GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE WELCOME
TO THE SEMI LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING. TEST
TESTIMONIES IN PERSON. WE DO
ACCEPT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION LETTER PORTER ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. WE ALSO
HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS SET UP AND
YOU CAN USE THE EMAIL LAST YEAR
TESTIMONY EMAIL IS A LBR DOT
COMMITTEE AT ASSEMBLY DOT
CA.GOV. WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM,
AND SO WE WILL BEGIN. AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. WE DON'T HAVE
AUTHORS EXCEPT FOR MYSELF, AND
SO I'M GONNA UM SIMILAR CHANG
CAN YOU HANG OUT FOR A MINUTE
FOR ME TO PRESENT WELL, YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GONNA
STAY WITH YOUR WIFE. STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI. YES.
CHECK YOUR PLEASURE. WELL, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR SHARE. A B
58? OH WOULD REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS TO INCLUDE IN ITS
ANNUAL REPORT. ON AN
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, DISEASES
AND FATALITIES. INDUSTRY
CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION
SEPARATED BY THE ETHNICITY, RACE
AND GENDER OF AFFECTED
INDIVIDUALS. COLLECTING
WORKPLACE INJURY DATA WITH
DEMOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC INFORMATION
HELPS TO IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND
TRENDS AND WORKPLACE INJURIES
AND ILLNESSES, WHICH CAN THEN BE
USED TO DEVELOP TARGETED
PREVENTION STRATEGIES BY
COLLECTING THIS DATA THIS BILL
OR FURTHER HELP TO PROMOTE
WORKPLACE SAFETY, IDENTIFY AND
ADDRESS POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATORY
PRACTICES AND ENSURE LEGAL
COMPLIANCE. I HAVE NO WITNESSES
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE. DO
YOU HAVE ANY? UM NO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES. DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE AUDIENCE AND
SUPPORT AND YOU WITNESS IN THE
AUDIENCE IN OPPOSITION. UM. JOHN
SHOVEN, CALIFORNIA NURSES
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. SEEING
NO ONE IS IN THE OPPOSITION.
I'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEETING QUESTION FOR
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT MADAM
SECRETARY, WE SHOULD PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. I'M SORRY. WE'LL HEAD
BACK TO WHENEVER WE HAVE COURT.
HOLD ON. ONE MOMENT. YES, MR
CHAIR.
HAVE ONE WITNESS HERE, UM. THIS
HIGH. DO YOU WANT ME? THANK YOU,
MR. THANK YOU. DOES NOT WORK.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
AND WE DID. ONE OF MY BILLS WILL
KEEP MY OTHER ONE FOR A LITTLE
LATER AS WE NOW DO. HAVE ANOTHER
AUTHOR HERE, SOME MEMORABLE
RAKAN, WHO HAS TWO BILLS UP
MAYBE 5 21 IN 10 76. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START WITH 5 21 10 76 76
76? NO, NO, IT'S OKAY. UM, THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. REMEMBER UM I'M
PROUD TO PRESENT A B 10 76,
WHICH PROTECTS EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
BY PROHIBITING NON COMPETE
AGREEMENTS IN AN EMPLOYEE'S
CONTRACT. NON COMPETE AGREEMENTS
ARE EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS THAT
PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM JOINING
OR STARTING A COMPETING
ENTERPRISE. WITHIN A CERTAIN
TIMEFRAME. THEY PROVISIONS ARE
UNENFORCEABLE HERE IN CALIFORNIA
UNDER CASE LAB, BUT IN SPITE OF
THIS IN CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 45% OF
BUSINESSES STILL USE THESE NON
COMPETE AGREEMENTS. THE BILL
REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO INFORM
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OBLIGED TO
SIGN A NON COMPETE AGREEMENT
THAT THE CLAUSE IS VOID AS MANY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTER INTO THESE
AGREEMENTS DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE
AN FORCIBLE. THESE AGREEMENTS
SERIOUSLY HURT LOW WAGE WORKERS
, ACCORDING TO THE ECONOMIC
POLICY INSTITUTE, APPROXIMATELY
30% OF ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING
AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE BELOW $13
REQUIRE NON COMPETE AGREEMENTS
FOR THEIR WORKERS. BY STOPPING
THIS PRACTICE. THE FTC ESTIMATES
THE WAGE WAGES CAN INCREASE BY
NEARLY $300 BILLION PER YEAR,
AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WOULD
BE EXPANDED FOR 30 MILLION
AMERICANS. THE USE OF NON
COMPETE AGREEMENTS IS AND
EXPLOITED A PROCESS THAT
DEPRIVES WORKERS OF FAIR
COMPENSATION AND STIFLES
INNOVATION. THE BILL, IN
ADDITION ENSURES THAT NO FUTURE
CONTRACTS CONTAIN THESE CLAUSES
WITH ME TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL IS TERRY. YOU'VE GOT TO ASK
THEM FULLY FULLY CALIFORNIA
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR WITH THE
ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT
ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
REMEMBER, THANK YOU. CHAIR
CHOLERA AND MEMBERS AND TERRY
OLI WITH THE ECONOMIC SECURITY
PROJECT ACTION ON THE CALIFORNIA
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR AND I'D LIKE
TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
PROTECTING EMPLOYEES FROM
EXPLOITATION THROUGH NON COMPETE
AGREEMENTS. MY ORGANIZATION
ADVANCES POLICIES THAT GIVE
PEOPLE THE FREEDOM AND STABILITY
TO THRIVE, INCLUDING REINING IN
CORPORATE CONCENTRATION THAT
DETERS COMPETITION AND DEPRIVES
WORKERS OF BARGAINING POWER. WE
BELIEVE WE'RE STRONGEST WHEN
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE ECONOMY
OF THE AUTHORS OF THEIR OWN
LIVES, BUT INEQUALITIES IN
WEALTH AND POWER ROOTED IN
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND SEXISM AND
ADJUSTED BUT JUSTIFIED BY
OUTDATED ECONOMIC IDEAS, LEAVE
US ALL LESS SECURE AND RESILIENT
AND WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT SET
OF CHOICES. A B 10 76 DOES
EXACTLY THIS, AND I'M REALLY
PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING IT. UM AS
THE MEMBER SAYS IT ADVANCES
COMPETITION AND GIVES WORKERS A
FIGHTING CHANCE BY CODIFYING AND
STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S
EXISTING PROHIBITION ON NON
COMPETES. AS YOU'VE HEARD,
TECHNICALLY NON COMPETES HAVE
BEEN UNENFORCEABLE IN CALIFORNIA
SINCE ACTUALLY THE LATE 18
HUNDREDS AND RECENTLY REINFORCED
BY THE SUPREME COURT IN 2008.
HOWEVER MANY INDIVIDUALS STILL
ENTER INTO THESE AGREEMENTS NOT
AWARE OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND
BELIEVE THE CLAUSE IS
ENFORCEABLE. ANECDOTALLY SINCE I
STARTED WORKING ON THIS ISSUE, I
HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE AMONG
MY FRIENDS WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY
HAVE SIGNED NON COMPETES THAT
CAN BE ENFORCED AGAINST THEM. SO
AT A MINIMUM, THERE'S A FAIR BIT
OF CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT'S
ALLOWED. AND OF COURSE, WHILE
BUSINESSES THAT OFFER HIGH PAY A
REQUIRE HIGH LEVELS OF EDUCATION
ARE GENERALLY MORE LIKELY TO USE
NON COMPETES. THEY'RE ALSO QUITE
COMMON IN WORKPLACES WHERE LOW
PAY AND FOR WORKERS THAT HAVE A
FEWER EDUCATION CREDENTIALS AS
THE MEMBER JUST CITED, UM AND,
OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF THAT, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S MAYBE COMMON ACROSS
INCOMES, THE HARM
DISPROPORTIONATELY FALLS ON
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. WHO
ARE OFTEN CHANNELED INTO THOSE
LOWER WAGE JOBS AND FEEL THEY
HAVE LESS NEGOTIATING POWER TO
NEGOTIATE A BETTER SITUATION OR
TO LEAVE, AND THESE FOLKS THAT
AT LEAST LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO
ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS. UM THESE,
YOU KNOW, AS THE MEMBER SAID,
NON COMPETES, UNFAIRLY SMOTHERED
COMPETITION BY PREVENTING
EMPLOYERS FROM RECRUITING GOOD
TALENT AND THAT ULTIMATELY NOT
ONLY HURTS INDIVIDUALS BUT ALSO
CHOKES OFF BROADER ECONOMIC
PRODUCTIVITY. SO WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 10 10 76 TO
CODIFY EXISTING LAW AND
STRENGTHEN IT AND UNEQUIVOCALLY
SHUT THE DOOR ON THESE
PRACTICES. THANK YOU HEARD YOUR
VOICE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE
ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
THEIR SUPPORT? MAYBE 10 76.
JUSTIN ROSA, OFFICE OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL BONTA IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. JOHN CUBAN,
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 10 76.
YEAH THAT'S NOT ON THE DAIS. UM
UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUE? YEAH. UM I
WANT TO THANK FOR BRINGING THIS.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, UM THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
THERE'S A KIND OF A SIMILAR
PARTNER BILL OF SORTS, BUT
MCCARTHY IS DOING WITH THE
NURSES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH
OTHER MECHANISMS THAT ARE KIND
OF LIKE THE FACTO NON COMPETE.
BUT THERE'S I THINK REALLY
STRIKES AT THE HEART OF THE
MATTER OF MAKING IT VERY CLEAR,
BUT OUR POLICIES ARE IN
CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT
MANNING KEEP COMPETING GRIEVANCE
, WHETHER CONSCIOUSLY OR NOT, OR
BEING EXERCISE IN OUR STATE. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE, AND WE WILL GET TO
THAT WHEN WE HAVE A CRUMB. BUT
WE I KNOW YOU DO HAVE ONE OTHER
BILL. IT'S PILOT ITEM TO A B 5
21. SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
YOU MAY PROCEED ON THAT. WAIT
FOR MY WITNESS. OVER HERE. UM
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBER.
I'M PROUD TO PRESENT A B 5 21 TO
ENSURE EQUAL PROTECTIONS THROUGH
RESTROOM ACCESS ON JOB SITES.
THIS IS A DAILY CHALLENGE FOR
WOMEN IN THE BUILDING TRADES,
AND IT COMES DOWN TO SIMPLY
USING THE BATHROOM. THIS
ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF A
CONVERSATION I WAS HAVING WITH A
I B E. W LEADER, A FEMALE LEADER
IN MY DISTRICT. WHO TOLD ME AS
WE WERE CHATTING ABOUT WHAT IT
WAS LIKE TO BE THE ONLY WOMAN ON
A WORKSITE. I SAID, HOW CAN WE
MAKE THINGS BETTER? AND SHE
SAID, I WISH YOU COULD JUST GIVE
ME A BATHROOM AND I SAID, YOU
KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE CAN DO
THAT. AND SO THIS REALLY CAME TO
BE A PROBLEM WHEN WE DECIDED TO
WHEN WE INITIATED THE NON GENDER
RESTROOM POLICY, WHICH IS A GOOD
ONE, BUT IN SO DOING, WE GOT RID
OF WOMEN'S RESTROOMS ON WORK
SITES AND WOMEN ARE REALLY
SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THAT
THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT UP TO PAR
TO MAKE THESE WORKSITES ADEQUATE
FOR THEM TO FEEL SAFE AND
COMFORTABLE. AND SO THIS BILL
URGES CALLOW SHED TO REVISIT
THOSE STANDARDS FOR RESTROOMS
AND TO PROTECT WOMEN IN THE
TRADES BY PUTTING A WOMEN'S
RESTROOM ON JOB SITES. WITH ME
AND SUPPORT TODAY IS BEVERLY YOU
AT THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND ALICIA
BLAKEMAN, AN APPRENTICE WITH
LOCAL 302 I B. W THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS BEVERLY ON BEHALF
OF STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, REPRESENTING
HALF A MILLION MEMBERS STATEWIDE
. WE COMMEND THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD VERY
IMPORTANT TO US, ACCORDING TO
THE DATA FROM A DIVISION OF
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS, JOINT
LABOR MANAGEMENT BUILDING TRADES
, APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
COLLECTIVELY GRADUATE OVER 90%
OF WOMEN APPRENTICES IN
CALIFORNIA STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. A DAILY
CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN IN THE
BILLING TRACES RESTROOM ACCESS.
WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED THE
PROFESSION, RESTROOMS WERE OFTEN
USED TO EXCLUDE AND BULLY THE
WOMEN ON SITE NOW, THOUGH, NOT
FREQUENTLY USED AS A TOOL OF
INTIMIDATION. RESTROOMS ARE
STILL A BARRIER FOR MANY WOMEN
WHO MAY FACE SERIOUS SANITARY
ISSUES WHEN USING FACILITIES.
