WHAT. EVERYONE TO THE ASSEMBLY,
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.
HEARING TESTIMONY IS IN PERSON.
BUT WE DO ACCEPT WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS SET UP THAT YOU CAN USE
TO EMAIL US YOUR TESTIMONY AND
THAT'S AL BR DOT COMMITTEE AT
THE ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. LBR DOT
C O AND M I T T E AT ASSEMBLY
DOT C A DOT GOV SO IF YOU'RE
WATCHING A STREAM WATCHING HOME,
YOU WANT TO PROVIDE YOUR
FEEDBACK. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US
AT THAT ADDRESS. WE DO NOT HAVE
A QUORUM. I'M GOING TO WAIT A
MOMENT. WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY
SENATE AUTHORS AT THIS MOMENT,
SO THAT ASK IF ANY OF THE
SENATORS OR SENATE STAFF OR
WATCHING IF THEY CAN SEND OR
MAKE THEIR WAY OVER HERE OR
SINCE THEN, YOUR BOSS OVER HERE
AND WE CAN GET TO WORK. THANK
YOU.
WHAT IS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE WILL BE
PREPARED TO BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE WITH SIMON BRAHIMI
HERE. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT. AND NOW WE HAVE SENATOR
COURT EASY WITH US. AND SO,
SENATOR CORTESI. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND TAKE
A SEAT. AND WILL YOU BE STARTING
WITH SP 3 32, THEN? SARA CORTEZ
WILL BE STARTED. SP 3 32. YES
OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS IN YOUR
CAREER PATIENTS. YOU KNOW THE
SITUATION. I WAS IN THE
CORRESPONDING SENATE COMMITTEE
JUST TRYING TO GET THAT
ADJOURNED AND GET OVER HERE, SO
I'M GRATEFUL. UM AND WE
APPRECIATE REALLY APPRECIATE
BEING HERE TO PRESENT SP 3 32 TO
YOU TODAY. AND APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S HELP EFFORTS.
DISCUSSIONS. CONVERSATIONS, UM.
ON SOMETHING THAT CAME UPON US
RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND YOUR
RESPONSIVENESS REACTION AND THAT
OF YOUR STAFF. UM THE BILL
ITSELF. UM. REFLECTS MONTHS OF
PRIOR NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS AND THEIR UNION, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
ASSOCIATION AND MLB, WHICH OF
COURSE WOULD BE THE MANAGEMENT
SIDE. THE MEASURE CODIFIES THE
FIRST EVER NATIONWIDE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS. BY
EXEMPTING THE 3 62, CALIFORNIA
BASED MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS SHOULD SAY 362 FROM
CERTAIN WAGE OVERTIME REST
PERIOD RECORD KEEPING A MEAL
PERIODS AS LONG AS THERE'S A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT,
OBVIOUSLY KEY UM. WITH THIS. WE
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN OUR OWN
CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH THE
AH EMPLOYMENT. SCHEDULES AND THE
NATURE OF THE EMPLOYMENT MAKES
IT VERY CHALLENGING TO MEET.
STANDARD CALIFORNIA STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS. SB 3 32 ENSURES
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL SEE A
SIGNIFICANT NEW INCREASE IN
REGULAR SEASON SALARY, PLUS THE
ADDITION OF SPRING TRAINING AND
OFFSEASON PAY. UM AMONGST OTHER
THINGS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
NEGOTIATIONS WRAPPED UP IN AN
AGREEMENT AND I WILL ALLOW THE
EXPERTS HERE AND THOSE HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS.
ASK HER ANY QUESTIONS IF THEY
ARE, YOU KNOW IF THEY COME UP ON
THE SPECIFICS THERE, THE BILL
DOES PROTECT MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL FROM ANY CIVIL ACTION
BROUGHT AGAINST HIM AS THE
EMPLOYER AGAINST THE CLAIM OF
MEAL OVER TIME AND REST BREAK
VIOLATION. I THINK THAT'S REALLY
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF
THE BILL. FROM THE STANDPOINT OF
THE JURISDICTION OF THIS
COMMITTEE, ALTHOUGH YOU GET TO
BE THE JUDGE OF THAT, UH AND THE
BILL HAS AN URGENCY CAUSE UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES. UM WITH ME TO
TESTIFY TODAY IS AMY TOVAR FROM
THE SERVICES GO GIANTS WITH THE
CHAIRS. PERMISSION ALTERNATE
OVER TO HER. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR TODAY'S
HEARING. I'LL JUST MAKE A
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT. EVERY
WITNESS WILL HAVE UP TO TWO
MINUTES. SO PLEASE, MR BURR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO TESTIFY TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 3 32. MY NAME IS
AMY TOVAR. I'M SENIOR SENIOR
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS.
THIS BILL IS CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE NINE
MINOR LEAGUE. UH MINOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL TEAMS IN THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA AND THE OVER 350
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS THAT ARE
ASSIGNED TO THEIR ROSTERS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
ASSOCIATION IN MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL NEGOTIATED THE FIRST
EVER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT COVERING MINOR LEAGUE
PLAYERS MORE THAN 99% OF THE
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS VOTED TO
RATIFY THE C B A. THIS HISTORIC
AGREEMENT GOVERNS SALARIES AND
BENEFITS ON A NATIONWIDE SCALE.
THE C B A IS PREMISED ON THE
IDEA THAT PLAYERS ARE SALARIED
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES THE PLAYERS
UNION HAS FORMALLY SUPPORTED
EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR TREATING
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS AS EXEMPT.
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ARE ALREADY
TREATED AS EXEMPT UNDER FEDERAL
LAW. WITHOUT PASSING SENATE BILL
3 32, CALIFORNIA MINOR LEAGUE
TEAMS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO STATE
WAGE AND HOUR LAWS THAT ARE
INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE CBA AND
WITH PLAYER THE PLAYER
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, FOR EXAMPLE
, WITHOUT THE EXEMPTION PLAYERS
IN CALIFORNIA WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO TRACK THEIR HOURS. AND WOULD
BE FORCED TO TAKE MEAL AND REST
BREAKS DURING THE MIDDLE OF
THEIR BASEBALL GAMES. TO AVOID
COSTLY OVERTIME TEAMS MIGHT BE
MIGHT PROHIBIT PLAYERS FROM
SHOWING UP TO THE BALLPARK EARLY
AND RESTRICT THEM FROM ENGAGING
IN VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES. AN
EXTRA TRAINING, RUNNING YOGA,
ETCETERA. THESE ARE ACTIVITIES
THAT PLAYERS RELY ON TO IMPROVE
THEIR SKILLS AND ADVANCED TO THE
MAJOR LEAGUES. THIS BILL
OUTLINES A LIMITED COMMON SENSE
APPROACH. Tð COMPENSATING MINOR
LEAGUE PLAYERS HONORING THE
TERMS OF THE C B A AND AVOIDING
THE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
CONSTRAINTS THAT WOULD COME WITH
TRAINING MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS AS
NONEXEMPT HOURLY WORKERS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN SUPPORT? OF SP 3 32, PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE BEHIND
THE SENATOR, COURTESY THERE AND
NAME. ORGANIZATION YOUR POSITION
ON THE BILL. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK. AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION TO ASK YOU 3 32.
ALRIGHT. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. UM WELL, FIRST OF ALL
GO GIANTS. UH I WANT TO THANK
YOU, SENATOR AND THANK MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR COMING
FORWARD WITH THIS AND TO WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER MINOR
LEAGUE PLAYERS. I THINK THIS IS
A REASONABLE COMMON SENSE THING
FOR US TO DO WE UNDERSTAND THE
UNIQUE NATURE OF BEING A MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER AS YOU
SAID, IF THEY WERE FORCED TO DO
A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES
. I THINK IT WOULD BE A BURDEN
ON THEM AND ACTUALLY CREATE
CHALLENGES FOR THEM AND THEIR
ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN WAYS
THAT THEY WANT TO. I ALSO THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS
COMMITTEE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE
RIGHT OF ALL WORKERS TO
COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN FOR THEIR
OWN SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND
AGREEMENTS AND ALL OF THAT, AND
THEY AGREED TO THIS. AS PART OF
THEIR CONTRACT, AND I THINK
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING AS
A GIANTS FAN, ESPECIALLY THIS
YEAR, WE ARE VALUING AND
RECOGNIZE EVEN MORE ARE MINOR
LEAGUE PLAYERS, AS MANY HAVE
COME UP THROUGH THE YEAR, THE
YEAR AND DONE INCREDIBLY WELL
AND I KNOW THEY BRING JUST
TREMENDOUS, UH, JOY AND
ENTERTAINMENT. TO PEOPLE ALL
OVER OUR STATE, AND NOT ONLY
WHEN THEY COME TO THE MAJOR
LEAGUES, BUT OBVIOUSLY IN THE
RESPECTIVE BALLPARKS ACROSS THE
STATE, INCLUDING HERE IN
SACRAMENTO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING
THIS ON SENATOR PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR WITH YOU, AND WITH THAT,
WHEN THE TIME COMES, I'LL MOVE
THE BILL. UM I ALSO WANT TO JOIN
IN AND THANKING THE SENATOR. UM
IN VERY SHORT ORDER AND BRINGING
THIS ISSUE THAT IS THAT IS OF
URGENCY BOTH, UM TO MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL, THE OWNERS AS WELL AS
TO THE PLAYERS, YOU KNOW.
OFTENTIMES WHEN THERE ARE THESE
NATIONALS, BARGAINS AND
AGREEMENTS THAT ARE MADE, I
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE OF
ENSURING THAT IT COMPLIES WITH
OR BECAUSE THERE'S CONSISTENCY
WITH ALL THE 50 STATES, AND I
THINK THAT'S WHEN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS LEARNED
THAT CALIFORNIA FOR GOOD REASON
HAS VERY STRONG LABOR STANDARDS,
AND WE TAKE THEM VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND IT'S THROUGH THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT VERY
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, UM, THAT
THERE WAS A SENSE OF COMFORT IN
ALLOWING POLICE EXEMPTIONS,
KNOWING THAT THE PLAYERS ARE
BEING TAKEN CARE OF, AND THAT
THERE WAS A MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND
I'M GOING TO ADD AN AMENDMENT.
BRAHIMI'S COMMENTS GO GIANTS GO
SAN JOSE GIANTS BECAUSE I HAVE A
LONGSTANDING WILL THEY SHIP WITH
THAT ORGANIZATION BEING FROM SAN
JOSE, AS IS SENATOR CORTEGE, AND
I'VE RECALLED MY, UM, THE
ANECDOTES OF WHEN I WAS A PUBLIC
DEFENDER AND ONE OF THE JUDGES
USED TO HOUSE TWO OR THREE OF
THE PLAYERS EVERY SEASON BECAUSE
THEY COULD NOT AFFORD HOUSING.
AND SO THE HOUSING SUBSIDY
ASPECT OF THIS IS OF CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE. MORTON'S ESPECIALLY
IN CALIFORNIA, WHETHER IT'S HERE
IN SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOSE,
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE THE
FACT THAT THAT'S NOW BEING
ACCOUNTED FOR, I THINK IS A
REALLY BIG WIN FOR THE FOR THE
PLAYERS TO ALLOW THEM TO CHASE
THEIR DREAMS, BUT DO IT IN A WAY
WITH SOME DIGNITY AND SOME
STABILITY. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE
A QUORUM, BUT AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, I'M SURE WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL
TAKE IT UP. AND SO I DO WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO GIANTS AND OTHERS WITH
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR
ENGAGING SO QUICKLY AND
THOROUGHLY WITH US IN A MANNER
THAT GOT TO US GOT US TO A PLACE
OF AGREEMENT WHERE WE CAN MOVE
THIS WITH URGENCY AND HOPEFULLY
GET IT TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR AND
MOVING ON TO THE LEGISLATURE
INTO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE SENATOR. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FOR A MOMENT THERE WHEN
YOU SAID AMENDMENT, I THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU WERE GOING TO ASK MISS
TOVAR FOR AN EXEMPTION TO THE
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS ISSUE IN
SANTA FE. WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER
HEARING ON THAT ONE. RIGHT IT'S
OKAY. YOU CAN BREATHE. IT WAS A
JOKE. UM SORT OF ANYWAY. UM LOOK
, I'LL BE BRIEF WITH THE CLOTHES
, BUT I ACTUALLY REALLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT WAS
DONE BEFORE EVEN BEFORE I GOT TO
THIS LEGISLATURE 2.5 YEARS AGO
BECAUSE IT'S WHAT CREATED THIS
MOMENT. AND I THINK OBVIOUSLY
THERE ARE SPONSORS HERE WHO CAME
FORWARD VERY VOLUNTARILY TO UM,
TO GET THIS DONE AND HAVE DONE
THE WORK IN THEIR OWN, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, AROUND PUTTING THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
TOGETHER AND SO FORTH. BUT IF
THIS LEGISLATURE INCLUDING YOU,
MR CHAIR IN YOUR COMMITTEE HAD
NOT CREATED PRIOR LEGISLATION.
UH, THAT WOULD REALLY REQUIRE
THESE KINDS OF WORKERS IN THIS
KIND OF WORK FORCE TO BE
CLASSIFIED AS EMPLOYEES. UM THEN
I DON'T THINK WE'D BE HERE TODAY
. WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. AND
UM, IT GOES TO SHOW THAT YOU
KNOW CLEARLY, WE STAND ON EACH
OTHER'S SHOULDERS IN TERMS OF
POLICY, BUT THAT FOLKS CAN COME
TOGETHER. AS THEY HAVE TODAY.
MANAGEMENT LABOR AND, OF COURSE
, LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE WORKED
HARD TO AGAIN CREATE THESE KIND
OF CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WORKERS. SO
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT DONE
BEFORE I GOT HERE. I GOT TO
AVOID SOME OF THOSE FIGHTS BY
GETTING HER TUNA HALF YEARS AGO.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT GOT US
HERE TODAY. AND WITH THAT, WHEN
THE TIME COMES FROM ALL YOUR
COLLEAGUES. I'D RESPECT WE ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. UM OKAY. WELL WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BILL OF
YOURS. SB 7 40. SARA CORTEZ. E.
