On CésarChávezDay, a group of 50 farmworkers, advocates, & community members gathered in Fresno to march in honor of the late labor leader, and to once again ask Gov. Newsom to sign a bill that would simplify how farmworkers vote in union elections
Farmworker Inocencio Cortez joins the rally in downtown Fresno on Cesar Chavez Day to help urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign the Ag Labor Voting Choice Act, providing more choices in how farm workers can vote in their union elections. March 31, 2022. Photo by John Walker/The Fresno BeeFarmworkers and marchers in 13 California cities asked Gov. Newsom to sign a bill that would make voting easier in union elections.
The march was part of a series of events organized by the UFW and its foundation in 13 rural and urban California cities in which farmworkers gathered to raise awareness about the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act, AB 2183, a bill that would give farmworkers the option to vote by mail in union elections.
— a reference to the pricey meal Newsom had with lobbyists as he asked other Californians to avoid mixed groups and indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic — after Newsom vetoed an initial version of the bill, AB 616, last September. Farmworker advocates said that farmworkers feel intimidated during union elections, which under the state’s Agriculture Labor Relations Act currently take place directly on growers’ property.By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with CalMatters to receive marketing, updates, and other emails.The bill is “pretty straightforward,” said Strater. “It’s to extend to farmworkers a more modernized, flexible choice when it comes to how they vote under union elections.
“He asked for votes by mail, that’s why he’s still in office,” said Lourdes Cardenas, a farmworker and union member from Fresno during Thursday’s march. “Why can’t we have the same rights?”
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