WOMEN ARE STILL UNDERREPRESENTED
IN THE TRADES, WHICH MEANS THEY
ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT OR FACE
SERIOUS BARRIERS ON THE JOB SITE
. EVERY WORKER DESERVES A CLAIM
, SECURE PLACE TO USE THE
RESTROOM, DENYING THAT BY
DEFAULT TO WOMEN ON JOB SITES,
PUT THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT
RISK AND REDUCES THEIR CHANCES
OF GETTING MORE WOMEN TO JOIN ON
THE JOB SITE. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, WE STRONGLY URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
ALICIA. AND I AM A PROUD FOR THE
APPRENTICE WITH THE I B W LOCAL
302. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS
MY PROFOUND SUPPORT FOR ABBY 5
21 AND TO REQUEST THAT YOU JOIN
ME IN ADVOCATING FOR ITS
APPROVAL. TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANT IMPACT THAT THIS
BILL WOULD HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY
EXPERIENCES AS A WOMAN IN TRADE.
AS A FIRST YEAR APPRENTICE. I
WORKED ON A JOB SITE THAT
PROVIDED COED RESTROOMS. ONE
AFTERNOON, I WALKED INTO THE
RESTROOM TO FIND THAT SOMEONE ON
THE JOB SITE HAD WRITTEN QUOTE.
BANG THE ELECTRICIAN'S. YES OR
NO UNQUOTE. OTHER MALES ON THE
JOB SITE WOULD THEN PUT A TALLY
MARK INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO BANG ME.
HAVING A SEPARATE RESTROOM
WOULDN'T HAVE PREVENTED THESE
TASTELESS AND HURTFUL WORDS FROM
BEING WRITTEN. IT WOULD, HOWEVER
, HAVE PROTECTED ME FROM THE
EMBARRASSMENT OF KNOWING IT
EXISTED. AND FOR THE AND THE
FEAR OF MY SAFETY THAT FOLLOWED.
IN MY THIRD YEAR OF THE
APPRENTICESHIP. I WORKED ON A
JOB SITE WHILE 7.5 MONTHS
PREGNANT, WHICH ALONG WITH
MENSTRUATION IS AN EXPERIENCE
FACED UNIQUELY BY WOMEN. GIVEN
MY PHYSICAL STATE, THE ONLY WORK
APPROPRIATE ATTIRE I COULD WEAR
THE TIME RECOVER ALL. SO I HAD
TO COMPLETELY DISROBED IN ORDER
TO USE THE RESTROOM, WHICH I WAS
DOING EVERY HOUR BY THAT POINT.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, MEN ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE NOT
CONCERNED WITH THE CLEANLINESS
OF THE RESTROOMS. IN FACT, THEY
ARE ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND
WITHOUT ACCESS TO SEPARATE RISK
TO A SEPARATE RESTROOM ON THAT
JOB SITE. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO DO MY JOB SITUATIONS
LIKE THESE ARE ONES THAT WOMEN
IN MY INDUSTRY FACED ON A DAILY
BASIS, AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN THE CAREER THAT
WE LOVE AND OUR HEALTH,
SANITATION AND SAFETY. 85 21 IS
A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO A HUGE
PROBLEM OF RESTROOM ACCESS AND
PROTECTION FOR WOMEN WORKING IN
AN OVERWHELMINGLY MALE INDUSTRY
. I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO SUPPORT MAYBE 5 21. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 5 21, PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AND NAME
ORGANIZATION AND YOU KNOW YOUR
POSITION ON THE BUILT HI. MY
NAME IS RACHEL SHOE, MICK. I'M
WITH INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS WITH REAL
TOO. AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND FOR ALL
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? MY NAME IS
SEAN ROBERTSON. AND I'M JUST A
CONCERNED CITIZEN, AND I'M IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?
ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO
MAYBE 5 21. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'LL JUST GIVE IT EDITORIAL
COMMENT THAT I AGREED THAT QUITE
OFTEN, MEN'S BATHROOMS CAN BE
PRETTY DISGUSTING. AND WITH THAT
, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
JUST WANT TO THANK ALICIA FOR
BEING HERE FOR SHARING HER
EXPERIENCE. IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WOMEN IN
THE TRADES ARE DEALING WITH
EVERY DAY, AS I KNOW IT IS A
SHARED PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US TO
GET MORE WOMEN ACCESS TO THOSE
INCREDIBLE JOBS THAT WILL GIVE
THEM THE LIFE THEY DESERVE IN
CALIFORNIA WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ABSOLUTELY REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WHEN
WE GET A QUORUM. WE'LL CERTAINLY
TAKE IT UP. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA ACTUALLY
HAVE REMEMBER BRIAN HERE, OF
COURSE. UM SO REMEMBER, BRIAN,
WE AS PILOT OF FIVE A B 12 24 SO
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, UM COME
ON UP AND GET SITUATED. IS GOING
TO OKAY?
YEAH GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
AND COLLEAGUES. I'M HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT A B 12 24 BILL THAT
WILL CONDUCT THE FIRST
CALIFORNIA GREEN JOBS SURVEY.
AND MORE THAN A DECADE NEARLY 13
YEARS. THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT OF
2022 FORECAST THAT THERE WILL BE
FOUR MILLION GREEN JOBS OVER THE
NEXT TWO DECADES. WE'RE
EXPANDING AND TRANSITIONING
TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM FOSSIL
FUELS, PLEDGING TO WORKERS THAT
THERE WILL BE VIABLE,
SUSTAINABLE GREEN. ECONOMIC
ALTERNATIVE, BUT WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE JOBS THAT EXIST
NOW. WE CERTAINLY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE INVESTMENTS THAT
WE'RE MAKING NOW, IN TERMS OF
THEIR EMERGENCE INTO THIS NEW
SECTOR. INNOVATIONS IN GREEN
TECHNOLOGY. HAVE NEW JOBS FOR
THE ECONOMY, BUT CALIFORNIA HAS
NOT RECOGNIZED THESE NEW
POSITIONS TO COMPLEMENT OUR
LIVED REALITY. WE SET GOALS FOR
ALTERNATIVE FUEL ENGINES TO
ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY
2045. YET OUR JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS DO NOT CONSIDER
GREEN METHODS OF PRODUCTION OR
DISTRIBUTION. WE CAN'T TRAIN OUR
GREEN WORKFORCE WITHOUT
CONSIDERING THE TASK THEY MUST
PREPARE FOR, AND WE CANNOT BUILD
OUR GREEN WORKFORCE WITHOUT
IDENTIFYING THE JOBS IN IT. LAST
WEEKEND ON EARTH DAY WE OPENED
UP THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AT WEST
L. A COLLEGE, THE STATE'S ONLY
CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
EDUCATION IN OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. IT'S
RIGHT NEXT TO THE INGLEWOOD
OILFIELD, THE LARGEST URBAN
OILFIELD. IN THE COUNTRY AND ITS
WHERE OUR FACULTY ARE AIMING TO
TRAIN STUDENTS FOR THE GROWING
WORKFORCE. ONE IN THREE YOUNG
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT OF AN
ACCESSIBLE JOB IN THE GREEN
ECONOMY. BUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
WE CAN BRIDGE THAT GAP. AND IT
STARTS WITH BETTER DATA. THE
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SHADOWS OF
OUR OIL FIELDS DESERVE TO TAKE
PART IN OUR DEVELOPING GREEN
INDUSTRY. THEY AND SO MANY
OTHERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
READY TO LEARN, BUT THEY NEED TO
KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM.
IN SHORT, WE HAVEN'T DONE A FULL
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF WHAT GREEN
JOBS ARE AVAILABLE OR BECOMING
AVAILABLE IN OVER 13 YEARS. WE
CAN'T PREPARE FOR A LABOR FORCE
THAT IS UNION REPRESENTED HIGH
ROAD WAGE EARNERS AND PROTECTED
AND ALL THE RIGHT WAYS IF WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE EMERGENCY
INDUSTRIES ARE COMING FROM, WE
NEED TO DO THAT LANDSCAPE
ANALYSIS. WE SHOULD DO A NEW
GREENS JOB SURVEY. TO GIVE
TESTIMONY TODAY I'M JOINED BY
DANIEL FERGUSON, DIRECTOR OF THE
WORKFORCE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AT THE L, A CLEAN
TECH INCUBATOR OR LAZY. AND
KENNETH GONZALEZ WORKFORCE
GRADUATE FROM THAT SAME PROGRAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR BRIAN.
GENTLEMEN YOU CAN WAIT ONE
SECOND ONE ESTABLISH QUORUM
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
COMING IN AND OUT. WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE GET THAT DONE SO WE CAN
ACTUALLY VOTE ON ITEMS THIS
AFTERNOON. YEAH CORA HERE,
FLORA. CHEN HANEY, ORTEGA REYES
WARD ESTABLISHED. THANK YOU, SO
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU.
SIMILAR MEMBER BRIAN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF AS A SIMILARLY MEMBER BRIAN
MENTIONED I'M DANIEL FERGUSON
AND I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. LACEY
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATORS SUPPORT
HELPING US LAUNCH AND SCALE ARE
LACEY'S GREEN JOB WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SINCE 2019
. WE HAVE SERVED OVER 270
PARTICIPANTS 88. HAVE RECEIVED
INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS
. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF GRADUATES
ARE PLACED IN JOBS AND ARE
PURSUING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE FOR OUR
TEAM TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS,
MANY OF WHOM ARE JUST STARTING
TO LEARN ABOUT THE GREEN ECONOMY
TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY
TRAINING TO PURSUE HIGH ROAD
GREEN JOBS. LACEY RELEASED ARE
GREEN JOBS REPORT IN JANUARY
2021. RESEARCH BY H R. AND
ADVISERS AND FUNDED BY THE LOS
ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. THE REPORT
LATE FOR THE COURSE OF ACTION
FOR THE REGION. TO BUILD A
CLEANER, GREENER, MORE INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY. THE GREEN JOBS REPORT
PROVIDES FOR KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
ACCELERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
BOLSTERING THE WORKFORCE
PIPELINE, ADVANCING DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND CLEARLY
DEFINING GREEN JOBS AND TRACKING
METRICS. A B 12 2012 24 IS
INSPIRED BY THE FOURTH KEY
RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WE BELIEVE
WILL SPUR GREEN JOB GROWTH AND
PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY BY UPDATING
CLASSIFICATION CODES TO BETTER
REFLECT CURRENT INDUSTRIES AND
IDENTIFY A GREEN JOBS THAT EXIST
IN CALIFORNIA. INFORMATION IS
FRAGMENTED AND CREATES
DISPARITIES AND EQUITIES FOR
WORKERS AND HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AS
CALIFORNIA PREPARES THE CURRENT
AND FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR GREEN
JOBS, THE SURE WAY TO TRAIN
TRANSITION AND EQUIPPED
INDIVIDUALS FOR THIS GREEN
ECONOMY IS TO IDENTIFY THE
SKILLS TO SUPPORT PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC SECTOR. EMPLOYERS
CLASSIFY THE JOBS AS GREEN. AND
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB
SEEKERS TO FIND THEM. WE
CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND COLLABORATION
OR A B 12 24. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KENNETH GONZALEZ. I'M A GRADUATE
OF LACEY'S GREEN JOB, THE
MAINTENANCE AND MICRO ABILITY
TRAINING PROGRAMS. UPON
COMPLETION. I LEARNED THAT THEIR
WORLD CLASS ADVANCE BY INTERNED
AT THEIR WORLD CLASS ADVANCED
PROTOTYPING CENTER AND GOT
EXPOSURE TO CLEAN TECH STARTUPS
AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. LACEY
PROVIDED ME WITH ACCESS TO AN
ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM, AND
I'M PROUD TO HAVE EARNED OVER 34
CERTIFICATIONS SPECIFICALLY IN
DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND
MAINTENANCE. TO DATE. I'M A
PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER
CONSULTANT FOR CLEAN TECH
STARTUPS AND WORKING ON ELECTRIC
MOTORCYCLE PROTOTYPE. PRIOR TO
THE GREEN JOBS WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. I WAS
WORKING IN MANY UNFULFILLING
DEAD END JOBS THAT LEFT MY THAT
MY ENVIRONMENT LEFT ME WITH NO
WAY OUT. I WAS PROVIDED WITH
MENTORING AND THE SUPPORT NEEDED
TO SEE MY FULL POTENTIAL. I
STARTED DEVELOPING MY SKILLS IN
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING IN MY
FREE TIME. ONE DAY SPEAKING
ABOUT MY ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
PROJECT TO A MENTOR, A STARTUP
COMPANY OVERHEARD ME AND
DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE SOLVED
MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES THEY
WERE HAVING, AND HIRED ME TO
BUILD THEIR COMPANY. PROTOTYPE
LANDING ME MY FIRST JOB AS A
DESIGN ENGINEER IN GREEN
TECHNOLOGY. A B 12 24 SPOKE TO
ME BECAUSE IT SETS THE BUILDING
BLOCKS NECESSARY TO FOR FOLKS
LIKE ME TO EXPLORE GREEN CAREER
PATHWAYS. THE BILL IS CRITICAL
AS IT WILL SHARE THE SURVEY
INFORMATION THROUGH EDUCATION,
OUTREACH, LOCAL WORKFORCE AND
LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS. THE TRUTH THE TRUTH IS,
I COULDN'T HAVE NAVIGATED THE
MARKET. TO WHERE I AM TODAY WITH
WITHOUT EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL
IS LOOKING TO FACILITATE THE
BUILDING BLOCKS NECESSARY FOR
THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THEIR
OPTIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 12 24? AFTERNOON MY NAME IS DR
TODD ELDREDGE. I'M A GENERAL
PARTNER OF INCLUDE VENTURE
PARTNERS. BUT I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT A B 2 12 24. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 12 24? ALL
RIGHT. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. EVEN THOUGH
PROMOTIONS IN A SECOND. I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. UM WE ALL KNOW
THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE TOWARDS A
GREEN ECONOMY FUTURE, BUT WE
CAN'T DO THAT. WITH OUR EYES
CLOSED. YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS AND NOT JUST FOR
OUR INVESTORS AND PRIVATE SECTOR
BUT FOR GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT,
AS WELL AS THE TRADES TO KNOW,
KIND OF HOW TO GUIDE AND LEAD
THEIR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
UM, SO AS SOMEONE THAT IS
CHEERING THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
THE FUTURE OF WORK, AND WORKERS
ARE GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTED
IN SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE
SURVEY TO HELP GUIDE THE WORK
THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THIS
BUILDING AS WELL. SO WITH THAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE HER?
