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Newsom Vetoes Workplace Safety Protections For Domestic Workers
Published 2 years, 4 months ago
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Hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles and San Francisco rallied against Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of a bill that would have extended workplace safety protections to domestic workers.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
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