross Sr. knew it would take a movement to fight measures aimed at intimidating Latino voters. So they built one. By Paul Chavez and Fred Ross Jr. Why did President Biden place Cesar Chavez’s bronze bust in the Oval Office on Inauguration Day—27 years […]
Read MoreJuneteenth and the Struggle for Black Worker Equality
This week the California labor movement joins in the celebration of Juneteenth, recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. with a proclamation in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. While many are aware of the historical significance of this day, few know about its connection to the struggle for workers’ rights and equality for […]
Read MoreAs California Reopens, Labor Unions Urge Vigilance to Protect Workers
Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski: “Today’s full reopening of the California economy is a major milestone in the battle against COVID. While our progress to suppress the virus under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s leadership should be celebrated, we need to remain vigilant. The pandemic that’s been raging across the globe and here […]
Read MoreCALIFORNIA BUDGET MUST NOT IGNORE ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO SACRIFICED MOST IN THE PANDEMIC
SEIU California: CA LEADERS MUST RECOGNIZE ESSENTIAL WORKERS NOW! “I have been an armed officer in charge of protecting the Los Angeles County Probation Department for 17 years and I am an essential worker. My job is very important to me and I love what I do. Even when it gets stressful, I go to […]
Read MoreBoots on the Ground: California Labor Federation Launches Campaign Powered by 2.1 Million Workers to Stop the Recall
Volunteers Will Launch a Door-to-Door Campaign, Taking More than 10 Million Steps to Connect with Voters and STOP THE RECALL Watch the press conference here Sacramento, CA – Today workers and union leaders with the California Labor Federation kicked off their sweeping campaign to defend California’s progress from the anti-worker effort to recall Governor Gavin […]
Read MoreThree Questions for Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski
The AFL-CIO is including a regular feature in their Dispatch newsletter, where they ask three questions of a labor leader. This week features a short interview with Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation. Q: Why is the national AFL-CIO important to you? A: The AFL-CIO provides the structure and unity that […]
Read MoreRapid Response: Putting Workers First During a Crisis
By Nica C. Tanaka Since March of 2020, California workers have endured the economic blows of Covid-19. Closures both permanent and temporary have eliminated thousands of jobs forcing families and individuals to find immediate ways to survive. The demand for Unemployment Insurance (UI) peaked and over a year later, California workers are still staggering to […]
Read MoreThe PRO Act: Worker Safety and Worker Voice
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 […]
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