IF YEAH. UM. I DON'T KNOW,
SENATOR COURTESY. YOU HAVE
ANOTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
AH! YEAH. I THOUGHT THAT CLOSE
WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF
THEM. YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO
CATCH AN EARLY GAME, BUT I THINK
THAT THERE'S A STAR GAME SO YOU
MAY MISS THE TRAFFIC RIGHT? UM
ALRIGHT. I DIDN'T TWO SB 7 40.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. MR
CHAIR, REMEMBERS. AGAIN I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT ONE OF MY BILLS IN THIS
CASE. SENATE BILL 7 42 TODAY
SENATE BILL 7 40 EXTENDS THE
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE
REQUIREMENTS NOW APPLICABLE TO
PETROLEUM REFINERIES. TWO
ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL
FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN,
BIOFUELS AND CARBON DIOXIDE
CAPTURE, AS WITH PETROLEUM
REFINERIES, THE SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS.
WILL APPLY TO CONTRACTORS
PERFORMING ON SITE WORK AT THESE
FACILITIES. THE BILL DOES NOT
AFFECT IN HOUSE WORK AT A
FACILITY. THIS BILL WILL KEEP
COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS SAFE.
MANUFACTURING OF CHEMICALS LIKE
THE ONES IDENTIFIED IN SP 7 40
IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS WORK.
EXPOSURE TO THESE CHEMICALS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR
WORKFORCE UNTRAINED IN THEIR
IMPACTS, AND I KNOW THE MEMBERS
OF THIS COMMITTEE KNOW THAT ALL
TOO WELL. HISTORICALLY THE STATE
HAS CHOSEN TO USE A SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE IN HIGH RISK
ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THIS. IN FACT,
THIS BILL WAS MODELED AFTER THE
FORMER SENATE BILL 54 SB 54 AT
THAT TIME WAS SIGNED INTO LAW,
IN LARGE PART BECAUSE THE
VULNERABILITIES EXPOSED AFTER
THE RICHMOND REFINERY FIRE AND
THE RESULTING COMMUNITY AND
LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS. SINCE THE
PASSAGE OF FORMER SENATE BILL 54
. THERE'S BEEN NO SUCH FIRE OR
EXPLOSIONS, PERIOD FULL STOP. AS
WITH ANY OTHER INDUSTRY,
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE AND
CONSTRUCTION SHOULD SHOULD
REQUIRE AN ADEQUATELY SKILLED
WORKFORCE EQUIPPED TO PREVENT
AND RISK REDUCE THE RISK OF
FIRES, EXPLOSIONS AND LEAKS,
OBNOXIOUS ERROR, SOLVENTS OR
OTHER SUBSTANCES. IN ANY AND ALL
ADEQUATE INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIONS
TO PROTECT THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. WITH US TODAY TO
TESTIFY. WE HAVE CHRIS HANNON,
PRESIDENT ELECT TO THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. AND RUDY GONZALEZ FROM
THE SAN FRANCISCO BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL. AND WITH SHARES
PERMISSION. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
THEM. THANK YOU AND WELCOME, MR
HANNAN. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
NEW ROLE. PRESIDENT ELECT HANNON
SAID THAT I COULD GO FIRST,
BECAUSE I'M A GIANTS FAN. I
APPRECIATE THAT BROTHER NEVER
FELT SO SAFE THAN WITH MY
SISTERS, BROTHERS AND SIBLINGS
FROM THE NURSES UNION HERE CHAIR
AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR GOOD
SENATOR. MR CORTEZ, THE
INDUSTRIAL WORK THAT WE PERFORM
IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND SAN
FRANCISCO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND THE FAMILIES THAT WE
REPRESENT AH, NO, JUST LIKE
EVERY OTHER CALIFORNIA THAT WE
NEED TO MOVE AGGRESSIVELY IN
BOLDLY INTO OUR TRANSITION. BUT
ALL TOO OFTEN THE TERMINOLOGY
USED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS FALLS
FLAT ON THE EARS AND FOR THE
LIVES AND HEALTH OF SO MANY
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ACROSS THE
STATE. THIS IS ACTUALLY
IMPACTING SAN FRANCISCO WORKERS
RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE HAD A
SLOWDOWN OF WORK WE ARE SENDING
AND FOLLOWING OUR CONTRACTORS
INTO REFINERIES IN CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES, AND
SO THIS IS A VITAL IMPORTANCE TO
THE MEMBERS THAT I REPRESENT. UM
LOOK, THE JUST TRANSITION OUGHT
TO HAVE AT A MINIMUM, THE SAME
LABOR STANDARDS IN OUR RENEWABLE
SECTORS. I'D LIKE TO SEE ALL
RENEWABLE SECTORS COVERED UNDER
THIS, BUT WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT AND KEY STEP TOWARD
PRESERVING AN INDUSTRIAL
STANDARD FOR LABOR PROTECTIONS
AND WORKERS' RIGHTS THAT CAN
TRANSLATE AND CONTINUE TO KEEP
AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT
FRANKLY, WORKFORCE THAT'S
CAPABLE OF MOVING OUT OF THE
CURRENT TRANSITION OR THE
CURRENT ENERGY MODEL INTO
RENEWABLES AND INTO OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE STAND IN
SUPPORT OF STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND THANK THE SENATOR FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. HONORABLE CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CHRIS. HANAN I'M HONORED TO BE
HERE AS PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE
STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING NEARLY A HALF A
MILLION OF THE BEST TRAINED
WOMEN AND MEN IN THE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES. AH THIS
BILL IS ABOUT SAFETY. THE
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE ALL ACROSS
CALIFORNIA NEED TO BE BUILT BY
THE BEST TRAINED WORKFORCE IN
THE WORLD. TO NOT ONLY ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF THE CONSTRUCTION
WORKER, BUT ALSO TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
. UH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
AVAILABLE WORKFORCE? UH WE HAVE
MORE APPRENTICES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA UNION CONSTRUCTION
APPRENTICES THAT ARE TRAINING TO
BE SKILLED JOURNEY LEVEL
MEMBERS. THEN THE NEXT THREE
LARGEST STATES COMBINED. AH THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEADS EVERY
STATE AND THE APPRENTICESHIP,
ROBUST APPRENTICESHIP. NOT ONLY
WILL THIS BE GREAT PLACES FOR
OUR MEMBERS TO WORK, THIS WILL
CREATE NEW PATHWAYS INTO THE
MIDDLE CLASS, UH, BRINGING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BRINGING
WOMEN INTO OUR TRADES TO WORK IN
A STILL DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.
BUT SAFELY SAFELY FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION WORKER SAFELY FOR
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THESE
PROJECTS ARE IN AND TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
RESOURCES AND THE NECESSARY UH,
ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE OF
CALIFORNIA. UH WE'RE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 7 40. JUST COME UP
MICROPHONE NAME ORGANIZATION AND
YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TIMOTHY
JEFFERIES, INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BULLET
MAKERS, A STANDARD STATE
BUILDING TRADES AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AND IT IS
BILL'S SPEAKS OF VETERANS AND
THE COMPONENTS. THEY APPRECIATE
TRAINING PRODUCT PROGRESS THEY
MENTIONED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
SB 7 40 JUST NAME OR
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION AND
YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DOMINIC
LUCERO. I'M A BUSINESS AGENT FOR
BOWL MAKERS. LOCAL 5 49. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE HAD SERVED FOR OVER
THREE YEARS AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR
THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
DURING THE TRANSITION BROUGHT
ABOUT BY SENATE BILL 54. I HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ON THE
FRONT LINE FOR ELEVATING THESE
WORKERS TO SKILLED AND TRAINED
STATUS. THE EASE OF WHICH
INDIVIDUALS CAN GAIN. EMPLOYMENT
AT THESE MOST HAZARDOUS
FACILITIES WAS CONCERNING A
PERSON CAN WORK AT NGUYEN CO.
FOODS ON MONDAY, THEN
DISASSEMBLE ALIGN WITH SULFUR
DIOXIDE IN IT ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
IS NOT AN EFFORT TO RESTRICT
EMPLOYMENT BUT TO PLACE A
STANDARDIZED TIME TESTED METHOD
FOR WORKERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO A
LIFELONG CAREER WITHOUT INJURY
TO THEMSELVES OR THE COMMUNITY.
THE SOLUTION IS COMMONPLACE. IF
YOU WORK WITH HAZARDOUS ITEMS,
YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN EVERY
OPPORTUNITY FOR TO PROTECT
YOURSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU,
THE FOUNDATION OF WHICH WERE
REQUIRES FORMAL TRAINING. QUOTE
LET NO MAN'S GHOST RETURNED TO
SAY HIS TRAINING. LET HIM DOWN
SIGNING THE NEW YORK FIRE
DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND SO BECAUSE OUR PRIMARY
WITNESS DIDN'T TAKE UP ALL THE
TIME. THAT WILL BE THE REST OF
THE TIME OF THE WITNESSES HERE
ON OUT JUST YOUR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. IN THIS CASE, BRADSHAW
, LOCAL 549, AND I'M IN SUPPORT
OF SB IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS MAURICE
JONES. LOCAL 5 49, A RECENT
GRADUATE APPRENTICE AND SUPPORT
7 40. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
CHARLES BEFORE YANO GRADUATED
BOILERMAKERS LOCAL FIRE 49 AND I
SUPPORT SENATE BILL 7 40. THANK
YOU. MY NAME'S COREY HUNTER. I'M
1/4 YEAR APPRENTICE LOCAL FILE.
49 BOILERMAKERS, ME AND MY
DAUGHTER SUPPORT AS B 7 40.
THANK YOU. YEAH. MY NAME IS
NICOLAS GARCIA, BUSINESS AGENT
FOR LOCAL 92, SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA GRADUATE APPRENTICE
AND BUSINESS AGAIN WENT THROUGH
THE THING BUSINESS AGENT AND I
SUPPORT 7 40. THANK YOU. BRIAN
MCBRIDE 33 YEAR MEMBER OF LOCAL
5 49 AND WAS SUPPORTED THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TIM
CONNOLLY. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF
BOTTOM ANCHOR SPORT. 5 49. I'M A
41 YEAR MEMBER. AND I SUPPORT
THE BILL. THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS RANDY THOMAS. I'M THE
BUSINESS MANAGER BOILERMAKERS.
LOCAL 5 49. WE STAND WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES AND
SUPPORTING THIS BILL AND
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. UM MY NAME IS
WILLIAM PERKINS. JOURNEYMAN
BOILERMAKER 17 YEARS AND I
SUPPORT 7 40. THANK YOU. JACOB
MOORE. I'M A THIRD YEAR
APPRENTICE WITH THE BOILERMAKERS
549 AND I SUPPORT BILL 7 40.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS TIM
ROSS AND I'M A HELPER WITH OUT
OF THE LOCAL 5 49 AND I DO
SUPPORT THE SB 7 40. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS MARCY HOGAN AND I'M
VERY PROUD MEMBER OF 5 49 IN THE
CITY TO AN IDEA OF SUPPORT THIS
BILL, THANK YOU. HELLO TRINIDAD
CHÁVEZ WHETHER MAKERS 5 49 I
SUPPORT AND 40. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JOHNNY BLACK MAN. I AM A
JOURNEYMAN BOILERMAKER FROM
LOCAL 5 49, AND I STAND WITH THE
STATE AND SUPPORT THE BILL 7 40.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
FRANCIS GARCIA. I'M A JOURNEYMAN
BOILERMAKER, PROUD MEMBER OF 5,
49. AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS OSBALDO TROPHY BUSINESS
AGENT FOR BOILERMAKERS. LOCAL 5
49 GRADUATED APPRENTICE STAND
WITH THE STATE BUILDING TRADE
SUPPORTING SB 7 40. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION? SB 7 40. YEAH,
THERE'S A COUPLE OF SEATS UP
HERE, SO FEEL FREE TO GRAB A
SEAT WITH MICROPHONE. HELLO, MR.
CHAIR, SENATOR CORTEZ E. I'M
CASSANDRA GOFF, VICE PRESIDENT,
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR CALPINE
CORPORATION, WHERE ONE OF THE
LARGEST GENERATORS OF CLEAN
ENERGY IN THE STATE AND COUNTRY
AND ALSO WE HAVE PROUDLY SIGNED
OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE ASSEMBLE
LAST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME
WITH THE BUILDING TRADES. IN
FACT, AND NOW WE'RE ENGAGED IN
CARBON CAPTURE AND
SEQUESTRATION. WE BUILT THE
FIRST EVER CARBON PILOT PROJECT
THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING ON FRIDAY
THIS FRIDAY WITH NEARLY 200
PEOPLE, APPEARING AT A AT A
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, AND
PITTSBURGH, CALIFORNIA. AND, UM,
WE BUILT THAT UNDER A P L. A
WE'RE HOPING TO BUILD A FULL OF
CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE PROJECT
IN OUTSIDE OF YUBA CITY HERE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, AND
WHEN THAT WAS JUST A GLIMMER IN
RI. WE REACHED OUT TO LABOR
IMMEDIATELY. THEY ARE AN
IMPORTANT PARTNER TO US, AND WE
ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM AND
THEIR WORKFORCE IS IMPORTANT TO
US. UM THIS BILL, WE JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT ENOUGH. WE
UNDERSTAND PLS. WE UNDERSTAND EM
LAST WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
PENALTIES ASSOCIATED HERE THAT
ARE CRIMINAL AND WE NEED TO JUST
UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS. FOR
US. THIS IS A NEW TECHNOLOGY AND
NEW PROJECT. THE ENGINEERING
STUDIES ARE STILL BEING DONE, SO
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T
KNOW. BUT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
BUILDING TRADES. THEY'RE HELPING
US THROUGH THIS. UM I TOLD HIM
I'D HELP HIM WITH CALISTO
TARIFFS TRANSMISSION TARIFFS IF
THEY NEEDED IT, BUT THIS IS THIS
IS THEIR EXPERTISE AND NOT OURS.
