The public sector has traditionally offered hundreds of thousands of Californians secure union jobs with good wages, benefits and pensions. Public employees are critical to the services that we use every day and their responsibilities to the public have increased over timeAttacks on public sector unions not only threaten the Labor Movement, but they undermine […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor has endorsed the following policies as our path forward for investing in California to create good jobs now and a better life for our families in the future. Click on each policy/issue to learn more.
Jobs to Build the Middle Class
Income inequality in California is on the rise as corporate greed systematically dismantles the middle class. The gap between the rich and the poor is increasing faster in California than anywhere else in the country and the poverty rate in the state is growing three times faster than the population. This is no accident—it is […]
Read MoreConfronting the Contingent and Underground Economy
Changes in the nature of work are eroding the traditional employment relationship and replacing it with temporary, contracted-out jobs with no security. Contingent work arrangements make it even harder for workers to organize as employers abdicate all responsibility for their workforce. The rapid growth of the on-demand, app-based economy only accelerates the race to the […]
Read MorePolicy Statements 2014
Build High-Speed Rail in California
The high-speed rail line will bring immediate economic stimulus and long-term economic growth. It will result in thousands of good new jobs in construction and operations, attract businesses to California, and benefit the environment. We cannot afford to lose this opportunity.
Read MoreProtecting Workers
Ensuring Paid Sick Days For All Workers
No worker should have to choose between going to work sick or staying home to take care of themselves or a loved one, but that is the choice facing millions of workers in California who do not have the ability to take a day off when they or someone in their family is ill.
Read MoreHelp For Jobless Workers Losing UI Benefits
The State of California and partner organizations provide a wide range of services to help people who have exhausted, or may soon exhaust, their unemployment insurance. Unemployed individuals may be eligible for assistance to meet basic needs as well as other services such as health care, counseling, employment and training assistance.
Read MoreMiddle Class Bill of Rights
Even though we are paying out fair share in taxes, working families are getting less in return and bearing the brunt of the state’s drastic budget cuts. The Middle Class Bill of Rights clearly defines our demands as the people of this state to protect and promote responsible stewardship of our public dollars so that we can return California to a first-class place to live, work and raise a family.
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