Rusty Shackleford
17th May 2011, 04:28
so, today UFW members and supporters from all across california met in sacramento and held a meeting at a local cathedral and then held a silent 3x3 procession to the capitol where the demonstrators(in the 100s) then entered the capitol building and went to the assembly room to pressure legislators to pass the bill which would pave the way to farm workers being able to unionize. A bill like this passed under schwarzenegger but the governor vetoed it. and, its unknown whether brown will sign it or not(i think its likely but theres also politics)
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/united-farm-workers-card-check.html
Legislation to allow farmworkers seeking union representation (http://topics.sacbee.com/union+representation/) an alternative to secret-ballot elections passed the Assembly (http://topics.sacbee.com/Assembly/) on Monday.
The measure, Senate Bill 104, cleared the Assembly (http://topics.sacbee.com/Assembly/) by a vote of 51-26, with Republicans opposed. It now goes to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown (http://topics.sacbee.com/Jerry+Brown/), who has not yet announced whether he will sign it.
Proposed by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (http://topics.sacbee.com/Darrell+Steinberg/), D-Sacramento, the bill would let farmworkers bargain collectively if a majority of employees submit petition cards to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (http://topics.sacbee.com/Agricultural+Labor+Relations+Board/).
Provisions also would stiffen penalties for employers who seek to thwart farmworkers' efforts to unionize. The bill was sponsored by the United Farm Workers union. (http://topics.sacbee.com/United+Farm+Workers+union/)
Supporters say SB 104 is needed because employers wield too much power and can coerce farmworkers into voting against collective bargaining. Opponents say the bill violates a fundamental precept, secret-ballot elections, and could lead to intimidation of farmworkers by union leaders.
Posted by Jim Sanders ([email protected])
EDIT: please move to workers struggles
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/united-farm-workers-card-check.html
Legislation to allow farmworkers seeking union representation (http://topics.sacbee.com/union+representation/) an alternative to secret-ballot elections passed the Assembly (http://topics.sacbee.com/Assembly/) on Monday.
The measure, Senate Bill 104, cleared the Assembly (http://topics.sacbee.com/Assembly/) by a vote of 51-26, with Republicans opposed. It now goes to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown (http://topics.sacbee.com/Jerry+Brown/), who has not yet announced whether he will sign it.
Proposed by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (http://topics.sacbee.com/Darrell+Steinberg/), D-Sacramento, the bill would let farmworkers bargain collectively if a majority of employees submit petition cards to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (http://topics.sacbee.com/Agricultural+Labor+Relations+Board/).
Provisions also would stiffen penalties for employers who seek to thwart farmworkers' efforts to unionize. The bill was sponsored by the United Farm Workers union. (http://topics.sacbee.com/United+Farm+Workers+union/)
Supporters say SB 104 is needed because employers wield too much power and can coerce farmworkers into voting against collective bargaining. Opponents say the bill violates a fundamental precept, secret-ballot elections, and could lead to intimidation of farmworkers by union leaders.
Posted by Jim Sanders ([email protected])
EDIT: please move to workers struggles