SO WE INTEND AND WILL DO
DEFINITELY A P L. A UM LA ON
THESE PROJECTS AND BATTERY
STORAGE AND OTHER ONES. WE JUST
WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS LAW
WORKS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES. SO I THOUGHT
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO COME HERE
AND LET YOU KNOW OUR POSITION IS
IN A NO TO LABOR. IT'S HOW DOES
THIS WORK AND AGAIN THEY'VE BEEN
GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME AND
WORK. PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT
BECAUSE THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT
PARTNER TO US. THANK YOU
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR
FEEDBACK. SENATOR CASEY, DID YOU
YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS
THERE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR
WORKING. UM YOU KNOW, WITH THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, AS YOU
ALWAYS HAVE, EVIDENTLY,
CERTAINLY. WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH
CAL PLANE, YOU KNOW, IN THE
CHAIR, AND I, UM IN OUR HOME
DISTRICT AS WELL AND THE P L. A
I WILL I WILL DEFER TO THE
EXPERTS SITTING TO MY RIGHT AS
NEED BE, BUT THE P L. A IS NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THE SKILLED
AND TRADE. UM STANDARD. THAT'S
THAT'S YOU KNOW, HERE. UM. IN
FACT, WHAT I TAKE ON THE
POSITIVE SIDE FROM YOUR
TESTIMONY AS WE HAVE HEARD, UM
SOME OF US IN LABOR COMMITTEES
AND IN OTHER COMMITTEES, UM, UM,
LEGISLATIVELY, AND EVEN RECENTLY
WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD THAT
SOMEHOW PLS OR THESE KIND OF
STANDARDS WOULD SLOW THINGS DOWN
. AND THE FACT THAT YOU IN YOUR
OWN TESTIMONY ACKNOWLEDGE
CALPINE'S ABILITY TO MOVE
FORWARD AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD
QUICKLY ON THAT KIND OF
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CLASS, I
THINK IS REALLY KIND OF AN
ENDORSEMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE. IN SOME SENSE, LASTLY, UM
I KNOW I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE AN
EDITORIAL COMMENT. MR CHAIR. I
TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE
SPECIFICS. I WOULD ASK ON THE
FLIP SIDE OF THIS, UM FOR
BUILDING TRADES TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH. THE OPPOSITION TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THEIR
CONCERNS ARE ASSUAGE, BECAUSE
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS
SLOW DOWN THAT KIND OF JOB
CREATION THAT CALPINE'S INVOLVED
WITH SURE. YEAH IT WAS A VERY
POLITE CONCERNED POSITIONS. WE
DO APPRECIATE THAT. CLEARLY A
LOT OF COOPERATION GOING ON
BEFORE WE CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE
. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
OPPOSITION OR CONCERNED POSITION
WITH SB 7 40. OKAY WE'LL BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ANYONE
DON'T HAVE BUILDING TRADES. IF
YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON FROM
WHAT THE SENATOR SAID OR
OPPOSITION. AH! YEAH WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HELPING CALPINE
UNDERSTAND? ARE SKILLED AND
TRAINED. JOURNEY LEVEL MEMBERS.
APPRENTICES CAN BUILD ANYTHING
IN THE WORLD AND WE'RE BUILDING
THE BEST PROJECTS IN THE WORLD
RIGHT NOW, HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THEM
AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND? OKAY
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE DIET? YES, SENATOR REYES. I
DO WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
OPPOSITION OF THE I THINK THAT'S
THE BEST COMMENTS THAT CAN BE
MADE IS HERE IS A GOOD BILL.
WE'VE BEEN GOOD PLAYERS AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD
PLAYERS AND LET'S FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR
EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE THAT
FROM YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THE
BILL. ALSO IT'S A GOOD BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND MADAM SECRETARY IF WE CAN
ACTUALLY DO A ROLL CALL FOR
QUORUM. SO WE CAN, UH TAKE SOME
ACTION ON SOME OF THE BILLS.
THAT'S THUNDER COURTESIES
PUTTING FOR IT. CHOLERA HERE,
FLORA. CHEN. PAINTING. ORTEGA
RAISE AWARD ESTABLISHED, SO WE
DO HAVE A QUORUM ESTABLISHED AND
WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR MOTION?
THE EMOTION AND SECOND SENATOR
HANEY. UH I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY
SAY FIRST OF ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW ROLE
. WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED TO WORK
WITH YOU ON THIS ISSUE AND MANY
OTHERS AND GOOD TO SEE YOU. MR
GONZALES FROM FROM SAN FRANCISCO
AND GOOD FRIEND AND CHAMPION FOR
LABOR. THIS THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT, AND I KNOW THAT WE AS
WELL FOLKS HAVE TALKED ABOUT NOT
ONLY FOR US ABLE TO MOVE INTO
THE FUTURE ON THE TYPE OF
INDUSTRIES THAT WE NEED TO BE
GROWING DRAMATICALLY, BUT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT IN THE
SAFEST WAY POSSIBLE BY CREATING
JOBS. THAT ARE THAT ARE HIGH.
SKILLED HIGHLY TRAINED. PROTECT
COMMUNITIES UPLIFT WORKERS. THIS
IS JUST SUCH A WIN, WIN AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
IT AND MANY OTHER EFFORTS TO
EXPAND THESE INDUSTRIES
AGGRESSIVELY WHILE ALSO
SUPPORTING OUR WORKFORCE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU AND I'LL
SECOND THAT THAT THE PRAISE IN
TERMS OF ENSURING BRING FORWARD
A BILL THAT HAS, UM MICHIGAN'S
ALL SAID ADDRESS. JUST
TRANSITION. WE SHOULD HAVE LABOR
STANDARDS AND STRONG LABOR
STANDARDS, AND THAT'S HOW WE
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFETY AS WELL
AS GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. GOOD
QUALITY JOBS AS AS WE INVEST SO
MUCH MORE INTO THESE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE POTENTIAL
IS TREMENDOUS. WE SHOULD NOT
LEAVE ANY WORKERS BEHIND AND
CERTAINLY SHOULD LEAVE SHOULD
NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY AS WELL THAT WE NEED TO
CONTEND WITH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO
BE ADDED ON AS A CO AUTHOR,
SENATOR COURTESY AND PLEASE FEEL
FREE FEEL FREE TO CLOSE AT THIS
TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND HMM. I ONLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE BEFORE PUTTING OUR
ORDER BOOK AWAY THE TREMENDOUS
SUCCESS ON THE PRIOR SB 54. UM
STATISTICALLY, WE DIDN'T RUN ALL
THE STATISTICS BIÂU. WE KNOW
THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW THEM. UM
BUT I'M NOT SURE THE PUBLIC
KNOWS HOW SUCCESSFUL SKILLED AND
TRAINED HAS BEEN. IN THIS SPACE
. THIS IS WITHOUT CONTROVERSY.
THIS IS WITHOUT DISPUTE AND TO
APPLY IT NOW TO FOUR EMERGING
AREAS IS GONNA BE A TREMENDOUS
BOON. WE APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT THE COMMITTEE DID WITH
ITS ANALYSIS AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. CAN WE TAKE A
ROLL CALL VOTE ON SB 7 40. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA I FLORA
FLORA, NOT VOTING. CHEN HANEY.
ANY I ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE
RAISE MY WARD RIGHT? THAT BILL
IS OUT, AND I WOULD ALSO ASK IF
WE CAN IF WE CAN GET A MOTION ON
SENATOR CURTIS OTHER BILL SPEAK
3 30 32. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
VICE CHAIR SECOND FROM SOME
MEMBER ARRAYS. MADAM SECRETARY
IF YOU CAN TAKE THE ROLE ON SP
332 THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. CORA I TÔI FLORA
FLORA I. CHEN HANEY. SENATOR
HANEY ON SP 3 13. THAT'S
ALRIGHT. ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE
MY WARD. OKAY, THAT THAT BILL IS
OUT. AND IF WE COULD HAVE A. A
MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
WHICH IS SP 4 TO 2. EMOTION IN A
SECOND. YEAH. YOU HAVE ALREADY
HAD A ROLL CALL VOTE. THE MOTION
ON S BEFORE TWO TO CONSENT
CALENDAR DO PASS CONSENT TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA HIGH
FLORA FLORA, I CHEN PAINTING.
ANY HIGH, ORTEGA. OR TAKE A I
RAISE MY WARD. ALRIGHT THAT
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. AND SO
WE'RE AWAITING AUTHORS AND SO
AGAIN. YOU HAVE SENATORS GET
OVER HERE. SENATOR STAFF IS
WATCHING. UM PLEASE. UM. THE
AGENDA FOR THE DAY.
UP NEXT ITEM THREE IS SP 5 25
SENATOR DORIS Ó. JUST GET
SETTLED IN. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, YOU MAY BEGIN AND AGAIN,
JUST GENERAL COMMENT THAT EACH
SIDE ON ALL THESE BOOKS HAVE UP
TO TWO WITNESSES UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH SIDE.
SURE. DOWN. OKAY? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, GOOD
AFTERNOON, AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I AM A PLEASED TO
PRESENT SP 5 TO 5, WHICH WILL
ESTABLISH A $25 MINIMUM WAGE FOR
OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS. RAISING
THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS IN THE STATE IS CRITICAL
IN ORDER TO HELP RETAIN STAFF
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, PROBABLY
ATTRACT NEW WORKERS.
UNFORTUNATELY MANY HEALTH CARE
WORKERS HAVE, UM, WHO HAVE HAVE
LEFT OR ARE THINKING ABOUT
LEAVING THEIR JOBS AFTER FACING
THE TRAUMA AND THE DANGEROUS
WORKING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE PANDEMIC AND ALSO STRUGGLING
WITH LOW PAY? WE HAVE HEARD FROM
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SUCH AS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, CLERICAL
WORKERS AND COOKS WHO ARE MAKING
LESS THAN $25 PER HOUR AND THEY
ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET
, LIKE PAY THE RENT OR PAY FOR
CHILDCARE OR GASOLINE. THEY HAVE
HAD TO TAKE ON TWO OR THREE JOBS
AND DO NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE
CARE OF THEMSELVES. WELL,
THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THEIR
PATIENTS. THE IMPACTS OF THIS
STAFFING CRISIS ARE BEING FELT
BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND THOSE
THAT THEY CARE FOR. DURING THE
PANDEMIC. EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGED
THE EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE OF ALL
OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS. WE
PRAISE THEM AND PRAYED FOR THEM.
MANY LOST THEIR LIVES TO SAVE US
NOW THAT THE WORST OF THE
PANDEMIC IS OVER, IT IS TIME TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICES OF
OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EARNING
MINIMUM WAGE. THIS BILL IS NOT
INTENDED TO SOLVE ALL OF THE
ISSUES WITH OUR HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO WORK MUST BE PART OF
THAT BROADER CONVERSATION.
MEMBERS I KNOW THAT DISTRESSED
HOSPITALS PROBABLY WILL NEED
HELP, AND I SHARE THE SAME
CONCERNS. IN FACT, I ALONG WITH
THE REST OF OUR LEGISLATURE
SUPPORTED AN ALLOCATION OF
ADDITIONAL $150 MILLION FOR THE
DISTRESSED HOSPITAL LOAN PROGRAM
, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO $300
MILLION AVAILABLE. FOR
DISTRESSED HOSPITALS TO START
GETTING THAT HELP AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. HOW CAN WE HELP
DISTRESSED HOSPITALS THE
BUILDINGS AND NOT HELP
DISTRESSED PEOPLE? BY DENYING
LIVABLE WAGES TO THE PEOPLE WHO
CHANGE AND LAUNDER THE DIRTY
BEDSHEETS. THE PEOPLE WHO MOP UP
THE FLOORS AND THE ER ROOM OR
THE PEOPLE WHO FEED THE PATIENTS
AND THE HOSPITAL STAFF. HMM.
MOST HOSPITALS ARE NOT
DISTRESSED. MOST HEALTH
FACILITIES ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO
AFFORD THIS. THE LEGISLATURE'S
BUDGET DEAL ALSO INCLUDED AN
INVESTMENT OF CLOSE TO $35
BILLION TO THE HEALTHCARE
INDUSTRY WITH THE M C O TAX.
THIS INVESTMENT INCREASES
PROVIDER RATES FOR PRIMARY CARE
, SPECIALTY CARE, OUTPATIENT
PROCEDURES AND OTHER SERVICES.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND ANY
SIMILAR MEDICAL FACILITIES
CANNOT RUN THEIR DAY TO DAY
OPERATIONS WITHOUT ADDRESSING
THE NEEDS OF THEIR WORKFORCE. WE
HAVE MADE SEVERAL MAIN
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL IN THE
SENATE. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON THESE ISSUES AROUND
DISTRESSED HOSPITALS, CLINICS
AND THE TIMING AND
IMPLEMENTATION. I HAVE SPENT MY
ENTIRE LIFE FIGHTING TO RAISE
WAGES FOR WORKING CALIFORNIANS,
HOTEL HOUSEKEEPERS, JANITORS,
LABORERS, TEACHERS AND NURSES.
POVERTY WAGES HURT EVERYONE.
WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING TO RAISE
WAGES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS SO
THAT THEY CAN MAKE A SUSTAINABLE
. UM, UH, WAGE TO RAISE THEIR
FAMILIES. TO PUT THIS INTO
PERSPECTIVE IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY $25 PER HOUR STILL
QUALIFIES WORKERS FOR SUBSIDIZED
LOW INCOME HOUSING. IF WE WANT A
STRONG HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IF WE
WANT HEALTH EQUITY, THEN WE MUST
PAY HEALTHCARE WORKERS A WAGE
THAT ALLOWS THEM TO LIVE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH WITH ME. TODAY I
HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO, UM,
WORK IN THE INDUSTRY. ROSA
ALTAMIRANO, DIETARY AT ST
FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER AND
LOUISE AREA TO FAMILIES TOGETHER
OF ORANGE COUNTY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND EACH WITNESS TWO
MINUTES, BUT WE DON'T
INTERPRETATION IS NOT INCLUDED
IN THAT SO FEEL FREE TO GOOD TO
INTERPRET APPROPRIATELY. OKAY
HOLA, RUSSELL TO MURANO. SO
YOU'RE NOT TRABAJADORES DEL
SERVICIO ELEMENTS IN THE
HOSPITAL THAT FRANCIS AND LAST
YEAR THAT THE LANGUAGE IS
SOUTHERN CONDUCT WITH AL CUIDADO
DE LA SALUD FORMAS DICKINSON
LLANOS, MISANO CASCIONE
COMPROMISO, SOLEMN, PAGAN,
DESICCATED DOLLAR IS LARA
EXPRESS OUR OWN SALARY OF
MINIMUM CINCO DOLLARS.
