FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2021 Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org California Labor Celebrates Signing of Bills to Lift Up Immigrant, Women Workers New Laws Cement California’s Status as National Leader on Workers’ Rights Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski By signing the Garment Worker Protection Act and other bills to lift […]
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California Labor Federation Applauds Governor’s Signing of First-in-the-Nation Warehouse Worker Protection Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2021 California Labor Federation Contact: Sebastian Silva 619-754-3350 ssilva@calaborfed.org California Labor Federation Applauds Governor’s Signing of First-in-the-Nation Warehouse Worker Protection Bill Statement by California Labor Federation Executive-Secretary Treasurer Art Pulaski Warehouse workers have long performed extremely dangerous work, suffering job-related injuries at rates almost double the average across the private […]
Read MoreWorkers Powered the Campaign to Crush Harmful Recall Effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2021 California Labor Federation Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org Workers Powered the Campaign to Crush Harmful Recall Effort Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski Tonight our shared values as Californians emerge not just intact, but stronger than ever. By a landslide, Californians rejected calls by right-wing Republicans […]
Read MoreThousands of Union Volunteers Hit Streets In Final Four Days to Get Out Vote for No on Recall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2021 California Labor Federation Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org Thousands of Union Volunteers Hit Streets In Final Four Days to Get Out Vote for No on Recall AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Executive VP Tefere Gebre to Join Final GOTV Push SACRAMENTO – Thousands of union volunteers will knock doors and […]
Read More“An incalculable loss to the labor movement”: California Labor Federation Statement on the Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
For Immediate Release California Labor Federation Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 SSmith@calaborfed.org “An incalculable loss to the labor movement”: California Labor Federation Statement on the Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski “We are shocked and deeply saddened this morning to learn of the passing of AFL-CIO President […]
Read MoreBoots on the Ground: California Labor Federation Launches Campaign Powered by 2.1 Million Workers to Stop the Recall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2021 CONTACT: Steve Smith, CA Labor Federation, (510) 326-4644, ssmith@calaborfed.org Mike Roth (916) 813-1554, mike@paschalroth.com 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 […]
Read MoreHistoric Appointment of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Labor Federation March 24, 2021 Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org California Labor Federation Hails Historic Appointment of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as Attorney General Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski “By appointing Assemblymember Rob Bonta as California’s next Attorney General, Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen a relentlessly progressive […]
Read MoreStanding with Workers at MWD of Southern California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2021 California Labor Federation Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org California Labor Movement Stands with Workers at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski “Ensuring that every worker in our state has a fair, safe and equitable workplace is the California […]
Read MoreEssential Workers Urge CA Legislature, Governor to Extend COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2021 Contact: Mike Roth, 916.813.1554 All employer-mandated COVID-19-specific emergency paid sick leave expired on December 31, 2020 Sacramento, CA – California’s essential workers and community and labor advocates today joined forces to urge the California legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom to take immediate action to expand emergency paid sick days […]
Read MorePRO Act Charts New Course for California and Nation, Putting Workers First
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2021 Contact: Steve Smith 510-326-4644 ssmith@calaborfed.org California Workers Plan a Big Mobilization to Secure Bill’s Passage in Congress Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski With the Introduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) Act, federal lawmakers today set a course to revitalize America’s economy […]
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