Local redistricting bills are moving ahead. There are five different bills this session that seek to change how local elections districts are drawn in California. Wednesday, four of them moved forward by SameeaKamal
Organizers of the union effort said the testimony at the hearing, plus staff members wearing red in support, “show that the right to unionize is what staff want and what they deserve. They are no longer settling for less.”, a member of the committee and labor movement veteran, through tears: “It’s so critical for our staff to have advocates, to have people who have their back when they’re in really difficult positions…. I know a lot of people have sacrificed a lot to speak up.
”, head of the California Labor Federation, a co-sponsor of the bill and a former Assemblymember who helped shepherd past versions: “It was the brave voices of current and former legislative staffers today that finally forced progress on this issue. Today’s victory belongs to them. We will continue to stand in solidarity with these staffers and the author to get this bill across the finish line this year.”On Wednesday, the U.S.
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