Column: Farmworkers just rolled Newsom. What does it say about the Latino vote?
LA TimesTurns out “Sí, se puede” isn’t just a rallying cry. On Wednesday afternoon, after a morning of glory in which Newsom signed a number of important laws to break the logjam on affordable housing in California, word started leaking out that he would also put pen to paper on Assembly Bill 2183, a measure by the United Farm Workers meant to make it easier for those who labor in our fields to form a union. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris put out public statements in support of it, as did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Newsom’s political mentor. The last-minute deal to sign the bill includes changes that will have to be made via superseding legislation next term, including fixes that give the Agricultural Labor Relations Board more power over the new system, and capping the number of union drives that can happen over the five-year life of the bill before its provisions come up for renewal. California Column: Farmworkers join California Labor Federation as Lorena Gonzalez takes over Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez takes over Wednesday as head of the California Labor Federation.
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