California Business and Industrial Alliance

Gov. Newsom’s Office Continues to Fib About Fast Food Job Losses – Claims Job Gains

August 20, 2024 11:27 amAugust 21, 2024 4:23 pm

The Globe received another of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s PR flaks’ gloating emails still claiming that fast food jobs are up in California – even with the $20 per hour wage going into effect April 2024. In June, the Globe reported...

NLRB Drops Joint Employer Rule: Blow to Big Labor

July 19, 2024 2:33 pmJuly 19, 2024 2:33 pm

In a “big win” for common sense, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that its new “joint employer” was unconstitutional. If left standing, the rule would have drastically changed the rules...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Mischaracterized’ Fast Food Job Statistics – Good Enough for Government Work?

June 28, 2024 11:05 amJune 29, 2024 11:16 am

Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and...

Governor’s Office Gets Snarky With the Globe Over 10,000 Fast Food Jobs Lost

June 10, 2024 11:02 amJune 10, 2024 11:02 am

Last week the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and Industrial...

Californians Are Asking, Where’s the Beef?!

June 7, 2024 3:30 pmJune 7, 2024 3:30 pm

Americans – not just the rich ones – used to be able to afford to eat steak every now and then. America is becoming a place where most people can’t afford to buy a hamburger – or a burrito –...

Opposition to Su Federal Freelance Rule Grows: Kiley, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Stop

March 6, 2024 3:30 pmMarch 6, 2024 3:30 pm

In January, the Department of Labor, headed by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su of California pandemic fraud/AB 5 infamy, proposed a federal rule that would gut freelance and gig workers right to remain freelancers and gig workers. The rule,...

She Can Stay: GAO Says Julie Su Can Be ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Indefinitely

September 21, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:49 pm

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said today that Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su can remain in the position as “acting” secretary for as long as President Biden wants her to stay. “As the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su...