TRABAJADORES DE LA SALUD,
CALIFORNIA. TOILET FOREVER. BE
VÆ. THE LAW STATES APPEARS
GETTING FRIENDS AND TRABAJADORES
DE LA SALUTE TO THE ICE MAS
DIFICILES OF OYSTERS, HILARIOUS
. WALES INCREMENTAL TO AH,
SENTIMENTAL DOLOROUS MASK,
PARLAMENTO POLAROID CAMERA. VIDA
C GOVERNMENT TANDO PERMANENT
WALL. VILLAS NO GROSS LAMONICA
AND FOR CONDOMS SOLAMENTE ME
RENT A PRINCIPLE MEANT A
COMEDIAN CASA TRANS ACTUALLY
MEANT TO THE MUSLIM MEAL DOLLARS
AS WELL. COMMUTER MCMASTER. MRS
SANTA KNOWS THE VARIOUS SENSORY
ALARM. ESTÁ LUCIANO. NOT
SOLAMENTE THAN ME. TRABAJADORES
HOSPITAL COMPONENTS, KHORASAN
ALMOND, SO TRABAJO SALARIO
MINIMO PARALYSIS. TRABAJADORES
DELLA SALUTE SALUTE, MUCHACHO.
VIDAS MANERA BRING DARLA
MINISTERS PACIENTES
SIGNIFICANTLY TRABAJADORES THE
LAST SALUTE EXPERIENCE HERE IN
EL TRABAJO. THERE'S SOME MANERA
PERSONAS. THERE'S THE MANERA
TAMBIÉN SYSTEM OF THE ATTENTION,
MEDICA. AND THE NUMBER THAT THE
LOS TRABAJADORES DE LA
CALIFORNIA LES PIDO POR FAVOR
LIKE SF BEAR CINCO CINCO.
GRACIAS. HELLO MY NAME IS ROSE
ALTAMIRANO. I'M A FOOD SERVICE
WORKER AT ST FRANCIS MEDICAL
CENTER IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD.
I'VE BEEN IN HEALTHCARE FOR OVER
15 YEARS AND DESPITE MY YEARS OF
DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT, I'M
ONLY PLAYED A LITTLE OVER $17 AN
HOUR. TODAY I'M HERE TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR $25 MINIMUM WAGE FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. I AM LIVING PROOF OF
THE CHALLENGES FACED BY
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND HOW IT'S
GETTING HARDER EVERY DAY TO
SURVIVE ON OUR CURRENT WAGES. MY
RENT WAS RECENTLY INCREASED BY
$100 AND I NOW PAY 1500 FOR A
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT. THE COST
OF LIVING CONTINUES TO SOAR
WHILE MY RIGHT MY WAGES REMAIN
STAGNANT. I FIND MYSELF FALLING
BEHIND ON BILLS JUGGLING TO
PRIORITIZE MY RENT AND GASOLINE
FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. I
CURRENTLY HAVE A BILL THAT'S
OVER $1000 BECAUSE I KEEP
FALLING BEHIND AND NEED TO HAVE
A ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND FOOD TO
EAT. 60 YEARS OLD. I SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT, BUT
INSTEAD I'M JUST STRUGGLING TO
PAY MY BILLS THAT HAVE ENOUGH TO
EAT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ME.
IT'S ABOUT EVERY NURSE, EVERY
TECHNICIAN, EVERY CAREGIVER WHO
POURS OUR HEART AND SOUL INTO
THEIR WORK. LOW PAY HAS BEEN
AFFECTING STAFFING AT HOSPITALS
AND THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE.
I MYSELF WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A
PATIENT IN MY FACILITY BECAUSE I
SEE THE IMPACT OF SHORT
STAFFING. MANY OF MY COWORKERS
ARE LEAVING FOR BETTER PAYING
JOBS, AND I GET IT. WHY WOULD
THEY CONTINUE TO RISK THEIR
LIVES WHEN THEY COULD GO TO
TARGET OR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
AND GET PAID MORE? RAISING THE
MINIMUM WAGE FOR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS LIKE ME MEANS WE CAN PAY
OUR BILLS AND SUPPORT OUR
FAMILIES. IT MEANS THAT
EXPERIENCED HEALTHCARE WORKERS
WILL STAY ON THE JOB AND WE CAN
RECRUIT NEW PEOPLE TO THE FIELD.
INSTEAD OF BEING STRESSED EVERY
DAY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO
SURVIVE, WE CAN FOCUS ON
PROVIDING THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE
FOR OUR PATIENTS. BY TAKING THIS
STEP, YOU WILL NOT ONLY UPLIFT
THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF
DEDICATED HEALTHCARE WORKERS,
BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM ON BEHALF OF THE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF CALIFORNIA
. I'M CALLING ON YOU TO SUPPORT
AND PASS SB 5 TO 5. HELLO HI.
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE CHAIR
CARL KARA AND MEMBERS OF THE
LABOR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF SB 5 TO 5. WHICH
WOULD CREATE A $25 HEALTHCARE
WORK MINIMUM WAGE. MY NAME IS
LOUISA RADAR SINCE 2019. I HAD
THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH MOSTLY
LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT PATIENTS AS
A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND FAMILIES
TOGETHER COUNTY. YES YOU CAN
PULL IT. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. MY
WORK IS CHALLENGING AND
SOMETIMES DANGEROUS. DURING THE
PANDEMIC. I WAS ATTACKED AT A
COVID 19 TESTING MAGAZINE SITE.
IN MY CLINIC. IN ADDITION TO
WORKING AT A CLINIC SITE, I ALSO
HELPED BRING CARE DIRECTLY TO
THE IN HOUSE. THIS MEANS
BRINGING CARE TO ENCAMPMENTS TO
THOSE WHO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN
LEAVE THEIR FEW BELONGINGS OR AT
TWO A SHARE ARE TOO ASHAMED TO
COME IN TO SEEK HELP. APOLOGIZE
SOME LITTLE COLD. I HAVE NO
THYROID. SO 80 IS GETTING TO ME
A LOT. I KNOW THERE'S A STORY
BEHIND HOW EACH PERSON WHO HAS
FOUND THEMSELVES ON THE STREET
WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO GO. SO I'M
HERE TO SHARE MY STORY AND ASK
FOR YOUR HELP THAT HEALTHCARE
WORKERS IN OUR PATIENTS THAT'S
REALLY NEEDED. I WORRY ABOUT THE
FUTURE FOR BOTH MY PATIENTS AND
MY OWN FAMILY. THEY ARE BETWEEN
202 150 WORKERS HAVE FAMILIES
TOGETHER.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. STARTED WORKING TO GET
FAMILIES TOGETHER. ABOUT 70 CO
WORKERS HAVE LEFT, WHICH MEANS
DOCTORS, PHS PRACTITIONERS,
MEDICAL SYSTEMS, THE WHOLE RUN
AROUND. AND WORK IN THE
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS MY
CALLING, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY SO
MANY WORKERS ARE LEAVING THE
HEALTH CARE FIELD. THEY ARE
LEAVING TO WORK IN OTHER
INDUSTRIES WHERE THEY PAY
HIGHER. WHICH ARE RESTAURANTS
TARGET. MCDONALD'S IN AND OUT.
BUT WHEN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE PATIENTS
SUFFER EVERYONE'S SUFFERING. AT
OUR CLINIC. WORKERS LIKE ME FIND
OURSELVES DOING THE WORK MEANT
FOR THREE PEOPLE. PATIENTS ARE
HAVING TO WAIT LONGER. CRITICAL
FOLLOW COSTS DON'T HAPPEN. AND
THERE ARE MORE AND MORE GAPS IN
CARE. OUR PATIENTS IS SORT OF
BETTER, BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY, NO MATTER HOW MUCH HEALTH
CARE WORKERS LOVE THE WORK THAT
WE DO WE GO HOME AND STRUGGLE TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. EACH MONTH. MOST
OF MY AND MY WIFE'S PAYCHECKS GO
TOWARDS HOUSING, WITH LITTLE
EASE LEFT TO PUT FOOD ON OUR
TABLE AND KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
WITH SB 5 TO 5 TO 5. YOU CAN
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO KEEP
AND ATTRACT MORE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY
CLINICS LIKE FAMILIES TOGETHER
WITH SB 5 TO 5, YOU CAN HELP
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO
KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER. URGE
YOU TO VOTE? YES ON SP 5 TO 5.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. NOW I KNOW THERE'S A
NUMBER OF FOLKS OUTSIDE, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE COMING IN SALT.
OTHER SERGEANTS A MOMENT,
ORGANIZE FOLKS, BUT UM FOR THOSE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 5 TO 5. JUST
YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION. YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL, PLEASE. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, MICHELE TURAN
WILL FORK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS. WOMEN
AND GIRLS IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR. THANK
YOU. I NAME IS SHELLY. BELLA. I
WORK AT WATCH HEALTHCARE. I'M IN
STRONG, STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS KATIE TEMPLE
TONIGHT REPRESENT THE L. A
ALGEBRA T CENTER IN HOLLYWOOD
STRONGLY SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NO
MY NAME IS SO CEREMONIALS. I AM
A PATIENT IN SANTIAGO. AND I'M
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SANYA
AVERY. OUR WORK IS MORE HOSPITAL
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. AND I AM IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HI MY
NAME IS SELENE GONZALEZ AND I
WORK MORE IN SAN DIEGO. AND
PLEASE VOTE YES. ON SB 5 25.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SARAH
JOHNSON. I'VE BEEN A L VIENNA
EDGE MORE FOR 20 YEARS EDGE MORE
THAN SANTEE, CALIFORNIA. I'M
WITH S E I U 2 TO 1 AND WE'RE
REQUESTING YOU TO POSSIBLY VOTE
YES. ON SB 5 TO 5. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS TRINA.
YOU SO I WORK AT DESERT REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER IN PALM SPRINGS.
I'VE BEEN WITH S E I U U H W FOR
14 YEARS AND I STRONGLY URGE YOU
GUYS TO VOTE FOR THIS BILL. FOR
OUR PATIENTS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I DON WILCOX WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS. WE'RE HERE FOR A
VERY IMPORTANT BILL. WE'RE PROUD
TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HI I'M
ERICA CASTILLO AND I WORK ON
GREATER MONNING COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL. AND I PLEASE IF YOU
GUYS COULD VOTE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. CHAIR REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RON ROULETTE WITH THE NORTH CAL
CARPENTER'S UNION ON THE
POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON BEHALF OF
OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. WE
SUPPORT THANK YOU. IS THIS ONE
LEARNED BEHALF THE CITY CITY,
EARTH. SAN FRANCISCO CITY BORDER
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
MELISSA SETZER, A MEDICAL
ASSISTANT, WELL SPACED HEALTH
HERE IN SACRAMENTO, AND I'M
VOCAL SUPPORT. SB 5 TO 5. THANK
YOU. SHARON BROOKS BOY RETIRED
FROM STANFORD HOSPITAL NOW A
PATIENT HAD ACCESS TO THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM. PLEASE VOTE YES. ON
CITY BILL 5 TO 5. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS JESUS. FIGURE
OUT WHAT I'M GONNA, UM, NURSING
HOME WORKER FOR MORE THAN 20
YEARS AND I'M WITH, UH I'M WITH
S I U 2015 SO PLEASE. WE WOULD
LIKE YOU TO VOTE FOR S A B 5 25.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AND THE RESTAURANT MIRA'S ON
BEHALF OF ALL HOME AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANKS.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS NIRVANA.
SAXTON I'M FROM INLAND EMPIRE
AND AS WELL I DO GO VOTE FOR A
MEDICAL ASSISTANT AS WELL TOO.
SO SB 5 TO 5. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GLORIA.
BRIDGET HEALTH, RIGHT? 3 60 SCR
, YOU LOCAL 2 TO 1 FACILITATOR,
THREE. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. HOW YOU GUYS PRINCE
TURNER WORKING AT ALAMEDA HEALTH
SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SB 5 TO 5.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TAMIKA AND
I'M WITH S E I U 2015, AND I'M
JUST ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL ON BEHALF OF ALL MY
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JESSICA
ARANTES, MEDICAL ASSISTANT AT
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND.
AND I ASKED YOU GUYS SUPPORT
THIS, BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS ANGIE VALDES, A
WORK CLINICAL IN OAKLAND. AND
I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU URGENT
SUPPORT. SB 5 TO 5. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME
IS DEBORAH BARRIOS. I'M A NURSE
AT ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO
GENERAL HOSPITAL. I'M ALSO SHOP
SEWER FOR CI. YOU TEND TO ONE.
I'M ALSO A PATIENT FOR THE
PETALUMA ROHNERT PARK AREA, AND
THEY WILL GO TO THIS CLINICS
URGENTLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT SB
5 TO 5. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
AMERICA. OUR WORK FOR MCC N, UM
, MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR 10 YEARS
AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES. FOR
UM SP 5 TO 5. THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS TANYA CASSEROLE FROM
VICTORVILLE AND I, UM STRONG
SUPPORT. I SUPPORT SP FIGHTERS.
FIVE. THANK THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS RAZIA. I'M FROM DIGNITY
. HEALTH. DECEMBER ANDINO. UM,
HERE, THOUGH, SUPPORT IS B 5 25
. EVERYBODY WILL BENEFIT FROM IT
IS FROM R S P. R. E P S
HOUSEKEEPERS TO THE COOKS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M BRANDON DAWKINS, ARMED WITH
STU LOCAL 10 TO 1, AND I'M, A
HEALTH WORKER WITH THE SAN
FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH. I SUPPORT SB 5 TO 5 AND
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT
SB 5 TO 5. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS E. CEDRAS OF
ALZA. I WORK AT FRESNO. KAISER
AND I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT 5 TO 5
TODAY. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS
MOREL VONG. I WORKED FOR MERCY
HOSPITAL. FOLSOM DIGNITY. HEALTH
I'VE BEEN IN THE ER FOR 17 YEARS
AND I STRONGLY URGE YOU GUYS TO
SUPPORT SP 5 TO 5. HELLO MY NAME
IS DENNIS TORRES MODELS
TECHNICIAN AT VALLEJO,
CALIFORNIA AND I SUPPORT SB 5 TO
5. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI MY
NAME IS KATHY MENDOZA. EMMA
DIALYSIS NURSE AND URGE YOU TO
VOTE FOR S P 5 25. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS JOY HUNT. I'M A
MEMBER OF C I U U S W W AND I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE. YES,
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS JOSE
LUIS PAVON. WITH S E I U U S W W
WE'RE WE REPRESENT JANITORS,
SECURITY OFFICERS AT HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES STATEWIDE AND URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT SB 5 TO 5. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
REBECA GONZALEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN
SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY ON SB 5
TO 5. THANK YOU. WHEN I STARTED
THEM IN NUMBER, HAREM PATIENT. E
YESTERDAY. I KEEP, UM. PROPUESTA
VERY SING COMMUNITIES IN. THE
AND SHE'S A PATIENT AND SHE'S
HERE TO SUPPORT THE S P 5 TO 5.