ABSOLUTELY I WANT TO THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND THE FOLKS WHO CAME
TO TESTIFY TODAY EXACTLY. WE'RE
GOING TO INVEST IN A GREEN
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. WE'VE GOT TO
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE
INVESTING IN AND WHAT THAT
MEANS. FOR THE GROWING JOB
MARKET AND THE WORKFORCE. WE
CAN'T PROMISE, FOLKS A JUST
TRANSITION IF WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE JUST TRANSITIONING
INTO, BECAUSE THE INNOVATION
THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN ISN'T
BEING CAPTURED IN OUR CURRENT
LANDSCAPE OF WHAT GREEN JOBS ARE
CAN AND WILL BE. THIS SURVEY IS
GONNA HELP US GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT SO WE CAN
PREPARE FOR A FUTURE TOGETHER.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. WE
CAN CALL ROLL ON THE VOTE FOR A
B 12 24. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA. HI FLORA
FLORA I CHEN HANEY ORTEGA.
ORTEGA I RAISE WARD. THAT BILL
WILL BE ON COLTON AND WE'LL WAIT
TO HAVE SOME MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MADAM
SECRETARY, YOU CAN HAVE THE ROLE
FOR ON THE CALENDAR. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR A B 13 70 A
B 17 66. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
CONSENT TO APPROPRIATIONS ON A B
17 67. THE MOTION WILL BE DO
PASS CONSENT TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. FLORA I MEAN, CORA.
EXCUSE ME. CHOLERA I FLORA FLORA
I CHEN HANEY. ORTEGA. ORTEGA. I
RAISE WARD. CONSENT CALENDAR
PLACED ON CALL. UM. ORTEGA ARE
YOU READY TO PROCEED OR ACTUALLY
PUT ON ONE MOMENT? I THINK WE
HAVE SUMMER. SZABO HERE. YEAH,
THANK YOU. UM, YEAH, JUST IN
TIME. THIS IS ITEM SIX. A B 13
59. IF YOU WANT TO CATCH YOUR
BREATH AND GET SETTLED IN AND
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, LET ME
GET THE RIGHT THING. GET GET GET
SITUATED AND WE'LL GET TO YOU
AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THANK
YOU. HELLO OKAY. UM, THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT A B 13 59 TO YOU TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF HAS DONE AND
HAPPY TO TAKE AMENDMENTS. UM
MAYBE 13 9 WILL PROVIDE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH SEVEN
PROTECTED SICK DAYS PER YEAR AND
THE ABILITY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
WHEN WITH CIVIL ACTION LAWSUITS
, THIS WILL GIVE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS APPROPRIATE AMOUNTS OF
TIME TO RECUPERATE WHEN ILL
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE REQUIRED
TO WORK LONG HOURS IN HIGH
STRESS ENVIRONMENTS WHILE BEING
EXPOSED TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
PHYSICAL STRAIN AND MENTAL
EXHAUSTION. IT'S INCUMBENT ON
HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PERFORM
THEIR FUNCTIONS IN SERVICE TO
THEIR PATIENTS GET WHEN THEY
NEED A REST DAY TO HELP THEIR
BODIES HEAL THEIR LIMITED AND
SOMETIMES PUNISHED FOR DOING SO.
CALIFORNIA STEPPED IN TO GIVE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS THE PROPER
SUPPLEMENTAL LEAVE DURING COVID
AND CONTINUE TO RENEW IT UNTIL
ITS EXPIRATION DATE AND DECEMBER
2022. EVEN IF COVID EVEN THOUGH
COVID LEAVE HAS COME AND GONE,
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE STILL
OVERWORKED AND REGULARLY EXPOSED
TO COVID CASES. YOU KNOW, DURING
COVID. I WAS WORKING FOR
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION,
AND I WAS TALKING WITH A LOT OF
NURSES. UM YOU KNOW SOME NURSES
WHO ARE BEING DISCIPLINED FOR
STAYING OUT SICK OR BRINGING IN
THEIR OWN PP. AND WE KNOW THAT
THE PANDEMIC IS STILL YOU KNOW,
COVID IS STILL REAL. PEOPLE ARE
STILL GETTING IT AND WE CAN'T
HAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEELING
PRESSURE TO COME INTO WORK WHEN
THEY'RE SICK OR POSSIBLY
INFECTIOUS, UM AND WORKING WITH
PATIENTS WHO HAVE VULNERABLE
IMMUNE SYSTEMS, SO A B 13 59
WILL SUPPLY THEM WITH THE REST
THAT THEY NEED TIME TO RECOVER
AND RECRUIT PARADE AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE HEALTHY AND ABLE
TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. AND
JOINING ME TODAY IS LABOR UNDER
DELIVERY NURSE AND MEMBER OF C I
U 1 TO 1. RN CHIQUITA LINK
CENTALINE HAS SEEN TO LINK AND
ALSO MATT LEDGE. UM YES, WITH
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCILOR. OKAY
I'M TRYING NOT TO PUT YOUR TOO
MANY NAMES TODAY. GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME HERE. MY NAME IS
HASSAN THE LINKER. I'M A PROUD
MEMBER OF C U 121 R N. I'VE BEEN
A LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE FOR
32 YEARS I WORKED AT HOLLYWOOD
PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER IN
LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF ALL MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THE HEALTHCARE
INDUSTRY BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR
PATIENTS. BUT AFTER AFTER
WORKING UNDER THE STRAIN OF THE
PANDEMIC AND YEARS OF CHRONIC
AND SAFE STAFFING IN OUR
HOSPITALS WERE TIRED, THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCARS THAT MY
COLLEAGUES SUFFERED ON THE FRONT
LINES. WILL NOT HEAL FOR MANY
YEARS. HOSPITALS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE BLEEDING NURSES. I
FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY
CANNOT BE REPLACED WHEN THERE IS
SIMPLY NO ONE THERE TO CARE FOR
OUR PATIENTS. MY HOSPITAL NURSES
ARE AGGRESSIVELY QUESTIONED WHEN
THEY CALL OFF SICK OFTENTIMES
THEY ARE TOO AFRAID TO CALL OFF
AT ALL. THE PANDEMIC IS USED AS
A HAMMER. WE'RE TOLD WE'RE
WORKING UNDER COVID RATIOS, EVEN
THOUGH THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS
OFFICIALLY OVER. THE SITUATION
HAS REPEATED ITSELF EVERY DAY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY MAKING
NURSES AND OTHER CRITICAL
HEALTHCARE JOBS. IMPOSSIBLE WE
ARE ACTIVELY SHUTTING DOWN A
PATHWAY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR
SO MANY NURSES. IT'S A SAD FACT
THAT SOME EMPLOYERS HAVE
POLICIES THAT DISCIPLINED AND
SOMETIMES EVEN TERMINATE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR TRYING TO
TAKE OUR CRUDE SICK LEAVE SO WE
CAN PROTECT OUR PATIENTS. I
MYSELF CONTRACTED COVID WHILE
WORKING ON MY UNIT. WHEN I
CALLED OFF SICK, I WAS TOLD I
DIDN'T SOUND THAT SICK. I WAS
GROSSLY POSITIVE FOR COVID AND
VERY SYMPTOMATIC. I WAS TOLD IF
I DID NOT COME IN, I WOULD BE
SUSPENDED. IF NOT FOR MY UNION.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM
MY JOB. WHEN WE WANT TO CARE FOR
OUR PATIENTS. WE WANT TO CARE
FOR THEM. WE DON'T WANT TO
BECOME VECTORS OF DISEASE THAT
COULD POSSIBLY KILL OUR PATIENTS
. WE ARE TOLD WE SHOULD TAKE OUR
SICK LEAVE WHEN WE NEED TO. WE
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUR SICK
LEAVE WHEN WE NEED TO. AND
EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE IF THEY DON'T LET US
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US WHO TRULY
CARE ABOUT OUR PATIENTS. I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ABBY
13 59 TODAY I ASKED YOU TO VOTE
YES, ON A B 13 59 THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS.
MATT WAS A NONPROFIT STU,
CALIFORNIA, PROUD SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL, LIKE FIRST WOULD LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND THEIR
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL AND APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR
INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE. UM
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE REALLY
OUT OF CRISIS. THIS BILL WILL
HELP ENSURE THAT THEY CAN TAKE
THE TIME THEY NEED TO REST AND
RECUPERATE WITHOUT FEAR OF, UH,
DISCIPLINE OR TERMINATION FROM
THEIR EMPLOYER. HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE 72% FEMALE 68%
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND TWO THIRDS
OF THEM ARE THE PRIMARY
BREADWINNER OF THE FAMILY. AND
SO IT PUTS THEM IN A INCREDIBLE
BIND WHEN THEY HAVE TO GO TO
WORK AND FEAR OF LOSING THAT
JOB. BY THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK
, THEY'RE EXPOSED TO CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES, MENTAL EXHAUSTION LONG
AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING HOURS.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS JOBS REQUIRE
CRITICAL THINKING AND OFTEN
THEIR DECISIONS OR LIFE OR
DEATH. AND UH, FOR THE PATIENTS
THAT THEY SERVE AND IS INCUMBENT
AND IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH CARE
WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT
TIME WHEN THEY'RE TIRED SO THEY
CAN DELIVER THE HIGH QUALITY OF
CARE. WE EXPECT. HOWEVER SOME
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYERS HAVE
CREATED POLICIES THAT DISCIPLINE
WORKERS AND IN SOME CASES LEAD
TO TERMINATION. WHEN THESE
WORKERS ACT IN THEIR PATIENTS
SELF INTEREST AND TAKE THEIR
TIME THAT THEY NEED TO, UM, USE
THEIR RECRUITS SICK LEAVE,
ENSURING THAT WORKERS CAN TAKE A
MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS OFF,
PROTECT NOT JUST THE HEALTH OF
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THEIR
LIVELIHOOD, BUT ALSO THE WELL
BEING OF THE PATIENTS THAT WE
SERVE. CALIFORNIA LAW DOES NOT
ALLOW DISCIPLINE OR TERMINATED
EMPLOYEE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST THE EMPLOYER IN THIS
BILL WOULD GIVE THEM THAT RIGHT
TO DEFEND THAT RIGHT AS WELL. UM
WE THINK THAT THIS IS A MODEST
APPROACH SO THAT HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND TAKE THE TIME THEY
NEED AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO TRY TO ADDRESS
THEIR CONCERNS. FOR THESE
REASONS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT OF A
B 13 59? GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
CHRISTOPH MAYER WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
ALSO IN SPORT. THANK YOU. GLORIA
GLORIA CARTER WITH A SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL. I'M IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
13 59? WOULD YOU CAN? YOU CAN
COME UP THE FRONT HERE IF YOU
LIKE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
RYAN BURDICK. OH HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION. RESPECTFULLY I'LL
JUST SAY WE ARE. UNFORTUNATELY
WE'RE STILL IN AN OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION. UM TO A B 13
59, I WILL LIKE TO SAY AND THINK
THE AUTHOR THE COMMITTEE AND THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL FOR THE
MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS, WE DO
THINK THEY HELPED CLARIFY A
COUPLE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT
WE HAD WITH THE BILL ALREADY. SO
WE DO APPRECIATE THAT, UM, AND
THE DIRECTION THAT THE
CONVERSATION IS MOVING, UM, WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME CONCERNS,
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HOLDING OUR
POSITION SPECIFICALLY AROUND UM
, POCKET LIABILITY. UM AND THERE
WE READ THE BILLS, CREATING
ANOTHER PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION,
SO WE'LL SEE POTENTIALLY TO
PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION. UM,
FOR EVEN THE SAME VIOLATIONS OR
MISTAKES THAT CAN BE MADE. SO
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND
THEN WE'RE ALSO, UM, IT'S
UNCLEAR TO US IF THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO TIME OFF, THAT'S
FROM A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT AS WELL. UM SO THESE
ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND
ISSUES WE LIKE TO CONTINUE
HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND, UM
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE THOSE PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
AND SPONSOR AND STAFF. SO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
OPPOSITION TO HB 13 59. I WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. EMOTIONS.
