A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as 'hot labor summer' was reflected in mandatory wage increases and other state policy wins remarkable even for a Democratic-controlled Legislature sympathetic to union concerns.
A year ago, thousands of workers went on strike across California, and what became known as 'hot labor summer' was reflected in mandatory wage increases and other state policy wins remarkable even for a Democratic-controlled Legislature sympathetic to union concerns. But as the latest legislative session came to an end Saturday, labor unions that have long had formidable influence in Sacramento felt a chill in the state Capitol compared with last year.
'We've done so much the last couple of years, at some point you just allow those items to be implemented and let those fights continue at the bargaining table and in the community,' he said. 'Not everything has to be done at the Capitol.' A lot was done for labor in the Capitol last year.
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