New Overtime Law for Agriculture Workers Was Never About the Workers

January 9, 2023 8:10 amJanuary 10, 2023 3:42 pm

After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural workers in California, Gov. Jerry Brown instead signed into law Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), to require overtime pay of time-and-a-half for farm employees working more than eight...

Tracking Political Spending by Government Unions

November 8, 2022 5:55 amNovember 8, 2022 6:08 am

With a rough top-down analysis, it’s easy enough to estimate how much government unions collect and spend every year in California. They have roughly a million members, paying roughly $1,000 per year in dues. That would be one billion dollars per year....

The Cesspool Politics of Los Angeles

November 2, 2022 11:30 amNovember 2, 2022 10:51 am

In less than two weeks, voters in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to select a new mayor and nine of the 15 members of the city council. A positive outcome is unlikely. The cards are stacked. It’s reasonable to...

California’s Unions Are Misusing Their Power

September 20, 2022 2:54 amSeptember 20, 2022 7:34 am

If you go to the “what we do” page of the California Labor Federation, the lead paragraph starts with this sentence: “The California Labor Federation is dedicated to promoting and defending the interests of working people and their families for...

AB 2932 Proposes Mandated Four-Day Workweek

April 16, 2022 4:12 pmApril 18, 2022 9:09 am

Assembly Members Evan Low and Cristina Garcia are joint authors of Assembly Bill 2932, which would amend Section 510 of the California Labor Code to change the definition of a “workweek” in this state. Existing state law defines the term...

32-Hour Workweek Bill is Punitive Attempt to Force CA Employers to Increase Wages and Pay Extra Overtime

April 13, 2022 2:33 pm

Presented as a bill to allow California employees to work fewer hours each week, Assembly Bill 2932 by Assembly members Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D–Campbell), would require all businesses in the state with 500+ employees to redefine...

SF Supervisors Halt Amazon’s New Warehouse Plan With Parcel Delivery Moratorium

March 25, 2022 4:08 pmMarch 25, 2022 4:08 pm

Amazon announced earlier this week that they will stop the development of a new warehouse in San Francisco following the Board of Supervisors passing a year and a half long moratorium on new parcel delivery stations. The citywide legislation, authored...