AND OUR SECOND UM, AND WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND OPPOSITION
FOR THE CONTINUED DIALOGUE. I
KNOW THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR WORKING WITH OUR
COMMITTEE ON SOME CLARIFICATIONS
, DEFINITIONS, THINGS. I THINK
WE'LL HELP THAT THE BILL MOVING
FORWARD AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW
, FEEL FREE TO CONTINUE TO USE
OUR COMMITTEE STAFF AS A
RESOURCE IN TERMS OF AS A BILL
MOVES FORWARD. UM AS AS YOU'RE
WORKING ON THE LANGUAGE AND
MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THE
CLARIFICATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE.
UM WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK
THAT, UM JACINTO MADE A VERY
GOOD CASE FOR THIS BILL, AND
THERE'S NO BETTER CASE TO BE
MADE RIGHT? SOMEONE WHO WORKS
WITH MOMS WHO ARE GIVING BIRTH
AND LITTLE NEWBORN BABIES BEING
PRESSURED TO COME BACK TO WORK.
WELL, WHILE SHE HAS COVID THAT
SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. AH AND
YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THE KIND OF
TOLD THAT COVID TOOK ON OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON NURSES THE
BURNOUT LEVEL THAT THEY'RE
EXPERIENCING. WE'RE HEARING IT
FROM THE HOSPITALS TO RIGHT. AND
SO WE NEED TO DO THINGS THAT ARE
PROTECTING WORKERS AND MAKING
THEM FEEL SAFE AT WORK. AND
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE SAFE CARE TO PATIENTS
. UM ULTIMATELY, THIS IS NOT
JUST ABOUT WORKERS. IT'S ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE
PATIENT CARE HAPPENING, AND
PATIENTS ARE PROTECTED AS WELL
IN OUR COMMUNITY IS PROTECTED
AND HEALTHY. AND SO WE THINK
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD ON THAT. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK HER AND I'VE
OH, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
THAT. AND LOOK YOU MEAN IF YOU
LOOK INTERNATIONALLY ARE PAID
SICK LEAVE POLICY IS AN
EMBARRASSMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR
WEALTHY COUNTRIES. WE ALREADY
KNOW WE'RE WAY BEHIND. AT THE
VERY LEAST, THE LEAST WE CAN DO
IS START LOOKING AT OUR
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND
WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER ON ON
THEIR JOURNEY TO BE DOING BETTER
IN GENERAL FOR ALL WORKERS. UM
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE WAR
ON THE VOTE FOR ABBEY 13 59.
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
I FLORA FLORA, NOT VOTING CHEN
ANY ORTEGA? CAN I RAISE WARD
WORD I WILL BE PLACED ON CALL.
THANK YOU. REMEMBER ORTEGA.
YEAH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. YEAH.
ALRIGHT I'M GONNA TRICK OR TAKE
IT WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT A B 800 TODAY, A B 800
WOULD ENACT A WORKPLACE
READINESS WEEK IN CALIFORNIA
HIGH SCHOOLS TO INFORM STUDENTS
ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS
AND THEIR RIGHTS AS EMPLOYED
MINORS. STATISTICS SHOW THAT IN
JULY OF 2020 TO 55% OF YOUNG
PEOPLE, AGED 16 TO 24 WERE
EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.
DADDY EQUATES TO 21 MILLION
PEOPLE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
WHOM WORKED PART TIME LONG WAGE
OR ENTRY LEVEL JOBS. IN 2021.
THIS ISN'T WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE 19 HUNDREDS. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT 2021. 119 AGERS
DIED FROM WORK RELATED INJURIES
IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SAME
YEAR OVER 33,000 TEENS SUFFERED
WORKPLACE INJURIES SO SEVERE
THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM. WORKERS RIGHTS
ARE ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR
ANYONE PARTICIPANT PAINTING IN
TODAY'S WORKFORCE. IT IS
ESSENTIAL FOR MINORS, JOINING
THE WORKFORCE TO BE PREPARED
WHEN INFORMATION AND MANY OF THE
LAWS THAT WE PASS HERE IN THIS
BODY, SUCH AS WAGING OUR
PROTECTIONS, WORKERS SAFETY PAID
SICK LEAVE AND PROHIBITIONS
AGAINST EMPLOYER HARASSMENT AND
THE LABOR MOVEMENT. A B 800 WILL
ENSURE THAT YOUNG WORKERS ARE
INFORMED OF THESE WORKPLACE
RIGHTS BEFORE THEY ENTER THE
WORKPLACE. TESTIFYING AND
SUPPORT TODAY IS MR MITCH
STEIGER, SENIOR LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION AND ALSO A
SPONSOR OF THE BILL. WE ALSO
HAVE MR THOMAS CARROLL ATTEMPT
GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL
STUDIES TEACHER AT SELENA'S
UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR THIS BILL,
ALONG WITH CFT AND JENNA, FOR
ALL THE REASONS STATED SO WELL
BY THE AUTHOR, WE WOULD JUST ADD
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE BILL
IS STRUCTURED. THERE ARE
BASICALLY THREE PARTS TO IT. THE
FIRST IS THAT IT CREATES WHAT'S
CALLED A WORKPLACE READINESS
WEEK THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY. THIS IS
THE WEEK WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY IS THIS
FRIDAY AND IT WOULD REQUIRE ALL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO OBSERVE
THIS WEEK, SO THAT'S VERY OPEN
ENDED. IT COULD BE AN ASSEMBLY.
IT COULD BE A DISPLAY IN A
HALLWAY. IT COULD BE WHATEVER
WORKS BEST FOR THAT SCHOOL AND
THEN FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN THE
11TH AND 12TH GRADES, THE SAME
TOPICS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
INTEGRATED INTO THE REGULAR
SCHOOL PROGRAM. SO THAT DOESN'T
HAVE TO HAPPEN. DURING WORKPLACE
READINESS WEEK WE HEARD A LOT OF
FEEDBACK FROM EXPERTS, EDUCATORS
IN THE AREA THAT ARE REQUIRING
THINGS TO HAPPEN DURING A
CERTAIN WEEK CAN BE CAN BE
DIFFICULT FOR TEACHERS TO MAKE
WORK SO THEY CAN DO THAT
WHENEVER THEY WANT DURING THE
YEAR. WE WOULD ALSO REALLY
EMPHASIZED THAT THESE TOPICS ARE
ALREADY COVERED IN THE MOST
RECENT HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCE
FRAMEWORK. SO WE WERE VERY
CAREFUL TO NOT ADD NEW THINGS TO
THE FRAMEWORK, AS WE HEARD ALSO
HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT
WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP
THE CURRICULUM, SO THIS IS JUST
CREATING GREATER SPECIFICITY
THAT TEACHERS CAN USE TO COMPLY
WITH CURRENT LAW. AND THEN THE
FINAL SIGNIFICANT PIECE IS THAT
IT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO GET A
DOCUMENT FROM THE SCHOOL SIGNED
WITH THEIR WORK PERMIT THAT THEY
GET SO THAT THEY CAN GO WORK AND
THE DOCUMENT WOULD OUTLINE ALL
OF THESE RIGHTS THAT ARE COVERED
AND TOPICS LIKE MINIMUM WAGE THE
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE OVER TIME,
THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THAT
THERE'S AN EXTRA PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN THEN
TAKE TO HELP THEM KNOW WHAT
THEIR RIGHTS ARE ON THE JOB. WE
ALSO THINK THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE
KIDS ARE TRANSLATORS FOR THEIR
PARENTS. WHO MAY ALSO, UM BE
UNFAMILIAR WITH THE LABOR LAWS
IN CALIFORNIA AND IR
TO ORGANIZE ANOTHER WRITES LIKE
THAT, SO WE THINK ALL OF THESE
TOGETHER WILL REALLY HELP KIDS
BRING THEIR PARENTS ALONG WITH
THEM INTO KNOWING MORE ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS. AND SO ALL THESE
REFORMS TAKEN TOGETHER. WE THINK
WE'LL DO A LOT TO GIVE KIDS THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED TO
STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES ON THE
JOB. IT WILL ALSO GIVE THEM MORE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE TO
PROTECT THEM. AND THEN, FINALLY
, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE A UNION SO THAT THEY
CAN GET IN THE POWER THAT THEY
NEED TO PROTECT FOR THEM TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES AND GET THE
RIGHTS THAT THEY DESERVE ON THE
JOB. WE HEARD YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M THOMAS CAROL
I'M AN EDUCATOR FROM THE SALINAS
VALLEY HAD THE PRIVILEGE FOR
TEACHING FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS
AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER IN
MY OWN HOMETOWN, INCLUDING TIME
SPENT AS A GOVERNMENT AND
ECONOMICS TEACHER. OFTEN HEAR
THE REFRAIN OF COLLEGE AND
CAREER READINESS. IT'S KIND OF
THE BYWORD AND EDUCATION
CURRENTLY THEIR ADMISSION
STATEMENTS. FUNDING REQUEST
WATCH CERTIFICATION PROCESS IS
PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. BUT
OFTEN I FOUND THAT WE'RE FALLING
SHORT OF TRULY PREPARING OUR
STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND FAR
MORE OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE
SIGHTED STRICT AND DIRECTLY INTO
THE WORKFORCE. MAYBE 800 IS A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO
BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR
INTENTIONS AND OUR PRACTICES.
STUDENTS OFTEN LEARN BEST WHEN
THEY ARE NOT LEARNING NOT ONLY
WHAT THEY ARE IN THE CLASSROOM,
BUT IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AROUND
CAMPUS AS WELL. A B 800 WILL
HELP TO CREATE A MORE POSITIVE
CAMPUS CULTURE THROUGH THE REAL
WORLD APPLICATION OF WHAT
THEY'RE LEARNING, ESPECIALLY BY
VALUING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE WORKING VALUE IN THOSE LIVED
WORK EXPERIENCES. MANY OF MY
STUDENTS WORK IN ADDITION TO
BEING FULL TIME STUDENTS. THERE
ARE SLYNESS AND AGRICULTURAL
VALLEY AND SO THEY'RE OFTEN IN
AGRICULTURE WORKING IN THE
FIELDS. OFTENTIMES TO HELP THEIR
HELP THEIR FAMILIES MAKE ENDS
MEET. SO A MIX OF AWARENESS
PROGRAMS TO BUILD ON THE CONTENT
STANDARDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF ISSUES THAT ARE
IMMEDIATE AND PROFOUND. THE
AVERAGE STUDENT WHO'S SOON TO
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
KEEPING THEM AWARE OF THE RIGHTS
WILL BENEFIT THEM AS WELL AS
THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE REST OF
THEIR LIVES. I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THIS CONTENT IS, AND
THE IMPACT THAT A RENEWED
EMPHASIS ON THEIR RIGHTS AS
CURRENT OR FUTURE EMPLOYEES WILL
HAVE ON THEM. SO AS AN EDUCATOR
REQUEST THAT YOU SUPPORT A B 800
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM HERE IN SUPPORT?
CHRISTOPH MAYER WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. TREVOR
GRIFFEY UNIVERSITY COUNCIL,
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
SUPPORT THANK YOU. JOHN SHIBAN.
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION
STRONG SUPPORT SANDRA BOROUGH S
E I U CALIFORNIA SUPPORT THANK
YOU. YEAH JOHN, RUN IN WITH THE
50 IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
TANYA GOLDEN CFT SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. CASSANDRA CARILLO CFT USF
SUPPORT THANK YOU. CATHERINE
PASCUAL. CFT SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
CHRIS MEYERS AT THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
TRANSPORT. THANK YOU. ME AND
MCIVER èC FT. LOCAL 14 74
SUPPORT THANK YOU. CANADA.
CURSOR èC FT. STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. JEFF JOHNSON AFTER
1931 STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ERICA WILLIAMS CFT SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. JOCELYN FORMAN CFT
SUPPORT THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
800? GOOD AFTERNOON.
ROBERT RIVAS CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. WE ARE OPPOSED
PRESENTLY TO 8801ST. I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO SPONSOR AN AUTHOR.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YOU
GUYS IN THIS BILL AS MUCH. I
WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR
THAT. WE HAVE SOME JUST MINOR
CONCERNS FIRST, WHEN WE CLEAR
WHAT WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO.
WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THE
INFORMATIONAL PIECE FOR STUDENTS
SEEKING WORK PERMITS. IT'S A
VERY GOOD PIECES WE CALLED OUT
IN OUR LETTER. WE'RE ALSO NOT
OPPOSED TO THE PORTION OF THE
BILL, WHICH WAS NOT DISCUSSED
HERE BUT WHICH HELPS INTRODUCE
STUDENTS TO STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THINK
THAT'S ALSO A GOOD PIECE. YOU'RE
GLAD TO SEE AND WE HAVE TWO
MINOR CONCERNS. ONE WE HAD A
CONCERN WITH THE INITIAL VERSION
THAT WE'RE PRESENTLY REVIEWING
RELATED TO COMPETITION WITH
EXISTING STUDENT MATERIALS,
WHICH YOU'VE TAKEN SOME AMENDS
TO HELP ADDRESS. WE'RE GLAD TO
SEE THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT
THEM TO HAVE A CHANCE TO ASSESS
THE CHANGE. AND THEN WE HAD SOME
CONFUSION AS TO WHY THE BILL
CALLS OUT ONE SPECIFIC DRAFTER
FOR THAT INFORMATIONAL PIECE OF
THE BILL. WE BELIEVE THAT SHOULD
BE ABLE SOMETHING THAT A WIDER
POPULATION LAW FIRMS AND OTHERS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
DRAFTING, BUT OTHERWISE THAT
THOSE ARE MINOR CONCERNS ON IT.
