The California Labor Federation, representing 2.1 million union workers across the state, today announced endorsements in statewide constitutional, Assembly, Senate and congressional races and ballot measures for the November general election at California Labor’s Biennial Convention in Orange County, the epicenter of the fight for control of Congress this fall.
Read MoreNet Neutrality is under attack, California stands up and fights back
In a bold strategy to protect millions of Californians, Senators Kevin de Leon and Scott Weiner joined forces to keep net neutrality in California with their bills SB 822 (Wiener) and SB 460 (de Leon).
Read MoreLabor Joins Elected Leaders, Immigrant Workers to Unveil Immigrant Worker Protection Act
No one should live in fear for simply going to work. Yet, for many immigrants, this is the harsh reality under President Trump’s increasingly aggressive deportation actions, which threaten California immigrant workers, employers and our state’s economy. Today the California Labor Federation, SEIU California and SEIU-USWW joined Assemblymember David Chiu and immigrant workers in San Francisco to unveil the Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB 450), a new bill that provides protections to immigrant workers from aggressive workplace raids that violate basic rights.
Read MoreA brighter future for 7 million Californians
Gov. Brown signed historic legislation, Senate Bill 1234 – Retirement Savings Plan (De León), into law on September 29. Also named Secure Choice, the program will lay down another path to retirement security for nearly 7 million California private-sector workers.
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