SO IT'LL GO THROUGH. THANK YOU.
WHEN I STARTED MY NUMBER IS
ALICIA CLINICAL ROMERO. YES,
THEY OCCUPY THE APPLE. YOU'RE
LIKE SERVICING CONVINCING
PRICES. HI MY NAME IS ALICIA
MARINAS. AND I'M HERE AS A
PATIENT, AND I ASKED HIM FOR
SUPPORT FOR SB 4 TO 5 25. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
FOREST KEVIN ON BEHALF THE
WESTERN CENTER ONLINE POVERTY
HERE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD
YOSHIHARU ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
JESSICA STANDARD ON BEHALF OF
THE CORE, ITS ADVOCATES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE'S
SUPPORT. IF NOT ARE THERE,
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SP 5 TO
5. AND IF YOU CAN HAVE OUR. I
HOPE YOU HAVE. YEAH. TAKE A
SEAT. WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE
TESTIMONY CHAIR. OKAY WE'RE JUST
WE'RE JUST HERE IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION UNLESS AMENDED. JOHN
SHIBAN, CALIFORNIA NURSES
ASSOCIATION. OKAY, THANK YOU. IS
THERE, ANYONE SPEAKING IN?
THERE'S NO. ANYWAY WITNESSES.
OKAY, THERE ARE OKAY. OVER
THERE. SO YEAH, BEFORE WE GET
THE ME TWO S AND ALL THAT HAD TO
HAVE WITNESSES UP TO TWO MINUTES
EACH. AND WE HEARD FROM THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE WITNESSES
HERE. PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M
DIANE HANSEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR PALOMAR HEALTH IN
SAN DIEGO. WE ARE THE LARGEST
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT IN THE STATE
ENTRUSTED WITH THE CARE OF MORE
THAN HALF A MILLION RESIDENTS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT DISTRICT
HOSPITALS PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE WE
SERVE THE UNINSURED, LOW INCOME
PATIENTS AND UNDERREPRESENTED
GROUPS THAT I KNOW YOU CARE
ABOUT. WE ARE THE SAFETY NET. ON
THE HEELS OF THE PANDEMIC.
HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
STRUGGLING WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT
SOME PRIVATE HOSPITALS RETURNED,
CARES ACT FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE OURS TOOK A $45 MILLION
LOSS WITH A $25 MILLION
SHORTFALL IN RELIEF FUNDS. I
STAND BEFORE YOU SIT BEFORE YOU
ACTUALLY AT A TIME OF ABSOLUTE
CRISIS FOR CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS
, I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR
OWN DISTRICTS. CHANCES ARE YOU
HAVE A HOSPITAL THAT IS IN
JEOPARDY. THAT'S BECAUSE AT THIS
MOMENT MORE THAN 50% OF
CALIFORNIA'S HOSPITALS ARE
OPERATING AT A LOSS AND MORE
THAN A DOZEN ARE FACING
BANKRUPTCY. ALL SERVE A
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF LOW
INCOME PATIENTS. THIS INCLUDES A
HOSPITAL WITHIN 10 MILES OF
HOURS, THE ONLY OTHER HOSPITAL
IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
PROVIDING CRITICAL SAFETY NET
SERVICES. WE ARE SCRAMBLING TO
DETERMINE HOW WE CAN MANAGE AN
INFLUX OF PATIENTS WHEN THEY
FAIL, WHICH COULD BE WITHIN A
MATTER OF MONTHS. I AM DEEPLY
CONCERNED. SP 5 25 MASSIVE 8
BILLION PER YEAR PRICE TAG WILL
BANKRUPT EVEN MORE HOSPITALS.
PALAMAR IT WOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE
HIT OF 60 TO 80 MILLION ANNUALLY
, FURTHER THREATENING OUR
VIABILITY. WE WOULD HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL
REDUCTIONS AND WORKFORCE
SERVICES, OR EVEN THE CLOSURE OF
PROGRAMS, PUTTING OUR PATIENTS
ACCESS TO CARE AT SERIOUS RISK.
PLEASE. DO NOT ALLOW US TO FAIL
ON YOUR WATCH BY CHOOSING
POLITICS OVER THE WELFARE OF OUR
PATIENTS. I RESPECTFULLY URGE
YOU TO VOTE NO. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DENNIS VEGA TAPPY. AND I'M HERE
ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
SYSTEMS AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER OPERATING IN SAN
BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE IS AND THE
OLD COUNTIES WE PROVIDE HIGH
QUALITY CHARACTER MORE THAN
27,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. THE
MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS ARE OF
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. PEOPLE OF
COLOR. MORE THAN 75% OF OUR
PATIENTS RELY ON THE MEDICAL
PROGRAM. COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE C MORE
THAN 7.7 MILLION PATIENTS. WE
OFFER CRITICAL SERVICE TO ALL
PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE
ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING
PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES
AND MORE. WE CONNECT FAMILIES TO
COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN AN EFFORT
TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
OF HEALTH. THE PANDEMIC WAS NOT
EASY TO SAY THE LEAST, AND
HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE
STRIKE THREE MEN ON THE ROAD TO
FINANCIAL RECOVERY AND
SUSTAINABILITY. DESPITE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY CHALLENGES. WE
CONTINUE WITH AN UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE MOST
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. WELL,
WE SUPPORT PAYING A HIGHER WAGE
. WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO
SUSTAIN THIS MASSIVE AND
DRASTIC, UNFUNDED MANDATE.
COMMUNITY CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SIMPLY CHURCH MORE TO
RECOVER COSTS. WE HAVE A
COMPLICATED PAYMENT SYSTEM THAT
REQUIRES THE STATE AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SET RATES
AND THAT MECHANISM IS NOT
FLEXIBLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, JUST
LIKE OTHER HEALTH CENTERS,
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS WILL
HAVE TO EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS TO
COMPLY WITH THIS AND FUNDAMENTAL
THEY MIGHT BE INCLUDED REDUCTION
OF CLOSURES OF WOMEN'S SERVICES
, OPTOMETRY, SCHOOL BASED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SITES, MOBILE
MEDICAL CLINICS AND MORE. SBS 25
5 25 WILL BE DEVASTATING. TOO
MANY EMPLOYEES AND THIS BIT
WHERE REDUCED ACCESS FOR
MILLIONS OF LOW INCOME PATIENTS
WHO RELY ON OUR COMMUNITY
CLINICS FOR PRIMARY CARE. WE ARE
OFTEN THE LAST RESORT. AS THE 5
25 WILL DEEPEN INEQUITIES IN OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, JEOPARDIZING
CARE FOR MORE OR FOR MOST
DISADVANTAGED, SUCH AS CHILDREN
AND ARE GROWING SENIOR
POPULATION. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA NEEDS COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS TO REMAIN STRONG
TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE GOALS
OF CAL AIM AND THE MEDICAL
EXPANSION. THEREFORE WE MUST
PROTECT HEALTH CENTERS. WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO REJECT
SB 5 25. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. UM IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION AND I EARLIER
I CHARACTERIZED THE NURSE
ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE OPPOSING,
LESS AMENDED, NOT OPPOSITION,
AND WE JUST HEARD FROM A COUPLE
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. SO IF
YOU'RE IN ANY OF THOSE
CATEGORIES, PLEASE COME TO THE
MICROPHONE, NAME, AFFILIATION
AND YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DIANE
SPOSITO FROM U C L, A MEDICAL
CENTER. I'M A 42 YEAR REGISTERED
NURSE. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE
I OPPOSE 5 TO 5 UNLESS AMENDED
TO REMOVE OUR ENDS. I'M NOT A
MINIMAL MAJOR WORKER. I'M A
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL. THANK
YOU. HI THERE. I'M JAMIL COVER.
KUNDAN NURSE AT UCSF MEDICAL
CENTER FOR EIGHT YEARS PROUD CNN
MEMBER AND WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE
OPPOSE SENATE BILL 5 TO 5. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS MICHELLE
BINKLEY. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE
AT UCSF AND ALSO A MEMBER OF C N
A. HAVE BEEN A NURSE FOR 20
YEARS AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU
TO AMEND THIS BILL TO REMOVE
REGISTERED NURSES FROM THE
LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HI MY NAME IS ROBIN BATTLE AND I
AM REGISTERED NURSE WORKING AT
KAISER SACRAMENTO MEDICAL CENTER
, AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL UNLESS
YOU REMOVED ARRANGED FROM THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS SUE JENNA. THINK HIM
M, A CRITICAL CARE NURSE FOR
SEVEN YEARS WITH PROVIDENCE. I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. I THINK RN
SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE BILL.
THANK YOU. HI I'M AMY. MY NAME
IS MARY KENNEDY HAD BEEN A NURSE
FOR 23 YEARS. I'M A MEMBER OF C
N A. I OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS JILL
LEON. I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 15
YEARS I WORK WITH KAISER WON A
QUICK AND A MEMBER OF C N A. AND
I OPPOSED THIS BILL UNLESS
AMENDED TO KEEP REGISTERED
NURSES OUT. THANK YOU. YEAH AND
JUST GOING FORWARD OR SOMETHING
, AND I APPRECIATE THAT ANYONE
THAT'S AS OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME
THE AMENDMENT IS TO REMOVE
REGISTERED NURSES UNLESS YOU
STATE OTHERWISE HIGH. MY NAME IS
SHAHIRA. I'M ALSO A NURSE AND A
NURSE FOR 19 YEARS AND I'M
OPPOSED AGAINST THE FACT 25
BILLION. THANK YOU. NANETTE
WOODSON. I'M ALSO RICHARD NURSE.
I DO POSE THE BILL. NOT THAT
MANY FOR OTHER NURSES. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS NATALIA CATKINS
. HELLO I AM A REGISTERED NURSE
AT KAISER PERMANENTE, SACRAMENTO
AND I AM OPPOSED INTO THE BILL.
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI MY
NAME IS LUCILLE CABBIE AND
REGISTERED NURSE FOR MORE THAN
25 YEARS. I OPPOSED TO THIS BILL
UNLESS REMOVE THE REGISTERED
NURSE FROM THANK YOU, LAYLA.
I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 20. PLUS
YEARS AND I OPPOSE ON THIS THE R
N R S OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS SUZANNE
DE BENEDETTO. I'M REGISTERED
NURSE AT U C. I AND I POSED THIS
BILL UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
HI I'M CHRISTINE ELKINS. YOU SEE
I NURSE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. LARA LANDON RN OPPONENTS
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. AYE
SYDNEY. SIMPSON KAISER, SAN
FRANCISCO CP EMC, SAN FRANCISCO
, UM, OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. JULIE GLADE, KAISER
SAN JOSE REGISTERED NURSE I
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. MELANIE BRADY. REGISTERED
NURSE AT CARS ARE LOS ANGELES
MEDICAL CENTER, AND I OPPOSE
SAME SITUATION. I ALSO AN
INSTRUCTOR FOR BSN PROGRAM, IT
ÁP YOU. I HAVE 58 STUDENTS IN
TWO SECTIONS, CRITICAL CARE AND
PATH. OH AND THEY WOULD LIKE YOU
TO CONSIDER THE SAME THAT
DISCOURAGED THEM FROM GOING INTO
NURSING. THANK YOU. HI I'M MISTY
LARIAM, A NURSE AT KAISER LOS
ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI
THERE. MY NAME IS MEREDITH
SALAZAR SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF
YUBA SUTTER AS A REGISTERED
NURSE, ADVANCES, HEALTH AND
RIGHT OUT AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL
. UNLESS AMENDED TO REMOVE OUR
ENDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS VICTORIA MARCEL WORK AT
U. C. DAVIS FOR 50 YEARS. I
OPPOSED THIS AS WE GO TO 5 TO 5
LESS RN IS REMOVED FROM THAT
LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS ROBIN BUELL E. I WORK AT
HAZEL HAWKINS HOSPITAL IN
HOLLISTER'S CALIFORNIA AND I
OPPOSED THE BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HI MY NAME IS DIANE BECK. AND
I'M ALSO A REGISTERED NURSE.
THAT HAZEL HAWKINS. I'VE BEEN A
REGISTERED NURSE FOR 15 YEARS
AND I OPPOSE THE BILL UNLESS THE
REGISTERED NURSES GET TAKE NOT
THANK YOU. HI I'M SONYA DURAN
WORKED AT HAZEL HIGGINS
HOSPITAL. BEEN A NURSE FOR 20
YEARS AND I OPPOSED IT UNLESS
AMENDED. SO PLEASE, JUST AMEND
IT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SANCHO
. I'M BEING A NURSE FOR 30 YEARS
WITH THE C N A I OPPOSED THIS
BILL ON THIS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
HI MY NAME IS TONY ABOGADO.
KAISER, LOS ANGELES NURSE FOR 25
YEARS OPPOSED SB 5 TO 5 UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS MEGAN. PRUDENT
I'M A NURSE IN CULVERTS CITY. I
ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER
THAT HOSPITAL SAFETY NET
HOSPITALS WERE ABLE TO AFFORD
NURSE RATIOS SO THEY SHOULD BE
ABLE TO AFFORD INCREASING PAY
FOR THEIR WORKERS. I AM OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI
JULIE VOLKMAR SACRAMENTO REGION
15 YEAR NURSE I OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS RAY CARTER. I'M A 40
YEAR VETERAN NURSE AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL UNLESS IT IS IN MENDED
TO EXCLUDE ARIANE'S THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MELISSA BB REGISTERED
NURSE U. C. DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER
BREAKS MY HEART TO SAY I'M
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED, BUT
PLEASE AMEND IT. THANK YOU. KATE
BUCKLEW REGISTERED NURSE
SACRAMENTO AREA. I OPPOSE
ENDLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
MICHELL SANCHEZ U C. DAVIS
HEALTH OPPOSING THIS AMENDED?
