Today Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) questioned Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the Protect Right to Organize (PRO) Act and the Biden Administration’s recent rescission of union finance transparency rules. Rep. Steel, with fellow House Committee on Education and Labor member Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07), recently introduced the Union Transparency …continue reading
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), today, joined with 104 of his House colleagues in calling on House leadership to ensure that 501(c)(5) organizations, like labor unions, are made eligible to receive forgivable relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader …continue reading
Further solidifying her status as the clear-cut choice for working families, Irvine City Councilwoman Melissa Fox earned the endorsement from two powerful unions in the race to represent California’s 68th Assembly District: the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 220 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers …continue reading
In a reflection of his wide-ranging support from working men and women in the race for Orange County’s 1st District on the Board of Supervisors, Westminster City Councilmember Sergio Contreras garnered endorsements from five prominent organizations representing working families. Those announcing their support for Contreras’s 2020 campaign include: SEIU – USWW …continue reading
“Walk out on the union, not the kids”: A California Policy Center social media advertisement delivered during the Los Angeles teachers strike. Memo to anyone still wondering about the impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision in Janus v AFSCME: Wonder no more. Despite a surging economy, union membership …continue reading