Montana Gov. Bullock eyes public financing for 2020 run
From today’s AP News Online: Steve Bullock will apply to be the first — and perhaps only — Democrat in the presidential primary who accepts public financing for his campaign,…
CA passes bill allowing college athletes to profit from endorsements
From today’s Los Angeles Times: California became the first state to require major financial reforms in college athletics on Monday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a measure that…
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Worker rights are shaping up a key issue in 2020. Who has the best ideas?
From today’s New York Magazine: Never before have I seen Democratic candidates do so much to woo workers and win over union leaders. Elizabeth Warren kicked off her campaign at…
Can Someone Be Fired for Being Gay? The Supreme Court Will Decide
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court has delivered a remarkable series of victories to the gay rights movement over the last two decades, culminating in a ruling that…
5 questions about labor strikes that you were too embarrassed to ask
From today’s Vox News Online: Nearly 1,000 Amazon employees are walking out of work. More than 45,000 GM auto workers are on strike for the fifth day in a row.…
Experts warn GM strike not likely to be resolved anytime soon
From NBC News Online: On this General Motors and the United Auto Workers agree — the strike that sent 50,000 workers out on the picket lines Monday is not likely…
CA Senate Approves State Rent Control Capping Increases at 5% Plus Inflation
From today’s KTLA5 News Online: California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to cap annual rent increases statewide for most tenants as a limited housing supply in the country’s most populous state…
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Opinion: You Call It the Gig Economy, but California Calls It “Feudalism”
From today’s New York Times: Labor leaders cheered in the balcony and lawmakers embraced on the floor of the California Senate on Tuesday as it passed a landmark measure that…
Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom
From today’s Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers rewrote the rules of employment across a wide swath of industries Wednesday in legislation that could grant hundreds of thousands of workers new…
A California bill that would ban forced arbitration heads to Gov. Newsom
From today’s Los Angeles Times: When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue the company for most disputes, a bill headed to…