AND LET ME JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT
MY 10TH GRADE TEACHER INSPIRED
MUCH OF MY CAREER IN SOCIAL
SCIENCES, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. VERY KIND OPPOSITION
. UH ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION
TO AVIATOR WHEN WE CAN'T BE 8800
. ANY OPPOSITION. OKAY SO THE
ADDITIONAL OPPOSITION WILL COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. WE
ALREADY HAVE EMOTION. YES PLEASE
, SENATOR AWARD REALLY EXCITED
FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THIS
BILL TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT
PRACTICE WITH KIDS COMING UP
INTO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AS WELL.
BUT I WAS CURIOUS WITH MAYBE THE
OPPOSITION'S YOU KNOW, MINOR
POINTS AS WELL AS THAT. YOU
KNOW, THIS BILL IS MOVING
FORWARD. ANYTHING THAT'S
FLEXIBLE AND WHY I'M JUST KIND
OF CURIOUS. DID YOU THINK ABOUT
THE EASY LABOR CENTER AS OPPOSED
TO LIKE THE LABOR COMMISSIONER?
YEAH SO THE U. C. BERKELEY LABOR
CENTER JUST RECEIVED $13 MILLION
FROM THE STATE. UM SO YOU GUYS
GAVE THEM MONEY AND SO GIVEN
THAT WE'RE IN A DEFICIT, IT FELT
LIKE A NATURAL PLACE TO GO WHERE
THEY'VE ALREADY HAVE MATERIALS
IN THE FUNDING ACTUALLY GOES TO
HELP LIKE INFORMATION LIKE THE
ONE THAT'S IN MY BILL. AND WE'VE
BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM
TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP US
WITH THIS AND ACTUALLY ALREADY
HAVE STUFF DRAFTED, SO WE
ALREADY GAVE THEM THE MONEY.
LET'S MAKE SURE THEY THAT WE
COULD PUT IT TO WORK. BUT ITS
USE VERY EFFICIENT. THANK YOU
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL OR NO,
IT'S ALREADY MOVED. IT'S ALREADY
ON THE TABLE MARTINI. THANK YOU
AND SORRY, SORRY FOR COMING IN
LATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA. I
WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
BILL. I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE IT
WHEN IT CAME OUT, AND I'M PROUD
CO AUTHOR OF THE BILL, AND WE
KNOW THAT FOR MANY OF THE FOLKS
WHO ARE HERE WHO HAVE ORGANIZED
TO WIN CRITICAL FUNDAMENTAL
LABOR RIGHTS. IT IS SO CRUCIAL
THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THOSE
RIGHTS FROM AN EARLY AGE THAT
THEY'RE ABLE TO ASSERT THEM THAT
THEY WILL ASSERT THEM FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND THEIR COLLEAGUES. AND THIS
WILL ENSURE THAT THESE LAWS
ACTUALLY HAVE MEANING IN THE
REAL WORLD, AND THAT PEOPLE ARE
PROTECTED THEIR HEALTH AND
SAFETY, THEIR WELLNESS. BOTH FOR
WORKERS AND CONSUMERS, STUDENTS
AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN. SO THIS
WILL HAVE HUGE IMPACTS FOR MANY,
MANY DECADES TO COME BY STARTING
EARLY WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND
MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THIS
HISTORY AND THEIR RIGHTS AND ARE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND
SHARE THEM AND EDUCATE OTHERS SO
PROUD TO CO AUTHOR OF THIS BILL,
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS.
I SAW SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM
SAN FRANCISCO WHO ARE HERE AS
WELL AND WELCOME AND VERY PROUD
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. THEY ARE
RIGHT. UH YEAH, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BUT WOULD LOVE
TO BE ADDED ON AS A CO AUTHOR AS
WELL. I BELIEVE I WAS THE ONE
THAT LED THE BUDGET LETTER TO
GET THOSE RESOURCES TO THE LABOR
CENTER. SO ABSOLUTELY. WE NEED
TO PARTNER WITH THEM, UH, AND
USE THEIR EXPERTISE IN TO ENSURE
THAT, UM, WE'RE CONTINUING ARE
IMPORTANT. RAW ESPECIALLY
EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF
WORKERS AS WHAT THEIR RIGHTS
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE WITH THAT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IF
YOU CAN TAKE THE ROLE ON THE
BOAT FOR A B 800 MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA
I AM FLORA FLORA I CHEN HANEY.
ANY I ORTEGA? I, UH, I RAISE
WARD. RIGHT I THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM IF WE CAN
GET A MOTION ITEMS TO BE 5 21
BARRICADE KHN. EMOTION A SECOND
WE CAN HAVE ROLE ON A B 5 21,
PLEASE. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA ALRIGHT
ALRIGHT I FLORA FLORA I, CHEN
HANEY. KENNY I ORTEGA ORTEGA. I
RAISE WARD WORD I WAS OUT IF WE
CAN HAVE A MOTION ITEM THREE A B
10 76. FOR THE MOTION IN A
SECOND. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA, FLORA
FLORA I, CHEN AMY. ANY I ORTEGA
ORTEGA, I RAISE AWARD. WARD I
CONSENT CALENDAR ON COSTS. IF WE
CAN HAVE THE ABSENT MEMBERS WILL
CALL AND ABSENT MEMBERS. MOTION
SEE ABSENT MEMBERS, UM CHEN. K¾T
KENNY. I RAISE WARD. I CALENDARS
UP AND THEN UP NEXT ITEM FOR A B
7 35 OR SOMETHING MEMBER,
BERMAN. THERE YOU GO. WE HAVE A
MOTION IN A SECOND. IT'S ALWAYS
GOOD TO START WITH THE
BIPARTISAN MOTION AND SECOND.
THANK YOU, Y'ALL. YOU UH,
APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS BILL
IN THIS MEAT LOCKER OF A HEARING
ROOM. HAVEN'T PRESENTED HERE
BEFORE. IT IS COLD. 87 35 WILL
CREATE A HIGH ROAD UTILITY
CAREERS PROGRAM TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THE
UTILITY SECTOR, WHICH INCLUDES
WATER, WASTE, WATER, GAS,
ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NEEDS A CONSISTENT WORK FORCE
BASE TO MAINTAIN BASIC UTILITY
OPERATIONS. THIS SECTOR HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING TO KEEP POSITIONS
FILLED AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN
THEIR AGENCIES. IN FACT,
MAINTAINING A WORKFORCE IS ONE
OF THE TOP ISSUES FACING
UTILITIES IN CALIFORNIA. UNDER
THIS PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS
INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN THE
UTILITY SECTOR WILL BE CONNECTED
TO EXISTING RESOURCES. THROUGH A
CENTRALIZED INFORMATION HUB. THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL
PARTNER WITH STATEWIDE WATER,
WASTE WATER AND ENERGY UTILITY
ASSOCIATIONS TO COORDINATE THE
PROGRAM WITH EXISTING AND FUTURE
PROGRAMS. MOREOVER THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL
DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS TO HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CAREER
GUIDANCE ON CAREERS IN
UTILITIES. UM GONNA SKIP AHEAD A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE
BIPARTISAN MOTION AND SECOND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANDREA
ABORIGINAL AND WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
ASSOCIATION, CMU A IS A PROUD
SPONSOR OF HB 7 35 AND APPLAUDS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BERMAN'S
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE
REPRESENTS PUBLIC PUBLICLY OWNED
ELECTRIC UTILITIES THAT DELIVER
ELECTRICITY TO OVER 25% OF THE
STATE AND PUBLIC WATER AND
WASTEWATER AGENCIES THAT DELIVER
WATER TO OVER 75% OF THE STATE.
OUR PUBLIC AGENCY MEMBERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE NOT ONLY FOR
DELIVERING ELECTRICITY AND WATER
, BUT ALSO FOR MANAGING AND
PRESERVING THE STATE'S RESOURCES
AND ADVANCING THE STATE'S
CLIMATE GOALS, A LARGE FACTOR IN
ANY UTILITY SUCCESS IN THOSE
AREAS IS A RELIABLE WORKFORCE.
THESE UTILITIES ARE EXPERIENCING
A SILVER TSUNAMI OF RETIREMENTS
AND OTHER DETAILS DEPARTURES IN
CRITICAL ROLES. THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF
UTILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS BEEN
EXPERIENCING AN AVERAGE OF 15%
VACANCIES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. IN THE
LAST YEAR, RANCHO CALIFORNIA
WATER DISTRICT HAD AROUND 24%
VACANT POSITIONS, WHICH TOOK
ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF THREE MONTHS
TO FILL. A B 7 35 WILL PROVIDE A
DEDICATED COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION
TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE CHALLENGES
FOR THE UTILITY SECTOR AND
SEEING THAT THERE'S GENERAL
CONSENSUS. I WILL ALSO BE BRIEF.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I VOTE
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT OF A B 7 35
MICROBES AND ON BEHALF OF THE
RANCH OF CALIFORNIA WATER
DISTRICT AND THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS.
THANK YOU. ROD BREWER FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON HERE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 7 35. THANK
YOU. MATT CLEMENCY HERE ON
BEHALF OF SMUT AND SPORT. THANK
YOU. SARAH WE DRAW ON THE ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROOSEVELT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. TYLER
GERLACH ON BEHALF OF THE
COLLISION. CHAMBER AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. BRIAN SANDERS CITY OF
SACRAMENTO AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. JULIA HALL WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
FINALLY TAKEN ON BEHALF OF MESA
WATER DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 7 35. SEEING
NO ONE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. THE COMMENTS OF WHAT
WE DO HAVE EMOTION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BERMAN, UM, FOR PUSHING
ON THE HIGH ROAD. UM JOB
OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS WORKED A LOT
ON OVER THE YEARS AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. MADAM
SECRETARY. YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL
ON THE VOTE FOR A B 7 35,
PLEASE. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
, FLORA FLORA I, CHEN HANEY. ANY
I ORTEGA ORTEGA. I REYES WORD.
WARD I WRITE THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. IF WE COULD GET SOME
EMOTION ON ITEM 10 A B 58.
MOTION MOTION IN A SECOND. THE
WORLD CALL ON THE VOTE FOR A B
58. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
I'VE FLORA. FLORA NOT VOTING.
CHEN HANEY. HANEY. AYE. ORTEGA.
ORTEGA. I RAISE WARD. WORD. I
THANK YOU. AND, UM. WE HAVE TWO
ITEMS ON CALL. I JUST WANT TO
GET OUT WHICH IS ITEM 5 80, 12
24. BRIAN GET THE WALL ON THE
ABSENT MEMBERS OF THAT. CURRENT
MOTION IS PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHEN HANEY.
PENNY. I RAISE WARD WARD. AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT. AND ITEM SIX.
MAYBE 30 59 SCHIAVO. CURRENT
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHEN HANEY
HANEY, I RAISE. YES THAT IS OUT
THERE ALL OPEN AND I'M GONNA
THERE'S TWO MORE BILLS AND I'LL
BE PRESENTING FOR SENATOR
SANTIAGO AS WELL AS FOR MY OWN
BILL. YEAH.
ALRIGHT, MR. CHAIR READY WHEN
YOU ARE. I'LL START WITH THE
ITEM ONE WHICH IS A B 5 20
SANTIAGO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, UM AND SEPTEMBER,
SANTIAGO GRATEFULLY IS ACCEPTING
, UM, ACTUALLY NO AMENDMENTS,
BUT. YEAH HE WAS THANKING ME.
THAT'S SO NICE TO HIM. THANK
YOU, ME AND THE COMMITTEE OF
STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK. THIS
BILL IS SIMPLY ABOUT PROTECTING
OUR PROPERTY SERVICE WORKERS.
THE PROPERTY SERVICE INDUSTRY
INCLUDES SOME OF THE LOWEST PAID
WORKERS. CURRENTLY THESE WORKERS
ARE VULNERABLE TO WAGE THEFT,
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND WORKPLACE
INJURIES. WHEN PUBLIC ENTITIES
CONTRACT OUT PROPERTY SERVICES.
