AFL-CIO – California Globe

California Lawmaker Making the State More Hostile to Business

April 18, 2024 8:48 amApril 18, 2024 8:48 am

California has a new low: Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, a Democrat state lawmaker, wants to nullify Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and similar corporations, and force business owners and landlords to disclose their identities. Her bill, SB 1201, “would require a...

California Endowment Advocacy, Communications, Etc. Grants Dwarf Others

June 14, 2023 12:53 pmJune 14, 2023 6:14 pm

$50,000 dollars – That’s what The California Endowment awarded in grants specifically to “make health insurance accessible to all in California.” $70,000,000 dollars, at least – That’s what the Endowment spent on advocacy, organizing, media, communications, empowerment, etc. grants. The...

The Problem(s) With Public Sector Unions

March 27, 2023 3:00 amMarch 27, 2023 8:56 am

The three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union representing The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) approximately 30,000 employees comprising bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, and food service workers has come and gone....

SacBee Targets Rep. Kevin Kiley again – This Time Over Nationalizing Gig Workers

February 22, 2023 5:35 pmFebruary 22, 2023 5:35 pm

First the Sacramento Bee lectured Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley CA-03) telling him how he is supposed to do his new job in Congress, the Globe reported in late January. Now the Sacramento Bee is going after Rep. Kiley for his...

California Labor Federation Votes To Recommend Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez As Next Leader

November 24, 2021 12:20 pm

The California Labor Federation, one of the largest and most influential union groups in California, voted to recommend Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) as their next leader on Tuesday in a non-binding vote. Gonzalez, a graduate of Stanford University, Georgetown...

Recall Digital Spending Report Shows Democrats Spent $3.5M on Google Ads in 3 Months

September 16, 2021 3:29 pmSeptember 16, 2021 4:05 pm

A new report from Majority Strategies breaking down digital online advertising spending in the California Recall Election by the two political parties, various “advertisers” supporting candidates, and individual candidates, shows a great divide. Most evident of this divide was online...

California Atty General To File Injunction to Force Uber/Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees Within Weeks

June 24, 2020 1:11 pmJune 25, 2020 4:04 pm

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies wrongfully classified drivers as independent contractors – even as Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author...