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New California SEIU Local 1000 President Refuses To Back Gov. Newsom in Recall Election

May 26, 2021 11:06 amAugust 4, 2021 2:09 pm

Richard Louis Brown, the incoming president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, the largest state worker union in California, announced that he would not be backing Governor Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election, breaking a long-standing...

Child Care Workers Can Now Unionize With Passage Of AB 378

October 1, 2019 7:02 pm

Assembly Bill 378 was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in Sacramento Monday, giving child care workers in California the right to unionize. Authored by Assemblywoman Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), AB 378 specifically allows self-employed child care workers to unionize. According...

What the GM Strike Means For the Fremont Tesla Factory

September 19, 2019 6:27 amSeptember 19, 2019 4:48 pm

For the first time since the early 20th century, a General Motors strike has not had a striking factory in California. After the closure of the Fremont Factory in 2009, GM hasn’t come come back. Yet, as the 2019 GM...