FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org / 916-934-6963 California Labor Federation Backs Legislation to Protect Workers from Corporate Chain Closures New Bill for Displaced Workers Transfer Rights Responds to Store Closures by Major Chains like Starbucks and Chipotle SACRAMENTO – (Thursday, February 16, 2023) – Today, the California Labor Federation announced SB 627, the “Displaced Worker […]
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CA Labor Federation Statement on Federal Court Ruling CA Law Banning Forced Arbitration is Preempted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org, 916-934-6963 CA Labor Federation Statement on Federal Court Ruling CA Law Banning Forced Arbitration is Preempted SACRAMENTO – (Wednesday, February 15, 2023) – Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Assembly Bill 51 (2019), which banned employers from making workers sign […]
Read MoreSenator Lena Gonzalez and California Labor Federation Announce Bill to Guarantee 7 Paid Sick Days for All Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: California Labor Federation: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org Senator Lena Gonzalez: Leoda Valenzuela, Leoda.Valenzuela@sen.ca.gov Senator Lena Gonzalez and California Labor Federation Announce Bill to Guarantee 7 Paid Sick Days for All Workers COVID-19 Pandemic Exposed a Dire Need for Workers’ to Access Sick Leave without Losing their Jobs or Forgoing Pay […]
Read MoreAssemblymember Ortega and the California Labor Federation Introduce Bill to Teach Workers’ Rights to High School Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org / 916-934-6963 Assemblymember Ortega and the California Labor Federation Introduce Bill to Teach Workers’ Rights to High School Students AB 800 Would Create a “Workplace Readiness Week” for California High School Students to Better Prepare Them for the Workforce SACRAMENTO – (Monday, February 13, 2023) – Today, Assemblymember Liz […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Federation Releases Scorecard Rating Legislators on 2022 Legislative Priorities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@calaborfed.org / 916-934-6963 California Labor Federation Releases Scorecard Rating Legislators on 2022 Legislative Priorities 15 Assemblymembers and Senators Stood with Working People 100% of the Time on Core Labor Issues SACRAMENTO – (Tuesday, February 7, 2023) – Today, the California Labor Federation released their Force for Progress Scorecard […]
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 MoreAdvisory: 11/14/22 San Diego Rally, UC Workers’ Strike
CAL FED’S LORENA GONZALEZ FLETCHER TO BE JOINED BY SAN DIEGO IMPERIAL LABOR COUNCIL’S BRIGETTE BROWNING AND BoS CHAIR FLETCHER IN SUPPORT OF 48,000 UNION WORKERS POISED TO STRIKE AT UC Officials will stand shoulder to shoulder with workers as the biggest strike in the country unfolds across California. San Diego CA – On Monday, […]
Read MoreLabor Federation Throws Weight Behind 48,000 Academic Workers at UC
November 14, 2022 Contact: Elizabeth Strater, estrater@calaborfed.org 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 Expected to Begin Today SACRAMENTO, CA – With one of the largest strikes in decades beginning today, the California Labor Federation has […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Federation Condemns Dangerous Dirty Campaign Tactics Targeting Liz Ortega-Toro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2022 Contact: Elizabeth Strater – estrater@calaborfed.org California Labor Federation Condemns Dangerous Dirty Campaign Tactics Targeting Liz Ortega-Toro Sacramento, CA -The California Labor Federation condemns the egregious campaign mailers funded by the California Association of Realtors and the Building Industry Association that publicized the home address of Alameda Labor Council Leader […]
Read MoreLorena Gonzalez Elected As Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2022 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 the new Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the […]
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