Ab 2183 News Today

AB 2183 also imposes civil penalties on agricultural employers that are found to have committed unfair labor practices of up to $10,000 for each violation and up to $25,000 for cases where the employee suffers and establishes ways for farmworkers to vote in an union election

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2183, a measure aimed at making it easier for farmworkers to unionize in California. But the signing comes with conditions.

After vetoing a similar bill last year and resisting months of United Farm Workers (UFW) marches, vigils and posturing, including a note from President Biden — Newsom changed his mind on the farmworker union bill, AB 2183.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that would offer more protections for farmworkers while voting for union elections, according to his office.

A busy week is ahead for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has a mountain of bills to get through in a matter of days.

Tom Morello, the guitarist best known for his time in the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, will play a free concert in Sacramento supporting farmworkers.

Farmworkers conducted a historic 24-day, 330-mile march from Delano in Kern County to the state capital to urge Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183. If passed, it would allow farmworkers to vote via mail, similar to the way Californians vote for their representatives. Still, Newsom said he "cannot support the bill." Now farmworkers across California are pleading with him to reconsider.

The California Chamber of Commerce has just identified a host of recently introduced Job Killer Bills pending before the California Legislature, including: employee metric reporting, pay data reporting, Cannabis use and discrimination, agriculture labor, and more.