Facing a staggering wealth gap, California suggests increasing union participation among low-wage workers, noting that a union membership reduces working poverty better than a college degree. But getting more workers to vote on unions will require businesses and unions to compromise. Recent efforts have stalled but the stakes are higher than ever as a court overturns Prop. 22 and the Teamsters begin to campaign at Amazon warehouses across the state.
Swalwell Discusses a New Bill Aimed to Support Electric Vehicles
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Commission Outlines Plan for Guaranteed Work, Increased Benefits
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Guaranteed work: California commission calls for government jobs program after pandemic
Sacramento Bee 3/4/2021 Jeong Park, The Sacramento Bee
Mar. 3 The Sacramento Bee is exploring the future of work in California as the state recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The series is supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems.
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California labor and economic leaders in a new report are calling for a social compact for workers, including ideas such as generating a million new jobs in clean energy and providing a federal and state jobs guarantee by 2030.