THANK YOU. RAMONA MALL. UC DAVIS
HEALTH. I'VE BEEN A NURSE. I'VE
BEEN IN HEALTHCARE FOR 33 YEARS
. 17 YEARS AS THE L V N 15 YEARS
IN RN AND I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR
PLIGHT, BUT I HAVE TO OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED FOR REGISTERED
NURSES. THANK YOU. I'M SUSAN
ADAMS HAVE BEEN WITH POLYMER FOR
22 YEARS. AND NOW. HELLO DIANE.
UM I BELIEVE OUR WORKERS AND
HEALTHCARE NEED A LIVABLE WAGE.
HOWEVER THIS IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT SITUATION WITH THE
ARIANE'S. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD
AMEND IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS SHIRLEY TOY. I'VE
BEEN A NURSE FOR OVER 40 YEARS
AND I'VE ALSO SERVED ON THE
SCENE. A BARGAINING TEAM IN THE
U. S. U. C SYSTEM AND I STAND
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. JOHN
SHOVEN, CALIFORNIA NURSES
ASSOCIATION CHAIR MEMBERS AND
STAFF. WE ARE OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HI JENNIFER JOHN PIERRE 15 YEAR
NURSE AT NATIVITY AT HOSPITAL
AND MONTEREY. I OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HI MY NAME IS AARON BLUE MCCOY.
I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 15 YEARS I
WORKED AT MERCY SANTA JUANA
MEDICAL CENTER. AND I OPPOSE
UNLESS YOU PLEASE AMENDED TO
EXCLUDE RNS. THANK YOU. HI MY
NAME IS REBECCA. KIDDING I'VE
BEEN AT MURCHISON AND FOR 20
YEARS REPORTING THIS BILL. HI
I'M BRENDA BIVENS. I'M
REGISTERED NURSE. I WORKED AT
MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER.
AND I'M OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
PLEASE AMEND IT. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS TANYA HOLLINS. AND
I'VE BEEN A NURSE AT FOR 31
YEARS AT KAISER SAN LEANDRO
STARTED OFF AS S E I U FOR THE
FIRST FIVE YEARS WAS LOCAL TO 50
AT THE TIME. ANYWAYS I OPPOSE
THIS YEAR BILL UNLESS IT TAKES
OUT SPECIFICALLY, ARE AS YOUR
BILLS BURBAGE STATES IT IS
PROTECTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS,
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND DOCTORS
, BUT NO MENTION OF THE STAFF
ARE IAN'S POLLS UNLESS YOU
RECONSIDER. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WHEN I'M SARAH. I'VE BEEN A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSE 1ST 16
YEARS I STARTED AN EIGHT. I HAVE
A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THAT JOB,
BUT ALSO OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS JANE
CHURCH ON I'M A NURSE AT MERCY.
SAN JUAN AND CARMICHAEL AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS FRANK, PART TUSCAN
EMERGENCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL.
I'VE BEEN AN RN FOR 30 YEARS. WE
OPPOSED THE BILL. UNLESS AMENDED
. PLEASE ALLOW OUR ENDS TO
NEGOTIATE OR WHICH THEIR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
THANK YOU. HI I'M LISA BART
TESCO. I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 14
YEARS I WAS AT THE FRONT LINE
HEALTHCARE WORKER. I'M A
CRITICAL CARE NURSE. AND PLEASE
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
MARIA MAGGOT. I'VE BEEN A NURSE
FOR 36 YEARS AT KAISER. I
OPPOSED THIS BILL UNLESS
AMENDED. HELLO. MY NAME IS
PAULINO CEPEDA. I'M A NURSE FOR
20 YEARS. I OPPOSED THIS BILL.
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS JOHN TARKANIAN.
KAISER SAN FRANCISCO. I WORK AT
KAISER AND GARY AND I OPPOSED
THIS BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS DAVID HOUSEMAN.
I'VE BEEN A 35 YEAR NURSING TRI
CITY MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN
DIEGO. AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. HI JESSE IS ON A
QUIET REGISTRATION NURSE AT
MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR 15
YEARS. I POST THIS BILL MUST
AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI I'M TESS
ROBEY. I'M A NURSE AT MERCY
GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR EIGHT YEARS
. I OPPOSED THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
SANDRA LARKIN. I'VE BEEN A NURSE
FOR 26 YEARS. I WORKED AT KAISER
SANTA ROSA. I OPPOSED THIS BILL
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI,
MOM. MY NAME IS ERIC YOUNG. I'M
FROM DOWN UCSF MEDICAL CENTER
ANNOUNCED THAT THE OR OPPOSES
VALUE UNLESS IT'S NURSES
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS LUCY
CASTILLO. AYE. UM AND REGISTERED
NURSE AT KAISER. BUT I STILL
HOSPITAL. I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED
NURSE FOR FIVE YEARS AND I AM
OPPOSED TO GET TO THIS BILL
UNLESS IT IS AMENDED TO EXCLUDE
REGISTERED NURSES. THANK YOU. HI
I'M ALLISON JIMENEZ. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE AT KAISER
PERMANENTE AND VALEO AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL UNLESS IT'S
AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS KATHLEEN GONZALES AND I WORK
AT KAISER VALET HÌ FOR 25 YEARS
AS A LABOR DELIVERY NURSE, OUR
HOSPITAL JUST APPLIED FOR
MAGNETS. SO THERE IS MONEY IN
THERE. ALTHOUGH THAT IS THE
TRUTH. I OPPOSED THIS, UM SB 5
25 UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS ANNA CAMACHO.
I'M A DIALYSIS NURSE WITH KAISER
. SANTA CLARA. I URGE YOU TO
OPPOSE THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS CRYSTAL CORTEZ. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE AT SALINAS
VALLEY HEALTH. AND I AM JUST
REQUESTING THAT YOU OPPOSE THIS
BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BRITTANY
SANDOVAL. I'M REPRESENTING NICE
VALLEY HEALTH AND I OPPOSE
UNLESS A MINUTE THANK YOU. HI
THERE. TAYLOR WHO LET REGISTERED
NURSE I OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. MICHELLE AVILA'S
RESIDENTS ARE DURST AT UCSD. I
OPPOSED THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. AND MY NAME
IS JOHN L. OWENS I'VE BEEN A
NURSE FOR 23 YEARS, PRIMARILY IN
CRITICAL CARE. I OPPOSE THIS
BILL UNLESS IT EXCLUDES ON IN.
THANK YOU. I AM GLORIA MORRISON
. I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 18 YEARS
WORKED FOR DIGNITY. I POSED THIS
BILL UNLESS AMENDED TO REMOVE
NURSES. I ALSO HAVE TO SAY I WAS
A NURSING ASSISTANT AND HOME
HEALTH AIDE. FOR 12 YEARS PRIOR
TO BECOMING A NURSE, AND I DO
FULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL. ONCE
OUR ANSWER REMOVED. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JASON
CRUZ, REGISTERED NURSE AT
REDWOOD CITY. FILIPINO. AND I
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. HI MY NAME IS GENEVIEVE
BOTTOM HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
NURSE FOR 13 YEARS AND I OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HI MY NAME IS CASSANDRA.
I'M AN ONCOLOGY NURSE AT MERCY
GENERAL. I OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. HELLO MY NAME IS LINDA
LAMAS. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE
FOR 40 YEARS, AND FOR NINE YEARS
I WAS A L V N AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL UNLESS IT IS AMENDED. HI MY
NAME IS ALICE APPEARED. I AM
CARDIAC CATH, LAB NURSE AT
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER IN
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. I OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI MY
NAME IS JOANNA BUSTAMANTE. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE AT KAISER
REDWOOD CITY. AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS HOLLY.
I'M A REGISTERED NURSE AND
OPPOSE THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS MICHELLE GAFFNEY, MY CRITICAL
CARE NURSES CHESTER REGIONAL AND
READING CALIFORNIA I OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, KATHLEEN
DENNIS REGISTERED NURSE MERCY
GENERAL HOSPITAL GREATER THAN 25
YEARS AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE C
N A. AND AN O. C. BORDER
DIRECTORS REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO AMEND THIS BILL AND THEN PASS
IT OTHERWISE I HAVE TO BE
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. IRELAND,
REGISTERED NURSE FROM FRESNO
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. DIANE
MCCLURE REGISTERED NURSE 34
YEARS AT KAISER PERMANENTE, ALSO
A MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTOR
SECRETARY FOR C N A. N N O. C UM
I OPPOSE THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KATHY
KENNEDY, PRESIDENT OF SIENNA AND
AN O. C UH, NURSE OF 43 YEARS
OPPOSED. SB 5 25 UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS CHAD
DAVIS. I'M AN R N A U. C L, A
MEDICAL CENTER IN THE
NEUROSCIENCE STROKE CENTER, AND
I OPPOSE SP 5 25 UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. HI
I'M KOREAN DEL ROSARIO, A NURSE
PRACTITIONER FOR 17 YEARS AND
REGISTERED NURSE FOR 20 YEARS. I
OPPOSE SB 5 25 UNLESS UNLESS
IT'S AMENDED TO EXCLUDE NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND REGISTERED
NURSES. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS
SIMILAR. DIANA WORK AT UCSD AND
WE OPPOSE THIS BILL UNLESS
REGISTERED NURSES ARE AMENDED
FROM THIS. THANK YOU. I'M JANET
REGISTERED NURSE AND PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE FOR 43 YEARS. THE
LAST 24 YEARS THAT KAISER
HOSPICE VEHEMENTLY REPORT UP
REPOSE OPPOSE THE SPILL UNLESS
AMENDED TO REMOVE OUR ENDS.
LET'S PUT PATIENT CARE AHEAD OF
CORPORATE PROFITS. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS DENISE CHARISMA
, MANER SAID GOOD SAMARITAN
HOSPITAL IN DOWNTOWN L A. AND I
OPPOSE THE BILL. UNTIL AMENDED
FOR INS. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS DJAMILA. AUSTIN BARRY. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE. I WORK AT
KAISER AND MANTECA OPPOSED SB 5
TO 5 UNLESS IT'S AMENDED TO
EXCLUDE OURENSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS NEIL
RIDDLES. I'M A NURSE AT U C L, A
MEDICAL CENTER AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL. UNLESS AMENDED TO REMOVE
OUR ENDS. I AM IN FULL SUPPORT
OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
RECEIVING A LIVING WAGE. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS MICHAEL
HERNANDEZ HAVE BEEN A NURSE. FOR
EIGHT YEARS. I WORKED AT U C L.
A MEDICAL CENTER AND I AM
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED TO
EXCLUDE OUR AUNTS. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS LISA LAMA GAGNE. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE FOR 23 YEARS. I
WAS OF SIENNA PRIOR TO THAT, SO
I DO SUPPORT UM, THE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS GETTING MINIMUM WAGE,
BUT I DO NOT SUPPORT IT. IF THE
RNS ARE PART OF THE BILL, SO I
OPPOSED IT UNLESS IT'S AMENDED.
THANK YOU. HER NAME IS CHRISTY
UGALDE. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE
AT KAISER PERMANENTE IN FREMONT
. I'M OPPOSED. I'M OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED AS WELL. THANK
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DEBORAH
PACK LIB. I'M MILLS PENINSULA
REGISTERED NURSE AND I DO OPPOSE
UNLESS SUBMITTED. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS LANA REID. I'VE BEEN A
NURSE FOR 20 YEARS WORKED FOR
KAISER OAKLAND. I OPPOSED THE
BILL UNLESS SUBMITTED TO REMOVE
NURSES. THANK YOU. HI I'M
CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE AT KAISER.
OAKLAND I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 17
YEARS. I WAS ALSO A C N A PRIOR
AND AS THE EU MEMBER, SO I
SUPPORT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
. BUT I OPPOSED THIS BILL AND
MUST AMEND IT TO REMOVE NURSES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NORMA TO
HAWA. I WORK IN CITY OF HOPE.
I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 25 YEARS.
AND I OPPOSED THIS. SB 5 TO 5
UNLESS IT'S AMENDED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MIKE CABRERA HAVE BEEN A
NURSE FOR 23 YEARS. I WORKED FOR
KAISER PERMANENTE. UM THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION, AND
YOUR CONSIDERATION. DO OPPOSE SB
5 TO 5, AND THAT'S MADE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AM LUCKY
TO WIN. I WORKED AT ANAHEIM
GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER. I OPPOSE
THIS BILL UNLESS AMENDED TO
EXCLUDE OUR ENDS. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS MY LI. I WORK AT
ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL REPRESENT THE
NURSES AT OUR HOSPITAL IN
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, AND WE
OPPOSE THE BILL UNLESS AMENDED
TO REMOVE REGISTERED NURSES.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
DEENA SCOTT. I'VE BEEN A
REGISTERED NURSE FOR 22 YEARS. I
WORK AT UC SAN DIEGO. AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS MARGARITA. I AM
A REGISTERED NURSE AT CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL. I OPPOSE AS WE 5 25 AT
THIS TIME UNLESS IT IS AMENDED
TO EXCLUDE CLINICAL, UM LICENSED
CLINICAL STAFF LIKE MYSELF
REGISTERED NURSES. THEN MY
OPPOSITION WILL TURN. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS NORMA RESENDEZ. I
WORK AT CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
BYE HI. I'M LOUDER, THE BETTER.
I AM A NURSE AT CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL IN LOS ANGELES. AND I
OPPOSED THE BILL. UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS LESLIE. OH, YES, I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE AT ARROWHEAD
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN
MARTINO COUNTY. I'VE BEEN A
NURSE FOR 17 YEARS AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS RYAN. NO,
I'M AN RN WITH CNN AND I OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS SECRETARIES. I'M A
REGISTERED NURSE THAT EVER HAD
REGIONAL AND I OPPOSED THIS
BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
CAROLINA. MY REGISTERED NOTES
FOR 12 YEARS. I WORKED AT THIS
GREAT GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER.
