Nicole Foy of CalMatters’ California Divide team reports that lawmakers signed off on revisions to a new law that significantly expanded farmworker union rights when it went into effect in January
California farmworkers previously voted for union representation via a two-step secret ballot process that often took place at their worksite on employer property. The new law, which went into effect in January, allowed farmworkers to vote either by card check — turning in signed union authorization cards — or a complicated vote-by-mail process.
The budget trailer bill approved by both the Senate and the Assembly Thursday removed the vote-by-mail provision and further clarified last year’s legislation, as part of a compromise between Gov. Gavin Newsom and labor unions, including the United Farm Workers. Newsom had previously expressed concern about the security of the vote-by-mail provision of the bill in particular, but eventuallyGrower groups opposed both the previous version of the bill and the new agreement, telling both Senate and Assembly committees that they were not consulted and didn’t agree with the new terms. The United Farm Workers declined comment.Legislators also passed a bill on Thursday that will exclude federal student loan relief money from California income taxes.
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