The governor tapped a labor champion in the midst of high-profile vetoes of union priorities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointee, EMILY’s List leader Laphonza Butler, mirrors his own values on labor and business issues, which tend to favor results over ideology. | Getty ImagesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent his career navigating conflicting relationships between labor and business — so has his pick to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
As for Butler, no one would mistake her for a centrist. She’s spent the bulk of her career in the labor movement and has been one of the loudest pro-abortion rights voices sincewas overturned. Still, she has shown a knack for the type of deal-making that jibes with Newsom’s balancing act. Butler’s appointment comes at a rocky point in Newsom’s relationship with labor. He faces fierce criticism over vetoing high-profile labor priorities, including unemployment benefits for striking workers and
Laphonza Butler has spent the bulk of her career in the labor movement and has been one of the loudest pro-abortion rights voices since Roe v. Wade was overturned. | Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Women's March
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