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Turning perceptions around: How California’s unions changed Californians’ minds about unions

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Unions have a public perception problem.

Though opinion polls show the strongest favorability ratings for unions in years, those ratings – at least among those polled – have bounced up and down for decades.

Worse, more than 60 years of millions of dollars spent on corporate propaganda, plus union-bashing, hysterical linkages to radicals, rampant Red-baiting, mainstream media bias and outright lies have cemented notions in people’s heads of what unions are all about.

California’s Unions Lead to Pass New Pro-Worker Laws for 2020

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California’s unions led the way in passing a host of new pro-worker bills that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. These new laws, signed by Gov. Newsom, cement California’s status as the nation’s leader on workers’ rights.

As with every year, many of the bills unions fought to pass directly support all working people, not just those with a union on the job. And none of these victories could have been possible without the thousands of workers who advocated in their districts and in Sacramento to make these important bills the law.

California Unions Vow to Defeat Gig Corporations’ Measure to Strip Workers of Fundamental Protections

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Instead of providing drivers with a real living wage and job protections that all workers deserve, massive gig corporations plan to spend more than $100 million to avoid complying with the law. This measure is another brazen attempt by some of the richest corporations in California to avoid playing by the same rules as all other law-abiding companies in our state. California’s unions will join drivers who want fair wages, better treatment and flexibility to defeat this corporate ploy.

Warren: Banning Right to Work

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Senator Elizabeth Warren has released her comprehensive plan to strengthen labor
The Senator from Massachusetts has rocketed in the polls in recent weeks, having caught both Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden in some polls, so her unlike some of the Democratic candidates, her plans actually have a chance to be implemented.