THEY ELIMINATE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT
WORKERS OR ENSURE SAFE WORKING
CONDITIONS. A B 5 20 WOULD DETER
PUBLIC ENTITIES FROM CONTRACTING
PROPERTY SERVICE COMPANIES
COMMIT WAGE THAT BY HOLDING
PUBLIC ENTITIES JOINTLY LIABLE
FOR WAGE STEP VIOLATIONS AND
PROVIDING ACCESS TO CONDUCT
WORKPLACE HEALTH SAFETY AND
WORKERS' RIGHTS TRAINING FOR
PROPERTY SERVICE WORKERS WHO
CLEAN PUBLIC SPACES. PROPERTY
SERVICE WORKERS WHO CLEAN AND
PROTECT OUR PUBLIC SPACE SHOULD
RECEIVE THE SAME PROTECTION AS
THOSE WHO WORK IN PRIVATE SPACES
. UM WITH US TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IS SANDRA BARREIRO SC
HIÂU GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
ADVOCATE, ENJOY HUNT ESTATE
SECURITY OFFICER. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CHOLERA, THE PROPERTY SERVICE
INDUSTRY, UH FUELS UNFAIR
COMPETITION BY AWARDING
CONTRACTS TO BUSINESSES WITH THE
LOWEST LABOR COSTS. SO WHEN
YOU'RE A BUSINESS THAT'S ALREADY
PAYING MINIMUM WAGE, THE ONLY
WAY TO STAY COMPETITIVE IS
THROUGH WAGE THEFT AND
ELIMINATING ANY HEALTH AND
SAFETY TRAINING. TO HELP ADDRESS
THE EXPLOITATIVE NATURE OF THIS
INDUSTRY. THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
SB 5, 88 AND 2015 TO HOLD
COMPANIES JOINTLY LIABLE WHEN
THEY'RE CONTRACTORS COMMIT WAGE
THEFT. HOWEVER PUBLIC ENTITIES
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN EXISTING LAW
AND AS A RESULT THE PUBLIC
SECTOR CONTINUES TO CONTRACT
WITH COMPANIES WHO CONTINUE TO
VIOLATE THE LAW. A B 5 20 WOULD
ADD PUBLIC ENTITIES TO EXISTING
LAW HOLD THEM TO THE SAME
STANDARDS AS PRIVATE COMPANIES.
AND PREVENT PUBLIC FUNDS FROM
PERPETUATING A CYCLE OF WORKER
ABUSE. THIS BILL ALSO PROVIDES A
WAY FOR PROPERTY SERVICE WORKERS
TO RECEIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY
TRAINING, EVEN WHEN THEIR
EMPLOYER AVOIDS THEIR OBLIGATION
. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS JOY HUNT. I'M A SECURITY
OFFICER AND A MEMBER OF S C I U
U S W W AND I'VE WORKED AT STATE
BUILDINGS FIVE YEARS. I HAVE
FOUR CHILDREN. FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN. TWO GREAT GRANDS
THAT'LL BE BORN LATER THIS YEAR
, PLUS A BONUS GRAND AND I LIVE
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. I'VE BEEN A
SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE OFFICE
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
BUILDING RIGHT THERE ON 11TH AND
J. HELPING LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES
FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED. AND IF
REQUESTED, I ESCORT THEM TO
THEIR CARS. OVERALL MY ROLE AS A
SECURITY OFFICER IS TO ENFORCE
RULES MAINTAIN ORDER. AND TO
SERVE AS A HELPFUL AND
APPROACHABLE PRESENTS FOR
EVERYONE ENTERING THE BUILDING.
EVEN THOUGH I SERVE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES DO NOT RECEIVE THE
SAME BENEFITS. I'M INELIGIBLE
FOR CALPERS. AND BECAUSE OF A
LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW, I'M PAID
BELOW THE STANDARD FOR PUBLIC.
EMPLOYEES. IN 2020 REQUESTED 40
HOURS OF VACATION PAY, WHICH I
WAS ENTITLED TO UNDER MY UNION
CONTRACT. A MONTH LATER. A
BRANCH MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT
THE COMPANY NO LONGER PAYS
PROVIDES PAID TIME OFF. OKAY
THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW
MY EMPLOYER ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE
LABOR COSTS BY COMMITTING WAGE
THEFT. OKAY UM, SOME OF MY
COWORKERS WORK THROUGH BREAKS
LUNCH WORK OFF THE CLOCK. OR
DON'T RECEIVE OVERTIME. A B 5 20
IS A CRITICAL BILL. THAT DEMANDS
ATTENTION FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE TO STOP
DOING BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES
THAT EXPLOIT WORKERS BUYING
ENGAGING IN WAGE THEM. TO CUT
THEIR LABOR COSTS. AS A WORKER
WHO EARNS $18 PER HOUR. EVERY
PENNY COUNTS, ESPECIALLY WITH MY
RESPONSIBILITIES TO BUY CHILDREN
, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT
GRANTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REQUEST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE
IN SUPPORT? NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. MR CHAIR
MEMBER. SARAH FLOCKS. CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 5 20. SEEING
NOTHING. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. THE QUESTION FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE. WE HAVE
EMOTION, A SECOND. THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YOU
ASKED FOR AN IBOOK. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
CHOLERA CHOLERA I, FLORA FLORA
I, CHEN HANEY. HANEY. I ORTEGA.
TAKE A I RAISE AWARD. WORD. I
BILL IS OUT. I THINK THE CHAIR
HAS ONE MORE BILL. MAYBE 15 16.
READY WHEN YOU ARE. THANK YOU,
UM, PROUD TO PRESENT A B 15 16,
WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. TO
GIVE YOU THE WORKING GROUP OF
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING LOW
WAGE OR IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND
ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR THE
RIGHTS OF INCARCERATED PERSONS
TO STUDY AND REPORT BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND RAISING THE
MINIMUM WAGE AND ENDING THE SUB
MINIMUM WAGE FOR INCARCERATED
WORKERS. THIS WORKING GROUP IS
CRITICAL TO ANY FUTURE EFFORTS
TO RAISE THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE.
THE GROUP'S FINAL REPORT, THE
LEGISLATURE CAN GUIDE LAWMAKERS
AND ENACTING MINIMUM WAGE THAT
TRULY REFLECTS WHAT WORKING
FAMILIES NEED TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
WE KNOW THAT WORKERS ARE COLOR
SPORTS DISPROPORTIONATELY PAID
THE MINIMUM WAGE. SO ARE FOREIGN
BORN WORKERS. THESE WORKERS
DESERVE A LIVING WAGE A WAGE
THAT CAN ACTUALLY LET THEM OUT
OF WORKING POVERTY. EVEN WORSE,
INCARCERATED WORKERS TO DO THE
SAME WORK AS OTHER WORKERS,
INCLUDING FIGHTING SOME OF OUR
WORST WILDFIRES ARE PAID FAR
LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THIS
ARCHAIC PRACTICE WITH HIS LEGACY
STOP. MAYBE 15 16 WHILE THEY THE
FOUNDATION FOR CRITICAL MINIMUM
WAGE REFORM. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY BOAT AND WITH ME TODAY TO
PROVIDE SUPPORTING TESTIMONY IS
SAYROO JAYARAMAN, PRESIDENT OF
ONE FAIR WAGE AND DIRECTOR OF
THE FOOD LABOR RESEARCH CENTER
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, HAS SHOWN ROBINSON
LIFE COACH WITH THE ANTI
RECIDIVISM COALITION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE HAVE TO DO
WITNESSES, TWO MINUTES APIECE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE IN
EXTRAORDINARILY HISTORIC MOMENT
IN WHICH MILLIONS OF LOW WAGE
WORKERS HAVE WALKED OFF THE JOB.
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND NATIONALLY, REFUSING TO WORK
FOR POVERTY, WAGES, UNABLE TO
WORK FOR POVERTY WAGES IN A
MOMENT OF INCREDIBLY HIGH RISING
COSTS AND INFLATION, UH THERE
HAS BEEN A VERY LARGE COALITION
THAT'S COME TOGETHER A HISTORIC
COALITION THAT'S COME TOGETHER
AROUND THE NEED FOR A LIVING
WAGE FOR ALL IN CALIFORNIA, AND
INCLUDES ONE FAIR WAGE, WHICH IS
300,000 RESTAURANT AND SERVICE
WORKERS. THE ANTI RECIDIVISM
COALITION, THE CALIFORNIA
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY, UH,
LEGAL SERVICE OF PRISONERS WITH
CHILDREN, ALL OF US FOR NONE
CALLING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE THAT
IS CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL COST OF
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND ENDING
THAT LAST SUMMER AND WAGE FOR
INCARCERATED WORKERS. AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN EFFORT.
THERE HAS BEEN AN EFFORT TO
COLLECT ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO GET
$18 ON THE BALLOT. NEXT NOVEMBER
. BUT THE SPONSORS OF THAT
BALLOT MEASURE HAVE JOINED OUR
COALITION, SAYING IT IS TOO
LITTLE TOO LATE, BECAUSE WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE MIT LIVING WAGE
CALCULATOR RIGHT NOW, ONE PERSON
IN A TWO PARENT TO CHILD
HOUSEHOLD NEEDS $23.75 TO COVER
THE BASIC COST OF FOOD.
TRANSPORTATION HOUSING RENT. IT
IS TO 15 50 IS FAR TOO LITTLE.
AND $18 IS TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
OUR BILL IS LOOKING AT A MINIMUM
WAGE THAT WOULD BE CLOSER TO 22
TO $24 AN HOUR, WHICH WOULD
RAISE WAGES FOR 32.9% OF
HOUSEHOLDS IN CALIFORNIA. NEARLY
A THIRD OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE
MAJORITY WOMEN LEAD ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY. WE ARE SEEING MINIMUM
WAGE BILLS CURRENTLY MOVING TO
GET MINIMUM WAGE IS CLOSER TO
THE COST OF LIVING. CALIFORNIA
HAWAII ALREADY PASSED 18, NEW
YORK JUST PASSED 17, CALIFORNIA
IS ACTUALLY TRAILING ON THIS
ISSUE. AND ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. WE ARE SEEING AN EFFORT
TO NOT ONLY RAISE THEM IN A WAGE
CLOSER TO LIVING WAGES, BUT TO
END SOME MINIMUM WAGES HERE IN
CALIFORNIA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
TO END THIS VERY HISTORIC LEGACY
OF SLAVERY, THE SUMMIT AND WAGE
FOR INCARCERATED WORKERS, WHICH
IS CREATED WITH THE EXCEPTION TO
THE 13TH AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWED
FOR SLAVERY IN THE CASE OF
INCARCERATION LAST YEAR YOU THE
LEGISLATURE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
RAISE WAGES FOR INCARCERATED
WORKERS. YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
LEAD ON THIS. NOW, THIS IS A
STUDY BILL. IT WILL BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF ACTUALLY GETTING THE
LIVING WAGE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WITNESS,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM MY
NAME IS SHAWN ROBINSON AND I AM
A LIFE COACH AT, UM, A R C. ANTI
RECIDIVISM CORRELATION LIKE
LOCATED HERE IN SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA. UM I HAVE DONE 22
YEARS OF MY LIFE BEHIND THE
WALLS, AND IN DOING SO I WAS
ASSIGNED TO JOBS THAT PAID CENTS
ON THE DOLLAR. I WAS PAID EIGHT
CENTS AN HOUR, WHICH EQUAL TO
$12 A MONTH. WORKING FOR TIME 40
HOURS A WEEK. AND 160 HOURS A
MONTH I GOT $12 LET ME REPEAT
MYSELF. 40 HOURS A WEEK AND 100
AND 60 HOURS A MONTH. I GOT
$12.12 DOLLARS A MONTH. ONLY A
40 ME THREE ITEMS THAT I NEED IN
ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER SKIN
CARE. IMAGINE WORKING EVERY WEEK
FOR 22 YEARS STRAIGHT AND STILL
BEING ABLE. TO STILL BEING ABLE
TO STILL BEING UNABLE TO PAY FOR
THE BASIC NECESSITIES. I CAME
FROM A POOR FAMILY AND COULDN'T
RELY ON ANYONE TO HELP ME
FINANCIALLY INSIDE. I WAS UNABLE
TO LEARN INDEPENDENCE WAS ALL
ABOUT AND COULD NOT HAVE LEARNED
THAT ON $12 A MONTH. UPON
RELEASE. I HAD NO SAVINGS AND
WAS FACED WITH THE HARDSHIP OF
HAVING TO PAY RESTITUTION IF I
WERE MAKING A LIVABLE WAGE, I
WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PAY MY
RESTITUTION AFTER WORKING 22
YEARS STRAIGHT AND ALSO SUPPORT
MY LIVELIHOOD. I WOULD HAVE SET
UP I WOULD HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR
SUCCESS AFTER BEING RELEASED. I
WAS LOCKED UP AT A VERY YOUNG
AGE AND DID NOT GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PAY BILLS LEARN
HOW TO MANAGE MONEY OR HAVE THE
BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS. COMING
HOME FROM PRISON IS ALREADY HARD
BY ITSELF. I HAVE A FELONY
RECORD, NO FAMILY SUPPORT AND
WAS SENT TO A CITY THAT WAS
UNFAMILIAR TO ME. NOT HAVING.
ANY MONEY TO SUPPORT MY
TRANSITION JUST ADDED INSULT TO
INJURY. AFTER I HAD ALREADY
SERVED MY TIME AS AN ADULT, A
PERSON THAT HAS PAID THEIR DEBT
TO SOCIETY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO EXPERIENCE INDEPENDENT
BECAUSE IT DOES AFFECT THE
LIVELIHOOD OF FREEDOM. SLOWLY
HAVE YOU WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHT?
PLEASE. THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY?
SLOWLY WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHT. OH
MY BAD. MY BAD. GOOD. IT'S ALL
GOOD. THE RIGHT TO LIVELIHOOD
SHOULDN'T BE A PRIVILEGE AND
BEING SELF SUFFICIENT FALLS INTO
THAT CATEGORY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT? OF A B 15 16. EVELYN
MATA ONE FAIR WAGE AND SUPPORT.