REMEMBER SIENNA AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. HI MY NAME IS MARY ESPOSITO
. I'M A NURSE AT PROVIDENCE, ST
JOHN'S IN LOS ANGELES. AND I
JUST LIKE TO SAY BILL A CONTRACT
IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS LANGUAGE
SO UNTIL IT'S AMENDED THAT
NURSES ARE NOT INCLUDED, UM, I
DO NOT SUPPORT THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I AM. MY NAME IS
RON WISE, THAT THE NURSE WITH 13
YEARS I BELIEVE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS SHOULD GET THE RAISES,
BUT JUST LEAVE THE NURSES OUT OF
IT. THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS
DEBORAH MINE. RN IN RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA. AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL. ONCE
IT'S AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HI JOANNE PREECE,
REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY
CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY, AND RESPECTFULLY
AND OPPOSITION TO THIS, BILL.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
ANDREW SIGNEE AND I'M
REPRESENTING EISNER HEALTH IN
LOS ANGELES. AND WE ALSO
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. HELLO GREETINGS, MAX
PARADE ON BEHALF OF VALUE DOES
HEALTH AND OUR 17 COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTER MEMBERS IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA? WE OPPOSED
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO TONY PANETTA WITH THE
ALAMEDA HEALTH CONSORTIUM ON
BEHALF OF EIGHT FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS THAT
PROVIDE SERVICES TO 286,000
PATIENTS IN THE EAST BAY. WE ARE
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED TO THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. HELLO I'M
CHERYL TRINIDAD FROM TH E HEALTH
AND WELLNESS CENTERS AND WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. KAREN LAUTERBACH
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTER IN LOS ANGELES,
AND WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THE
BILL. THANK YOU. HI SANDY
SANCHEZ WITH THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INLAND
SOUTHERN REGION AND THE INLAND
EMPIRE, AND WHILE WE SUPPORT
HIGHER WAGES FOR ALL HEALTHCARE
WORKERS, WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
DENNIS CUEVAS ROMERO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLUS ADVERTS
KITS REPRESENTING 1300 HEALTH
CENTERS IN THE STATE IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE RUN BRADY GO HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE MORE THAN 400
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS THEIR BRIDGE ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS HERE,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
LIZZIE KETSANA HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTY OF KERN AND COUNTY OF
FRESNO AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CAITLIN
DEAN, CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ON
BEHALF OF ALL 58 COUNTIES IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. DICKHEAD ON BEHALF OF THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. JONATHAN
CLAIRE, IN BEHALF OF SCRIPTS,
HEALTH AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS, RJ SAID
ABOUT THIS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA DIALYSIS COUNCIL IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. VANESSA YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF
OF CAL PACE, THE STATE RED
ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAMS OF ALL
INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY
REGRETFULLY IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, SAMUEL
GOODMAN HERE ON BEHALF OF KIM
STONE OF STONE ADVOCACY
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ORTHOPEDICS ASSOCIATION IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MEGAN
ALREADY ON BEHALF OF STANNIS,
EDU HEALTH AND OPPOSING LIST
AMENDED POSITION. THANK YOU. Tð
MED REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER. THE BARON CALLS THE
CARDIOLOGY THE CALIFORNIA
RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE, THE
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF PLASTIC
SURGEONS AND GROSSMONT
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. CHEN CHASE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. SHARITA LANE WITH THE
DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP
FORUM ON BEHALF OF THE STATE'S
33 DISTRICT, MUNICIPAL HOSPITALS
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
KOURTNEY JENSEN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR CHRIS MCKAY LI ON BEHALF
OF THE L, A AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. MORTON ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AMBER
KING WAS LEADING EDGE CALIFORNIA
HERE AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
BRANDON MARTY, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. PETER
KELLISON ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH
SERVICES AT HOME, REPRESENTING A
LICENSED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MARIA YE I AM A
SENIOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FROM
SAN DIEGO AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED
THIS BILL. JENNIFER SNYDER WITH
CAPITAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
HEALTH FACILITIES AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. DAVID
KRIEGER FOR THE UNITED HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HI ERIN LEVI ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING
ASSOCIATION AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY UM, LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. SEVERE
AWARD. SORRY. THE SAME CINEMA
AWARD. OH I SPEAK FAST.
SOMETIMES SENATOR ROSCOE, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS
ISSUE. I THINK THERE IS A LOT IN
COMMON THAT WE SHARE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ELEVATING THE
RESPECT THAT WE GIVE FOR OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS THE
SYSTEMS, UM AND ESPECIALLY LIKE
SO MANY WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA,
UM NOT JUST GIVING THEM RESPECT
BUT ALSO GIVE THEM THE COMFORTS
. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO
SURVIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, GIVEN
THE COST OF LIVING AND OTHER
ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING OUT
THERE RIGHT NOW, UM AND YOU KNOW
THIS BILL IS, UH APPROPRIATELY
AGGRESSIVE TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO
ACCOMPLISH JUST THAT, AND I
THINK THAT WE HEARD HIM FROM
MANY OF THE OPPONENTS AS WELL.
THE, UM THE SUPPORT THAT THEY
HAVE FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES AS
WELL IN THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY
THINK THEY DESERVE THAT AS WELL,
TOO. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS
HERE AS I'VE BEEN STUDYING THIS
MEETING WITH BOTH PROPONENTS AND
OPPONENTS THAT I REALLY WANTED
TO DIG INTO, BECAUSE MY UH, KIND
OF FUNDAMENTAL CONCERN HERE IS
THAT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LOVE
TO, UM, ELEVATE A CONVERSATION,
ELEVATE A SOMETHING HERE IN THE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, RIGHT? UH
WHAT MIGHT BE THE COUNTERBALANCE
WHAT MIGHT BE THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES? AND IS THAT GONNA
BREAK SOMETHING THAT WILL CAUSE
PATIENTS TO SUFFER. UM AND, UH,
YOU KNOW, REALLY SET US BACK,
RIGHT? AND AS THERE ARE THESE
THE RIGHT APPROACHES TO
ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE AGREE WE WANT
TO ACCOMPLISH SO MY FIRST
CONCERN. LET'S ADDRESS YOU KNOW
, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THOSE
THAT CAME OUT HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK ON THIS, UM, FROM OUR
REGISTERED NURSES, UM, YOU KNOW,
WHY NOT EXEMPT THEM? UM WHAT,
FROM WHAT I HEAR AND UNDERSTAND
, THE MANY ARE ALREADY AT OR
ABOVE THE $25 AN HOUR LEVEL.
THERE ARE I THINK SOME ISOLATED
EXAMPLES ACROSS THE STATE WHO
ALSO DESERVE TO BE BROUGHT UP AS
WELL. PROBABLY WOULD BE. I THINK
OVER NEAR TIME WITH KIND OF
MARKET INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO
SUSTAIN THEM EMPLOYMENT AT THEIR
INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS. BUT IF THIS IS I,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS COMMITTEE,
YOU KNOW, UH, TO PICK YOU KNOW
SOME NURSES AGAINST OTHER
NURSES, WHETHER YOU'RE WEARING A
PURPLE SHIRT OR A RED SHIRT. UM
WHY? WHY WE'VE BEEN RETICENT TO
ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT TO DATE.
YEAH. WELL LET ME JUST FIRST SAY
THIS IS NOT A POSITION THAT
ANYBODY WANTS TO BE IN. WHEN
THERE ARE SOME WORKING PEOPLE IN
THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WHO DO
NOT, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEIR
REASONS FOR WHY THEY DON'T
SUPPORT AND THEN THERE'S WORKERS
WAR HAVE BEEN LOWER, PAID SORT
OF PITTED, YOU KNOW, AGAINST
EACH OTHER. WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
IS A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING.
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS IS TO BE
COMPENSATED IN A FAIR WAY SO
THEY COULD RAISE THEIR FAMILIES
AND THEY COULD HAVE A CAREER
THAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO. SO I
WANT TO START OUT WITH THAT,
BECAUSE THAT IS THE STARTING
POINT FOR ME WHEN I AGREED TO
AUTHOR THIS, UM IT WAS WITH THE
IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO LIFT
WAGES FOR EVERYBODY. UM AND
REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU STOOD,
WHETHER YOU WERE COVERED OR NOT
COVERED DIRECTLY, YOU WERE GONNA
BE YOUR WAGES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GONNA BE YOU WERE GOING TO BE
BETTER OFF AND OUR WHOLE
COMMUNITY IS BETTER OFF. AND I
GUESS I'M ALSO THINKING, YOU
KNOW, THROUGH OUR BUDGETS YEAR
AFTER YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE
WE HAVE APPROVED BILLIONS AND
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SOME
DIRECTLY INTO THE INDUSTRY AND
SOME THAT IS THROUGH OUR OWN
PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, HEALTH
SERVICES, OR, UH, PUBLIC HUMAN
HUMAN SERVICES. WE? WE. SPEND
THIS STATE SPENDS BILLIONS TENS
OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF NOT
MORE. MAKING UP FOR THE FACT
THAT PEOPLE DON'T EARN ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO THEN STEP UP. WE
DIDN'T HAVE TO AGAIN. SPEND
MONEY INVEST MONEY TO HELP
PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO POOR
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY THE RENT,
AND THAT'S THE SORT OF THING
THAT WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THEY EITHER
GET PAID THROUGH DIGNIFIED WAGES
OR WE AS GOVERNMENT HAS TO STEP
UP AND PAY. YOU KNOW, PAY FOR
FOOD BECAUSE THERE'S FOOD BANKS
OR PAY FOR RENT BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T PAY THE RENT. OR YOU COULD
JUST GO ON AND ON AND ON. SO TO
ME, THE RESIDENT THE SOLUTION IS
ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD PAIN JOB WITH
THE DIGNITY THAT COMES WITH
THAT. UM MY INTENTION IS NOT AH
, AH TO HURT NURSES. IN FACT,
IT'S TOO IT'S TO HELP NURSES,
THE NURSES AND PARTICULAR THE
UNION C N A. ALWAYS BEEN OUT
THERE OUT FRONT ON THE ISSUES OF
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY
GETS LEFT OUT OF ANY INCREASE,
RIGHT? AND THERE ARE NURSES WHO
DON'T MAKE THE HIGHEST WAGES
HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO
BE INCLUDED AND THAT NOBODY IS
GOING TO BE LEFT OUT. I WOULD
AGREE WITH THAT AS WELL. BUT IF
WE'RE HEARING FROM SOME OF THEIR
PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVES THAT
THIS IS GOING TO HURT THEM, UM
AND THAT THERE, YOU KNOW.
CLEARLY INSINCERELY REQUESTING
THAT EXEMPTION BECAUSE THEY
THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE AN
UNATTENDED CONSEQUENCE TO
MEMBERS OF THEIR PROFESSION. HOW
DO WE RESPOND TO THAT? I HAVE
NEVER SEEN ANYBODY WHO GETS
HIGHER WAGES GET HURT BY
SOMEBODY BELOW THEM, MAKING
BETTER WAGES. THAT'S JUST THAT
JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. WHEN WE
INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE
STATE. WE DON'T HURT ANYBODY WHO
IS ABOVE IT. THAT BECOMES THE
FLOOR AND WHEN THE FLOOR IS
LIFTED, EVERYBODY DOES BETTER.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
ANYBODY IS GOING TO BE HURT BY
WORKERS WHO ARE MAKING YOU KNOW
$17 AN HOUR $18 AN HOUR OR LESS
RIGHT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
SOMEBODY WHO IS GETTING PAID
MUCH HIGHER IS GOING TO BE HURT
BY THAT. LIFTING THE BOTTOM IS
THAT EXACTLY THIS IS THE MINIMUM
. IT'S NOT THE MAX. IT'S NOT
SAYING THAT'S THE CEILING. IT'S
MERELY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO
LIFT THEM UP. RIGHT AND I DON'T
DISAGREE WITH THAT. I'VE NEVER
SEEN THAT EITHER, HOWEVER, AND
THOSE SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION,
MANY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY
WANT TO SUPPORT THEIR COLLEAGUES
AND INDUSTRY WORKING SIDE BY
SIDE WITH THEM TO LIFT THEM UP
WITH THEIR WAGES, BUT THEY'RE
SINCERE AND THERE AND THEIR
ANALYSIS THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW
GONNA QUEEN TO SET A LOWER BAR
FOR THEM AT LEAST AND MAYBE
THEIR NEGOTIATIONS. UM OR HOW
PEOPLE VIEW WOULD THIS RESET
SORT OF THE VALUATION RIGHT OF
THEIR PROFESSION? UM I THINK
IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN. AND
THE THIS IS ONE OF THREE THINGS
. I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE ON AND I
TAKE THEIR THEIR OPPOSITION, YOU
KNOW, VERY AS AS SINCE AS AS
LARGE AS IT'S BEEN TODAY, BUT
ALSO LEADING UP TO TODAY, UM IN
AT, UH, WITH WITH WITH GREAT
WITH GREAT HEART, RIGHT? UM AND
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO SPEND
THIS SUMMER AT THIS MOVES
FORWARD, YOU KNOW, REALLY
WORKING WITH THEM. 2 TO 1
DEMONSTRATE WHAT YOU KNOW THE
LABOR ECONOMICS WOULD LOOK LIKE
, UM, THAT AND IF THEY'RE
THEY'RE CORRECT. WE GOTTA FIX
IT. YEAH, I THINK THEY DESERVE
TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AGREE WITH
YOU. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING
MEETINGS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
IN A LOT OF MEETINGS ON THIS AND
I PLEDGE TO YOU. I WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK REALLY HARD ON THAT
ISSUE ALWAYS DO AND I REALLY I
DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. NOBODY
ELSE FEELS COMFORTABLE IN THIS
SITUATION. UH AGAIN. I THINK OUR
PRIMARY I KNOW THAT OUR PRIMARY
GOAL IS TO LIFT UP THOSE WHO ARE
AT THE BOTTOM, AND THAT'S AND
THAT'S THAT'S OUR MISSION. YOU
KNOW, WITH THIS BILL, BUT I
PLEDGE TO YOU I WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON ON THE ISSUE OF THE OF
THE NURSES. ABSOLUTELY AND THEN
THE SECOND REALLY BROAD ISSUE
THAT I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, WE
TALKED OFTEN SORT OF AT THE
MACRO LEVEL, RIGHT? UM WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND
CONTAINING COSTS AND TO GET
HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE AND
WITHIN REACH QUALITY HEALTH CARE
FOR EVERYBODY, UM, AND RELYING
ON THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE OUT
THERE WHETHER THEY ARE FOR
PROFIT HOSPITALS, NOT FOR PROFIT
HOSPITALS OR DISTRICT HOSPITALS
OR COMMUNITY CLINICS. UM, THERE
IS I THINK I THINK DIFFERENT, UM
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT FINANCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE
PLAYED THERE AS WELL. UM, YEAH.
