California Labor Federation Archives

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley to Initiate Vote on Bill to Temporarily Suspend AB 5

February 18, 2020 11:35 am

‘AB 5 is destroying lives every day,” Kiley said. “We cannot wait any longer to stop the bleeding.’ ~Assemblyman Kevin Kiley The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that AB 5 has already affected more than 1 million independent contractor and...

2020 March Primary Preview: 55th State Assembly District

February 13, 2020 8:51 pm

The 55th State Assembly District: Welcome to yet another battleground district in Orange County. Comprised of small chunks of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties, the district also includes Richard Nixon hometown Yorba Linda, Diamond Bar, and pretty much...

CA Congressional Candidate Regina Marston Mired in Twitter Controversy

February 13, 2020 7:06 amFebruary 13, 2020 4:45 pm

Regina Marston, a Democratic candidate running in the 42nd Congressional District, found herself mired in controversy this past week. On February 2nd Marston replied to a Tweet from Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D)-Michigan with an invective laden diatribe in which she...

AB 5 is Such a Disaster in California, Pelosi and Congressional Democrats Push National Law to Destroy Gig Economy

February 6, 2020 9:20 amFebruary 7, 2020 8:58 am

Because California’s AB 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez hasn’t done enough damage already to independent contractors and freelance workers in hundreds of different industries, Congressional Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are championing their own national version: The Protecting the Right...