AUDREY LIM ONE FAIR WAGE AND
SUPPORT. BARBARA CHAVEZ LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH
CHILDREN IN SUPPORT. CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS HAD ONLY MCGILL ARE
HERE. POLICY ANALYSTS WITH LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH
CHILDREN AND ALL OF US ARE KNOWN
PROTOCOL SPONSORS AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. JOSH PIONEERS, ANTI
RECIDIVISM, COALITION, PROUD
SPONSOR AND STRONG SUPPORT. LIAM
MOHAMMED LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN AND CO
SPONSOR AND PROUD DISPLAY. GOOD
MORNING, GORDON LAM BRICK WITH
PLANTING JUSTICE AND ALL OF US
ARE NONE AND SUPPORT. MY NAME IS
SOUL MERCADO AND I'M I'M FROM
PLANTING JUSTICE IN OAKLAND, AND
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS LAWRENCE COX AND
I'M WITH LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN. ALL OF
US ARE NOT STRONG SUPPORT. MY
NAME IS RALPH PRODUCT WITH ONE
FAIR WAGE AND I SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TANISHA
CANNON WITH LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN. A
MEMBER OF ALL OF US ARE NONE
PROUD CO SPONSOR AND IN SUPPORT
OF A B, UH 15 16. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS MERCEDES LOT AND WITH
ALL OF US ARE MEN AND I SUPPORT
JESSE CLYDE BURLISON IN CUSTODY
PROGRAM COORDINATOR LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH
CHILDREN AND ALL OF US AND UNDER
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALYSSA MORE LEGAL SERVICES
FOR PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ON
BEHALF OF THE ANTI RECIDIVISM
COALITION, SISTER WARRIOR
FREEDOMS, COALITION, SOCIAL
CHANGE AND INSIDE GARDEN PROGRAM
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M JAMIE CARPER. I'M
A MEMBER OF ANTI RECIDIVISM
COALITION. I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. TANYA GOLD
IN A CONCERNED CITIZEN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. HENRY ORTIZ WERE
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN AND ALL OF US KNOW
IN SACRAMENTO CHAPTER AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF MY SISTER DID A GREAT
JOB TODAY. BIG SHOUT OUT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 15 16 SEEN NONE.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 15
16. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, ACTUALLY HALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UM WE JUST HAVEN'T OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION DO NOT
OPPOSE ABSOLUTELY CREATING THE
WORKING GROUP ON THIS ISSUE. UM
BUT WE DID NOTICE. THE LANGUAGE
DOES NOT INCLUDE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EMPLOYER
COMMUNITY, AND WE DO THINK THAT
IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT WORKING GROUP TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE
MINIMUM WAGE. ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SMALL
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S OF
CHRONICLE RECENTLY DID HAVE AN
ARTICLE SAYING THAT A LOT OF
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STILL IN
SURVIVAL MODE, INTERVIEWING
SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
WHO ULTIMATELY DID END UP HAVING
TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESSES, SO I
THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THE EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVE,
ESPECIALLY TO CONSIDER ANY
ECONOMIC RAMIFICATIONS OR
ANYTHING AND INTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD COME
FROM AN INCREASE. SO APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE
IN OPPOSITION TO HB 15 16 MR.
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS CHRIS MCKAY LI
ON BEHALF OF CAL SHERMAN
SHERMAN. WE SUPPORT THE REQUEST
OF AMENDMENT FROM COW CHAMBER.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, NICK
CHAPPIE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
, ALIGNED WITH CAL CHAMBER AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I RAN A LANE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA RETAILERS
ASSOCIATION. ALSO AN OPPOSITION
IN LINE WITH THE CHAMBER. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE
ELSE STOP POSITION. MAYBE 15 16.
SEEING NONE. QUESTION FROM THE
COMMITTEE, MR WARD. THANK YOU. I
REALLY APPRECIATE. UM, THIS UH
THIS PROPOSAL CERTAINLY HAVE
BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
EFFORTS THAT WE'VE DONE TODAY,
AND WE NEED TO DO SO MUCH MORE
AS WELL. AND I'M WONDERING FOR
THE WORKING GROUP. I SEE THAT
YOU HAVE GENERALLY KIND OF FOUR
BUCKETS BETWEEN THE LAYER
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, THE
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT. UH AND ANOTHER AREAS
. HOW DID YOU WERE YOU THINKING
ABOUT A PARTICULAR SIZE OF THE
BOARD? SO THAT MIGHT ENCOMPASS
FOR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP. UM NOT
THAT I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE
CONVERSATION IS TO FIGURE OUT
YOU KNOW THE SIZE COMPOSITION.
WHAT HAVE YOU AND I THINK IS IT
PROBABLY WOULD LAND SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN SEVEN OR 11 MEMBERS, AND
I'M WONDERING TO THE
OPPOSITION'S POINT. THAT'S JUST
A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD
LOOK AT CONSIDERING AS WELL. I'M
ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO GO BACK TO
SPONSORS AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD. I
MEAN, ONE THING I JUST DO WANT
TO MAKE CLEAR THIS IS NOT A
MACRO ANALYSIS OF KIND OF THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INCREASING
THE WAGE. IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT
WHAT WHAT? WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT A LIVING WAGE WOULD
BE IN CALIFORNIA, THE IMPACTS ON
IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND
WORKING FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE
LEGACY OF SUB MINIMUM WAGE, SO
IT'S NOT. I GET THAT AGAIN
LOOKING AT THE, UM THE STAFF
ANALYSIS TALKING ABOUT
EMPLOYEE'S ABILITY TO AFFORD TO
HIRE AND DO BUSINESS. CALIFORNIA
THAT'S NOT REALLY THE FOCUS. OF
THIS, HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID
MORE THAN WILLING TO GO BACK TO
THE SPONSORS AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
COMPOSITION THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY INCLUDE EMPLOYER
VOICES AS WELL. I THINK WE'VE
CONSIDERED LEGISLATION BEFORE I
KNOW WE'RE TALKING HOPEFULLY
ABOUT SENATOR ROSS IS BILL AS
WELL COMING UP, BUT EVERYBODY IS
HERE AT THIS CONVERSATION TABLE
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE
AND HOW THAT HOW THAT INPUT AND
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR
OTHER SIDES AS WELL TO HEAR.
TESTIMONY OF CALIFORNIANS AND I
THINK THAT MIGHT SORT OF REACH
BACK INTO YOU KNOW, UH, YOU
KNOW, CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY
MAY NOT HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I THINK IT CAN BE HELPFUL BOTH
WAYS. UM SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS
MOVING FORWARD. HAPPY TO SUPPORT
IT TODAY. I'M JUST SORRY. ADD WE
REPRESENT MY ORGANIZATION. WE
REPRESENT 300,000 RESTAURANT AND
SERVICE WORKERS AND 2500 SMALL
BUSINESS RESTAURANT OWNERS WHO
HAVE COME OUT IN VERY STRONG
SUPPORT OF RAISING THE MINIMUM
WAGE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND
ENOUGH STAFF WILLING TO WORK FOR
POVERTY WAGES AND BECAUSE
CONSUMPTION RATES THEY KNOW ARE
VERY LOW, NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES. IS WHEN
INFLATION COSTS PREVENT LOW WAGE
WORKERS FROM CONSUMING THANK YOU
SO MUCH, MR HANEY. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR. I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED
AS A CO AUTHOR AND WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK, THE
WITNESSES AND EVERYONE WHO'S
HERE IN THE ROOM. IT IS. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY TRUE THAT OUR MINIMUM
WAGE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW
IS GROSSLY INADEQUATE. WE KNOW
THAT WE KNOW THAT $18, AS YOU
SAID, WOULD BE TOO LITTLE TOO
LATE. AND SO THIS REALLY GIVES
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE
WHERE WE NEED TO BE THE TRUE
IMPACT AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
WAYS, INCLUDING ON SMALL
BUSINESSES OF HAVING SUCH A LOW
MINIMUM WAGE, AND I REALLY WANT
TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR INCLUDING
THE SUB MINIMUM WAGE THAT
INCARCERATED PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
THAT IS SO CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY
AS WE HOPEFULLY ARE MOVING
TOWARDS TAKING SLAVERY OUT OF
OUR CONSTITUTION. UH THIS COMING
YEAR THIS? THE TIMING FOR THIS
COULD NOT COULD NOT BE BETTER.
AND I THINK WHAT I WOULD SAY AND
I'M SURE THIS IS A PART OF IT.
YOU KNOW, THIS GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY
TO LOOK AT THE BROADER IMPACT OF
THIS SUB MINIMUM WAGE CENTS ON A
DOLLAR ON FAMILIES ON CHILDREN.
ON COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR
STATE ON VICTIMS SURVIVORS. I
MEAN, THERE'S A WHOLE SET OF
ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES THAT
THIS WAGE HAS BY PAYING PEOPLE
SO LITTLE FOR THEIR LABOR. AND
SO THIS THIS CAN THIS COMMISSION
WILL PROVIDE US THAT OPPORTUNITY
AND ALSO TO ADDRESS THE BROADER
ISSUES AND SUPPORT SUPPORTING
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR THE
WITNESSES AND EVERYONE WHO'S
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? MR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM SPEAKER, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. HOW WE NEED A
MOTION A SECOND. THANK YOU.
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA. BYE
ALRIGHT, I FLORA FLORA, NOT
VOTING. CHEN HANEY. ANY. I
ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE WARD
WARD. AYE. MOTIONS THAT WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR VICE
CHAIR, AND WE HAVE ONE REMAINING
ITEM FROM A SEMI MEMBER HANEY. A
C A SIX. YEAH. MOTION IN A
SECOND. THANK YOU BEFORE HE EVEN
SAT DOWN. THANK YOU. AND GOOD
AFTERNOON. HEY GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND FELLOW COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO
YOU A SIX A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE
BASIC LABOR STANDARDS FOR
WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. I AM A SON OF THE
èC. I GREW UP IN STUDENT FAMILY
HOUSING. MY MOM GRADUATE FROM UC
MY SISTER. MY SISTER AND MY DAD
WORKED AT U. C AND I AM A
GRADUATE OF UC. I AM VERY PROUD
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
AND HUGE SUPPORTER OF THE
UNIVERSITY AS WE ALL ARE, AND
THAT'S WHY ARE WE ARE HERE TO
ENSURE THAT THE SAME BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO EVERY
OTHER EMPLOYER IN CALIFORNIA
ALSO APPLY TO THE GREAT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. THE
PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT
NEITHER THE GOVERNOR NOR THE
LEGISLATURE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE
OR LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY TO
ENSURE BASIC LABOR STANDARDS
APPLY TO OR ENFORCED AT U C DUE
TO 850 YEAR OLD, OUTDATED
PROVISIONS OF THE STATE
CONSTITUTION. A C A SIX WOULD
ALLOW VOTERS TO AMEND ARTICLE
NINE, SECTION NINE OF THE STATE
CONSTITUTION. AN AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE BY THE PUBLIC WOULD COVER
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS PERFORMING WORK AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
WITH BASIC LABOR STANDARDS
ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATURE,
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
NOT COVERED BY BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS INCLUDE UNDERPAID
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS
WHO CLEAN TOILETS. BEDPANS PICK
UP TRASH, COOK FOOD PERFORM
CLERICAL FUNCTIONS. MAINTAIN
BUILDINGS AND PERFORM JOBS,
SUBJECT TO OUTSOURCING WITH
UNEQUAL WAGES AND INADEQUATE
BENEFITS. THIS CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THESE èC
WORKERS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE
COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING BASIC
STATE LABOR STANDARDS AS THEY
APPLY SIMILAR TO THE PRIVATE
SECTOR EQUAL PAY STANDARDS,
INCLUDING THOSE ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA EQUAL
PAY ACT. THE PAYMENT OF A
MINIMUM WAGE THE TIMELY PAYMENT
OF WAGES, THE PAYMENT OF
OVERTIME AND STANDARDS GOVERNING
THE HOURS OF WORK, OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS.
MEAL AND REST. BREAKS PAID LEAVE
, INCLUDING SIX PAID SICK LEAVE
, DESPITE THE SUPREME COURT
HOLDING THE STATE THAT STATE
LEGISLATION MAY BE APPLICABLE TO
THE UNIVERSITY WHEN THE
LEGISLATION REGULATES MATTERS OF
STATE WIDE CONCERN. AND DESPITE
THE FACT THAT THE LEGISLATURE
HAS ADOPTED SUCH LAWS, THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS
REPEATEDLY PREVAILED AND
EXCLUDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CALIFORNIANS WHO PERFORM WORK
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
FOR NYA FROM BASIC STATE LABOR
STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO ALL
OTHER CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS WITH
ME HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT AND FOR ANY QUESTIONS IS
KATHERINE LIBARDO, PRESIDENT OF
ASKED ME 30 TO 99. AND SARAH
FLOCKS, LEGISLATIVE AND
STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR FOR
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. CATHERINE LIMBURGER,
PRESIDENT OF AFSCME 32 99 IN
SUPPORT. ME 30 TO 99 REPRESENTS
SERVICE WORKERS, JANITORS,
GROUNDSKEEPERS, CAFETERIA
WORKERS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
ARTICLE NINE SECTION NINE OF THE
STATE CONSTITUTION WAS ADOPTED
NEARLY 150 YEARS AGO BEFORE
BASIC LABOR STANDARDS WERE IN
PLACE. NO EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN.
