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Newsom Vetoes Workplace Safety Protections For Domestic Workers
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
The only public employees in California who can’t form a union are its legislative staffers. After four previous attempts failed, Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed landmark legislation to allow them to unionize in 2026.
Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald
A new law was designed to make prisons safer for transgender people. However, the well-meaning law created unwelcome consequences for many transgender women in California prisons.
Reporter: Lee Romney
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago