Today on TAP: Some progress in the University of California strike, but nowhere near enough. And by the way, where’s Gavin?
Gavin Newsom
Posted inWorking in America
How to Pay Under the Minimum Wage in California
If you’re Uber and Lyft, you buy a labor law through the ballot initiative system that legalizes the payment of poverty wages.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Making Paid Family Leave Work for Working Families
Twenty years after creating the country’s first paid family leave program, California ponders how to make it useful to those who need it most.
Posted inTAP
The Fast-Food Empire Strikes Back
Today on TAP: One day after sectoral bargaining is signed into California law, the industry announces a ballot measure to repeal it.
Posted inTAP
It’s Biden vs. Newsom for the Title of Labor’s Best Friend
Today on TAP: Labor Day weekend sees them duking it out on the question of who’s more pro-union.
Posted inWorking in America
California Tries Something Novel: Enhancing Worker Power
The legislature enacts industry-wide bargaining in fast food—something new under the American sun.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Union Strikes California Hospital Giant Over Violations of Mental Health Laws
The National Union of Healthcare Workers says that Kaiser Permanente is not giving timely patient care. They want Gov. Gavin Newsom to enforce the law.
Posted inTAP
Where Markets Don’t Go, Here’s How the State Can Step In
Today on TAP: California Gov. Newsom announces that the state will make and distribute insulin at cost.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Reparations Get Real
In California, the preliminary report of a governmental task force suggests how the toll of slavery and white supremacy can be assessed—and compensated for.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California Might Pass Its Own Personal Build Back Better
The Golden State is set to spend its capital gains haul on massive public investments in climate.