MINIMUM WAGE, OVERTIME, PAY MEAL
AND REST BREAKS SICK LEAVE
PREVAILING WAGES OR RESTRICTIONS
ON OUTSOURCING OF JOBS. THIS
OUTDATED PROVISIONS OF THE STATE
CONSTITUTION HAS ALLOWED YOU SEE
TO REPEATEDLY PREVAIL IN COURT
AND EXCLUDE THOSE WORKING FOR
THEM FROM BASIC STATE LABOR
STANDARDS. NO OTHER WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA ARE FORCED TO
NEGOTIATE FOR THESE BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS. THE LEGISLATURE IN
CALIFORNIA VOTERS MODERNIZED THE
STATE'S CONSTITUTION TO ENSURE
EVERY WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE A
C A SIX WILL DO THE SAME FOR
EQUAL PAY. WE REQUEST YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF ACA SIX TO
ALLOW CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO
CHANGE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH
FLOCKS, CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION AND AS A FORMER èC
EMPLOYEE. I'VE ACTUALLY
BENEFITED FROM THE VERY HARD
WORK OF ASKED ME 30 TO 99
MEMBERS, UM, AND SEEING THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO
EVERY DAY ALONG WITH THE OTHER
èC EMPLOYEES. UM AND WE ARE
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT AND AS A
CO SPONSOR OF THIS MEASURE WE'VE
SEEN OVER 500 CHANGES TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTIONS SINCE 18 79
EVERYTHING FROM SCHOOL FUNDING
TO RAINWATER CAPTURE TO A
WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE AND OVER
THE SAME TIME PERIOD,
LEGISLATORS AND THE LABOR
MOVEMENT HAVE PASSED BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM
IS HAS BEEN PART OF THAT, UM,
AND YET AT THE SAME TIME,
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS
AT èC INCLUDING 32, 99 MEMBERS
, AND MANY MORE ARE EXCLUDED
FROM THOSE THOSE BASIC
PROTECTIONS ALL BECAUSE OF AN
OUTDATED PROVISIONS IN THE
STATES CONSTITUTION. UM SO WE
THINK THIS IS A VERY BASIC, VERY
IMPORTANT CHANGE. AND WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS ANYONE HERE IN SUPPORT?
A B OR A C A SIX. RICO YOSHIHARA
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ME AND MCKEEVER. I TEACH AT U C
L A. I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF 50
LOCAL 14 74 PROUDLY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. TREVOR GRIFFEY
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL, AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SANDRA
BARRERA ON BEHALF OF THE HIÂU
CALIFORNIAN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MATT BROAD FOR THE TEAMSTERS
UNITE HERE. MACHINISTS ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS HAVE CALIFORNIA
AND UTILITY WORKERS AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SUSANNA
ATWOOD. F T 21 21 CFT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. KANYE GOLDEN
HERE FOR CFT AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. CATHERINE PASCUAL. CFT
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. PRETTY MARK
ON BEHALF OF CFT AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHRISTOPH MAYER,
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. SO ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION TO A SIX?
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JASON MURPHY ON BEHALF
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
RISING TODAY AND OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, UM I FIRST WANT TO
START BY SAYING THAT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS
COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL
OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED
FAIRLY AND HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR
POSITIONS. UM HOWEVER, AND
THAT'S REFLECTED. I BELIEVE IN
THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTS. WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO SETTLE AND
NEGOTIATE WITH OUR VARIETY OF
UNIONS, MOST RECENTLY WITH W
THESE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SIENNA
AND PAST MONTHS BEFORE THAT, AND
MANY OTHERS AS WELL, LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEGINNING
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ASK ME LATER
THIS YEAR FOR THE NEXT CONTRACT
, SUCCESSOR CONTRACT. UM BUT
FRANKLY, THE UNIVERSITIES IS
STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND THE
PREMISE. BEHIND THE NEED FOR
THIS BILL. AS WE LOOK DOWN THE
LIST OF PERCEIVED, UH, RIGHTS
THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I WOULD
JUST NOTE THAT AS I LOOK DOWN
THE LIST WE ARE COVERING OUR
EMPLOYEES WITH THESE CONTRACTS
WITH THESE BASIC RIGHTS, EITHER
BY VIRTUE OF UNIVERSITY POLICY,
WHICH HAS BEEN PLACED IN MANY
CASES FOR DECADES. OR BY VIRTUE
OF OUR ADHERENCE TO FEDERAL LAW.
THE FAIR STANDARDS. UM FAIRLY
STANDARDS ACT FSL. A, UM,
INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE
PROTECTIONS FOR EQUAL TREATMENT
OF WOMEN, WHICH IS INCLUDED
UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND SO FORTH.
SO AGAIN, WE DISAGREE WITH THE
PREMISE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SOMEHOW NOT COVERED,
UM BY THESE TYPES OF ITEMS WITH
RESPECT TO MINIMUM WAGE, I WOULD
POINT OUT THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA BY THE WAY, IS
ABIDING. BY THE STATE'S NEW
MINIMUM WAGE OF $15.50 THAT TOOK
PLACE OR TOOK EFFECT EARLIER
THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WE APPLAUD
AND APPRECIATE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS REACHED THE $15
OUR THRESHOLD FOR STATEMENT.
WAGE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA WAS
AT $15 AN HOUR BACK IN OCTOBER
OF 2017. WE DID THAT VOLUNTARILY
AS A RESULT OF THEN PRESIDENT
NAPOLITANO'S, UM DECISION UNDER
THE FAIR WAGE, FAIR WORK ACT TO
INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND
PRESIDENT DRAKE, OUR CURRENT èC
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN WILLING TO
SUPPORT THAT GOING FORWARD AS
WELL. UM PREVENT RESPECT TO
PREVAILING WAGES, UNDERSTANDING
FROM OUR REVIEW OF OUR TERMS AND
AGREEMENTS THAT WE ARE PAYING
PREVAILING WAGE, SO WE DON'T
THINK THERE'S MUCH CHANGE THEIR
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
WHEN IT COMES TO HEAT AND
COOLING TEMPERATURES IN OUR
BUILDINGS, FUME HOOD EVENTS,
SPEEDS AND SO FORTH ALL THE
THINGS THAT FALL INTO THE OCEAN
RULES. CLEARLY AS IT WAS NOTED
PREVIOUSLY THE, UM MATTERS OF
GENERAL STATEWIDE CONCERN. WE
ABIDE BY THE CAL OSHA HEALTH AND
SAFETY RULES. TIMELY PAY. UM WE
HAD SOME UNFORTUNATE
CIRCUMSTANCES. A FEW YEARS AGO,
WE CONVERTED OVER TO OUR NEW,
UM, PAYMENT PROCESS UNDER èC
PATH WHERE SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES
WERE NOT BEING PAID, ADEQUATELY
AND TIMELY MISLABELED PASSED A
BILL SB 698. THAT REQUIRED
TIMELY PAY. WE'RE ABIDING BY
THAT LAW WITH RESPECT TO, UM,
MEAL AND REST BREAKS. MR
BRADFORD IN THE SENATE HAD A
BILL LAST YEAR S P 13 34
CHAPTERS INTO LAW. CLEARLY
IDENTIFY. THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA IS BEING IMPACTED BY
THAT, BILL. WE DID NOT OPPOSE
THAT, BILL. WE'RE IMPLEMENTING
THAT BILL NOW, UM, SO AS WE GO
DOWN THE LIST, UM AH OF THE
ITEMS THAT WE FEEL THAT WOULD BE
COVERED UNDER THIS PROPOSED A C
A. WE FEEL WE ARE MEETING OR
EXCEEDING ALL THOSE LIMITS. SO
IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST SAY,
UM, WE BELIEVE A C A SIX WOULD
TREAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA LIKE NO OTHER PUBLIC
ENTITY, NOT LIKE THE CSU, NOT
LIKE THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMUNITY, AND LASTLY
WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE
AUTONOMY HAS BEEN AFFORDED TO
THE UNIVERSITY OVER ITS DECADES
OF EXISTENCE. HAS BEEN
FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR SUCCESSFUL
ABILITY TO SERVE STUDENTS OR
PATIENTS AND PERFORM A PUBLIC
SERVICE MISSION. WE BELIEVE
THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY STILL
IMPORTANT AND AGAIN WOULD JUST
IN CLOSING, RESPECTIVELY ASKED
FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN OPPOSITION TO A C A SIX?
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA. FIRST
OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR TAKING ON SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE. I ALSO WAS A
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE OF THESE
WORKERS, MANY WHO ARE WOMEN OF
COLOR WHO WORKED DAY IN AND DAY
OUT, NIGHT AND DAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DO HAVE A PREMIER
INSTITUTION NOT JUST IN
CALIFORNIA BUT IN THE WORLD. AND
ARE OFTEN NOT RECOGNIZED AND NOT
SEEN. THIS BILL IS ABOUT GIVING
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU SEE, UH
TO BASICALLY GIVE YOU THE
EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES THE SAME
BASIC LABOR STANDARDS THAT THE
REST OF THE STATE HAS. IS THAT?
WHAT DOES BILL DOES? YEAH. YES.
I AM FULL SUPPORT OF THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. WELL, THANK YOU,
SIMON REMAIN FROM THIS
AFFORDABLE, PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR AND U C. SANTA BARBARA
GRADUATE. AND SO I'M HOPEFUL
THAT THE GAUCHOS THAT'S RIGHT,
HOPEFUL THAT THIS CAN PROCEED
FORWARD AND WE CAN GET THIS
BEFORE THE VOTERS. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? YES. AND I JUST I
DO WANT TO THANK THE
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR
COMMITTING TO FOLLOW ALL OF
THESE BASIC LABOR LAWS AND
HAVING COMMITTED TO DO SO IN THE
PAST AND PRESENTLY WHAT WE WANT
TO DO IS JUST CLARIFY EXACTLY
WHAT HE SAID, WHICH IS THAT ALL
OF THESE LAWS DO APPLY TO THE
YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO
FOLLOW HIM, JUST LIKE EVERY
OTHER EMPLOYER. IT DOESN'T TREAT
THE èC DIFFERENTLY. IT TREATS
THEM THE SAME, JUST LIKE A
PUBLIC SECTOR, EMPLOYER OR
PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER. THIS
WOULD ALLOW THE LEGISLATURE TO
APPROPRIATELY APPLY. BASIC LABOR
STANDARDS TO EVERY EMPLOYER. I
WILL SAY A REASON WHY THIS IS
NECESSARY TO CLARIFY THIS IS
BECAUSE THE èC HAS GONE INTO
COURT REPEATEDLY AND IN SOME
CASES, ONE ASSERTING THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE
CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE LAW THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE
CALIFORNIA EQUAL PAY LAW OR THE
PREVAILING WAGE LOSS, SO THIS
WOULD CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE
REPRESENTATIVE SAID. WHICH IS
THAT THEY DO HAVE TO FOLLOW IT
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, PROTECT
THE WORKERS AND PROTECT THE WELL
BEING OF THIS CRITICAL,
ESSENTIAL INSTITUTION WITH THAT
, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
SECRETARY AND CALL THE ROLL ON A
C A SIX. MOTION IS BE ADOPTED TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
CORA I, FLORA CHEN CHEN, I HANEY
I ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE RAISE I
AWARD WORD, AYE. ME, TOO, IS IN
THE OTHER. OPPOSITION I'M GONNA
YEAH, I THINK WE JUST HAD
OPPOSITION. WE DIDN'T HAVE FOLKS
THAT WANTED TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE RECORD. DIDN'T WE? WE
DID RIGHT POSSESSED AT THAT.
YEAH OKAY. ALRIGHT OKAY, JUST
IT'S BEEN A GREAT AFTERNOON.
OKAY? YEAH. UM ALRIGHT, SO, YEAH
. SO THAT BILL IS OUT. AND SO
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH, I THINK,
UM MY NOTES SHOW THAT IT'S JUST
SENATOR CHEN AND RAISE YOU NEED
TO ADD ON AND EVERYONE ELSE I
THINK IS, UM, IT'S CAUGHT UP, SO
WE'LL GO AHEAD. JUST EVERY BILL
IS OUT, SO WE'LL START WITH THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT
CALENDAR. CHEN. I CHEN? I RAISE
RAISE I OKAY? ON TO ITEM. A B 55
20 ITEM ONE CHEN. AYE. CHENNAI
RAISE RAISE. AYE. MAYBE 5 21
BARRICADE HAN CHEN. CHENNAI
RAISE RAISE I MAYBE 10 76
BAUER-KAHAN. CHEN CHEN. I RAISE
RAISE AYE. A B 7 35 BERMAN. CHEN
CHEN. I RAISE I A B 12 24 BRIAN.
CHEN CHEN. I RAISE RAISE. I 13
59 SHIAVO CHEN. CHEN NÓ REYES.
REYES? AYE. I, UM FOR EIGHT. EH?
MAYBE 800. CHEN. CHEN I RAISE
RAISE AYE. A B 58. CHEN. CHEN
NOT VOTING RAISE RAISE, I 15 AND
16 CHEN. CHEN NOT VOTING REYES.
REYES I WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE.