Days after President Joe Biden joined a picket line of autoworkers in Michigan, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill giving unemployment benefits to strikers in California — a blow to organized la…
Days after President Joe Biden joined a picket line of striking autoworkers in Michigan in an unprecedented public display of support, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have given unemployment benefits to striking workers in California — a blow to organized labor in a state that typically embraces it.
And while the move leaves labor leaders frustrated with the governor, that’s a political calculation Newsom — who is widely expected to seek office beyond deep blue California one day — appears poised to weather just fine. “It’s imperative we focus our attention on the higher priority of restoring this system to fiscal health and not adding to the problem,” said Jim Wunderman, head of the Bay Area Council, a pro-business group that applauded Newsom’s veto on Sunday morning. “We can’t keep saddling business with more and more costs and expect the state’s economy to flourish.”
This year, strikes have popped up across California, including not just the Hollywood writers, but thousands of Los Angeles hotel workers who have been pushing for higher wages. This week, the largest health care strike in the nation’s history could begin on Wednesday. The contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired with no agreement in place. Twelve million patients across California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Virginia and Washington D.C.
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