Sisters and Brothers, California is defying national and historic trends, as the percentage of the workforce that is unionized increased last year. Despite broken labor laws and corporate union busting, California had 99,000 new union workers last year. Let’s keep organizing! Congratulations to the 1500 workers at Sharp Grossmont, our newest brothers and sisters who […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Head Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Applauds New Protections for Immigrant Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, 916-934-6963 SACRAMENTO – (Friday, January 13, 2023) – Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, leader of the California Labor Federation, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced guidance that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, labor rights violations can now access a […]
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about CA Labor: JAN 2023
Sisters and Brothers, Happy January! As a way to ensure better communication with all of you, we are starting the year with our monthly “5 Things You Need to Know” about California Labor. Please feel free to forward these to other union activists and allies so they can sign up HERE for updates and action alerts […]
Read More2023 Labor Diaper Drive!
LABOR GIVES BACK Diaper Need is an issue that too many working families face. The cost of diapers continue to rise, costing upwards of $120 a month to diaper a baby! Childcare has been identified as a major issue for workers, but childcare cannot be accessed if a family doesn’t have a daily supply of […]
Read MoreTime to Deliver for the Workers who Saved Democracy
With victory this week in the Georgia runoff, Americans who value democracy, truth and progress can finally celebrate. All year, we were told a red wave was imminent and democracy was on life support. When all is said and done, election deniers running for Governor and Secretary of State were almost universally rejected, Democrats gained […]
Read MoreCA Labor Throws its Weight Behind Academic Workers at UC
Labor Federation Grants Strike Sanction to UAW for UC Strike Largest State Fed in the Nation Throws it Weight Behind 48,000 Academic Workers at UC; Strike Begins Today SACRAMENTO, CA – With one of the largest strikes in decades beginning today, the California Labor Federation has granted statewide strike sanction for the UAW members on […]
Read More2022 General Election: Are you ready?
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Read MoreLorena Gonzalez Elected As Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2022 Contact: Evan McLaughlin (619) 850-2790 / evan@mcsapolitical.com Gonzalez, First Woman and Person of Color to Take Helm at Federation, Vows to Create Opportunity for the Future of California’s Workers, Lead Labor Movement Into Next Era of Organizing SAN FRANCISCO – Lorena Gonzalez was elected and sworn in today as […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Federation Condemns SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski (Sacramento) – “The conservative majority on the Supreme Court struck another devastating blow to workers today with its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Reproductive health care is a workers’ issue that’s inextricably linked to the fundamental freedoms unions advocate for every day. Those most […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Federation Applauds Senate Labor Committee For Advancing Right to Unionize for Legislative Staff AB 1577 (Stone) Clears Key Committee in Historic Vote
(SACRAMENTO) – The California Labor Federation today applauded the Senate Labor Committee vote to advance AB 1577 (Stone), a measure that allows staff of the California Legislature to unionize. Today’s vote marks the first time a bill granting the right to join a union for legislative staff in California has passed a committee, signaling crucial […]
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