AND I WILL SAY FUNDAMENTALLY, AS
YOU KNOW, KIND OF GUIDING
PRINCIPLE. I BELIEVE THAT FOR
ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING
INTO FUND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT
ARE WORKERS DESERVE TO COME
FIRST, UM MY CONCERN, AS AS YOU
KNOW, PROBABLY REPRESENTING SAN
DIEGO. OUR COMMUNITY CLINIC
SYSTEMS, UH, HAVE A POSITIVELY
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT AND
SERVICE IN OUR AREA. THEY ARE
THEY'RE THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL FOR PROVIDING QUALITY
HEALTHCARE, AND I'VE HEARD VERY
STRONGLY FROM THEM THAT THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY GOING TO AFFECT THEIR
BOTTOM LINE. I BELIEVE IT WILL
COME AT A COST TO THEM AND
IMPOSITION WITH THEIR INABILITY
TO HAVE ANY FLEXIBILITY IN
SETTING THE RATES THAT THEY'RE
ABLE TO WORK ON. AND I KNOW THAT
THAT IS PART STATE PARK FEDERAL
AS WELL AND THEIR CHALLENGES. UM
ARE THEY GONNA BREAK? THEY ARE
ALLEGING THAT THIS WILL SOME
WORKERS WILL BE LIFTED UP. OTHER
WORKERS WILL BE LAID OFF BECAUSE
THEY JUST HAVE TO MAKE
EVERYTHING. WHOLE. AND IT'S A
HORRIBLE UM SO THESE TOYS RIGHT
TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO DO
SOMETHING GOOD OVER HERE, THAT
SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE
TO SUFFER, BUT IT'S SOMETHING
I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE. ARE WE
GOING TO PUSH? UM YOU KNOW SOME
WORKERS TO THE TO THE POINT OF
GETTING A PINK SLIP. UM ARE WE
GOING TO, UH, DIDN'T REDUCE, UM
, TIME OF SERVICE OR HEALTHCARE
? UM RESPONSIBILITY HEALTHCARE
GOALS TO PATIENTS. UM QUESTIONS
OF ACCESS. I MEAN, I THINK THAT
THOSE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS
THAT I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T I
CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THAT MAKES
ME NERVOUS. RIGHTFULLY NERVOUS.
UM OUR DISTRICT HOSPITALS I HAVE
GROSSMONT IN MY DISTRICT. I HAVE
UCSD HEALTHCARE IN MY DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW MUCH OF THE VERY SAME
INPUT AS WELL AND ALREADY
OVERSTRESSED SYSTEM THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BREAK THEM AND HAVE
THESE KINDS OF UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES, ULTIMATELY WITH
THE PATIENTS. SUFFERING YEAH,
YEAH, YOU RESPOND TO THAT? WELL
UM, I DID MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
WORK ON THE ISSUE OF DISTRESSED
HOSPITALS. DISTRESS HOSPITALS
COULD BE, YOU KNOW, A SMALL
HOSPITAL. IT COULD BE, UH AH IN
THE RURAL AREA, BUT IT COULD BE
IN A BIG CITY AREA JUST LIKE
MINE AS WELL. SO I MADE A
COMMITMENT TO LOOK AT THAT.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO DEFINE WHAT IT DISTRESS
HOSPITAL WOULD BE. BECAUSE FROM
OUR RESEARCH THE OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF HOSPITALS ARE NOT IN
DISTRESS. IT'S A SMALL NUMBER,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T
PAY ATTENTION TO THAT. AND IT'S
ALL THE MORE REASON WHY WE NEED
TO PAY ATTENTION AND MAKE THE
COMMITMENT AS WE STARTED TO DO
WITHIN OUR BUDGET, RIGHT. WE'VE
STARTED TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT
TO THEM. AND WE'RE MAKING
COMMITMENTS. WHEN IT COMES TO
THE CEO. WE'RE GONNA HAVE RAISED
THE MEDICAL RATES RIGHT? THAT'S
GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS
HELPING FINANCIALLY THEIR NUMBER
OF WAYS IN WHICH WE ALREADY
HELPING. UM BUT IF YOU'RE A
SPECIFICALLY IN GREATER DISTRESS
IF YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY AND
GREATER FINANCIAL NEEDS THAT WE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE,
AND I'M ALL FOR THAT. UH AND I'M
ALL FOR DOING THAT IN SUCH A
WAY. THAT DOESN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU
KNOW A HOTEL THAT'S ON THE BRINK
. ACTUALLY CLOSE. I MEAN HOTEL
HOSPITAL. THAT'S ON THE BRINK
CLOSES DOWN, RIGHT? I'M NOT
SAYING WAIT FOR THAT CRISIS. WE
CAN DO THAT BEFORE WE CAN
IDENTIFY THOSE HOSPITALS. WE CAN
LET THEM WORK WITH THEM. HAVE A
TEAM, WORK WITH THEM AND HAVE A
WHOLE PLAN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
MORNING IN ANOTHER ANOTHER
HEARING, WHERE, UM, HOSPITAL WAS
UNDER THREAT IN A PARTICULAR
AREA. BUT THEY'RE PULLING
TOGETHER A PLAN. THEY'RE PULLING
TOGETHER, CREATING A COALITION
AROUND THAT HOSPITAL HOW TO DEAL
WITH FINANCIAL ISSUES. HOW DID
YOU DEAL WITH PERMIT ALL SORTS
OF THINGS, BUT THEY'RE DOING
THAT TOGETHER. THERE WAS A
HOSPITAL IN SANTA CRUZ THAT WAS
UNDER THE THREAT OF CLOSING DOWN
THIS. LAST YEAR, THEY PULLED
TOGETHER A COALITION WITH
GOVERNMENT TO PUT TOGETHER THE
PIECES. BUT I DON'T. UH WHAT? SO
I'M LOOKING FOR? HOW DO YOU
DEFINE THAT JUST TEST DISTRESSED
HOSPITAL HOW TO HELP THEM. AH,
UM IF THEY TRULY ARE WORKING
WITHIN THIN MARGINS, RIGHT? THE
ISSUE OF IF I CAN. I'M SORRY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THE ISSUE OF
YOU KNOW, WHEN WAGES ARE GOING
TO GO UP, THEN THAT MEANS WE'RE
GOING TO CLOSE DOWN. IS THE MOST
COMMON ISSUE I'VE HEARD IN MY
ENTIRE LIFE. IT HAPPENS EVERY
TIME WE'RE GOING TO WAIT, RAISE
WAGES ALL THE TIME. AND IT MAKES
US ALL OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW,
THROWS US OFF LIKE, WAIT A
MINUTE. YOU MEAN IF I RAISE THE
WAGES HERE? DOESN'T MATTER IF
IT'S A HOSPITAL OR IF IT'S A
HOTEL, OR IF IT'S A FAST FOOD WE
GET. WE GET THROWN THE SAME
ARGUMENT THAT IF YOU RAISE WAGES
THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
BETTER OFF, AND SO I REALLY, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE TO REMIND
OURSELVES THAT WHERE THERE IS A
REAL PROBLEM, LET'S FACE. LET'S
REALLY UM UH YOU KNOW ZERO IN ON
THE REAL PROBLEM, NOT ALLOW
THESE, UM BROAD, YOU KNOW,
STATEMENTS YOU KNOW TO BECOME
THE NARRATIVE BECAUSE THAT JUST
DOESN'T WORK EITHER WORKING
PEOPLE UNLESS WE RAISE THESE
WAGES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, EITHER
BY LAW, OR BY, YOU KNOW, UM,
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
UNLESS WE RAISE THOSE WAGES THAT
WAY THEY DON'T GET RAISED. WE
HAVEN'T RAISED. WE DON'T SEE,
YOU KNOW, UM, SOME, YOU KNOW,
INTEREST IN OUR IN OUR STATE
COMING FORWARD AND SAY YOU KNOW
WHAT? I RUN A RAISE THEIR WAGES.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO RAISE THE
MINIMUM WAGE. WE HAVE TO DO THAT
WHEN WE SEE THAT AS GOVERNMENT.
THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGES AREN'T
WORKING. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT. WE CAN'T JUST LET
PEOPLE YOU KNOW, WORK AND WORK
AND WORK WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS.
WE KNOW WHAT THE RESULT OF THAT
IS. THE RESULT OF THAT IS OUR
FAMILIES SUFFERING OUR
COMMUNITIES SUFFER. AND, UM ON
THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF CLINICS
, WHICH HAS BEEN RAISED TO US.
WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP AGAIN
WITH LANGUAGE THAT HELPS BUT IT
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF, UH, HEALTH
SERVICES. HOW HOW WOULD THAT
WORK? THERE'S FEDERAL, YOU KNOW
, RULES INVOLVED, AND SO WE HAVE
TO BE VERY COGNIZANT. IT'S NOT
JUST OKAY, LET'S CARVE THEM OUT.
AND THAT'S THE END OF THAT. IN
FACT, I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO
BE CARVED OUT. BUT THEY ALSO
HAVE A DIFFERENT FINANCIAL ISSUE
AND DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
NO THANK YOU A LOT LOT LOT OF
GROUND COVER THERE. I'D SAY
FIRST ON, YOU KNOW THE ISSUE
ABOUT OUR RESPONSES TO DISTRESS
HOSPITALS. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON WHAT
WE DID LAST YEAR, BUT THEY
SHOULD BE COMING DISTRESSED IN
THE FIRST PLACE, RIGHT? WE HAVE
A LOT OF OTHER MACRO ISSUES THAT
WE'VE GOT TO BE WORKING ON RIGHT
NOW, SO THAT WE'RE NOT
REVISITING THIS, AND TO THE
EXTENT EXACTLY WHAT I WAS SAYING
ABOUT YOU KNOW ANY BILL THIS
WELL INTENDED THAT IT IS. IF
THIS CREATES COST PRESSURE ON
THE TOTAL BALANCE SHEET OF
ANOTHER HOSPITAL, AND THAT
PUSHES THEM INTO A DISTRESSED
CATEGORY. UM YOU KNOW, BAILING
THEM OUT OR DOING ADDITIONAL
WORK ON THE BACK END, AND ONE IS
MORE EXPENSIVE ON OUR STATE
BUDGET AS WELL, TOO, AND WE'RE
JUST WE'RE CYCLING DOWN A PATH
THAT'S THAT'S IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. UM AND IT'S JUST IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I REALLY NEED TO
THINK ABOUT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
THAT INTENDED CONSEQUENCE. THE
ISSUE ABOUT YOU KNOW, AND WE
BOTH REFERENCES. ARE WE GOING TO
RAISE WAGES? AND WILL THERE BE
AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE? AND
ARE THEY GOING TO REALLY LAY
PEOPLE OFF? MAYBE SOMETIMES THEY
DO, BUT WHAT THEY OFTEN DO IS
THEY END UP HAVING TO RAISE
THEIR RAISED THEIR, UM THOSE
THOSE RAISED COSTS GET PASSED ON
TO CONSUMERS, RIGHT? THEY GET
PASSED ON TO INSURANCE. UM I'D
BE ALL POINTS OF THE INSURANCE
SPECTRUM FOR US PAYING OUR
PREMIUMS. WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT
INCREDIBLY INCREASED OVER THE
LAST DECADE. IT'S ALL IT'S ALL
PART OF. YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON SO THAT THAT COST DOES GET
ABSORBED SOMEWHERE. UM, AND OUR
INABILITY TO REALLY WORK WITH
OUR CLINICS ON MEDICAL
REIMBURSEMENTS AND, YOU KNOW,
ANSWERING THAT PIECE OF FOR
THEIR SYSTEMS IS ONE THING BUT
ON ALL THE OTHER SYSTEMS AS
WELL, THAT THAT WILL BE PASSED
ON SOMEWHERE. SO, UM, I'D LOVE
TO HEAR FROM, YOU KNOW MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL TOO ON THIS
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY
SERIOUS COMPONENTS TO WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. BUT WE DO SHARE
THE COMMON GOAL. I KNOW WHAT I
WANT TO DO. IT'S EASY TO JUST
SAY, LIKE, ABSOLUTELY DESERVE
IT, AND THEY DO DESERVE IT. I
WANT TO VOTE. YES, I'M NOT SURE
IF I SHOULD. AND SO THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
JUST RAISING THAT BAR AND HAVING
THAT BE THE LAY OF THE LAND, BUT
ALSO RESPONSIBLY SAYING, HOW ARE
WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
CAN BE AFFORDED AND THAT THAT
THAT THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE
MADE WHOLE THAT THAT'S WHAT I'M
THINKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW?
GREAT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. SOME OF OUR
RELATIVES. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING
WITH THE PROPONENTS WITH THE
OPPONENTS. AND THERE WAS A
COMMON THEME WITH EVERYBODY I
MET WITH. THE WORKERS DESERVE TO
GET PAID MORE. EVERYBODY AGREED.
EVERYBODY AGREED. I DON'T THINK
I HEARD FROM A SINGLE PERSON WHO
SAID THEY DON'T DESERVE THIS OR
THEY SHOULDN'T GET A RAISE. OR
WE CAN HAVE NOBODY SAID THEY
DON'T DESERVE IT. AND I THINK WE
START WITH THAT PREMISE. AND
THEN WE HAVE TO FIND THE WAY TO
DO IT. I THINK THAT LIKE MEETING
WITH AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
HAVING MR VEGA HERE, UM, OUR
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FROM
BLOOMINGTON KHN. I HAPPEN TO BE
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THAT
PARTICULAR COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER, AND I WANTED TO PROSPER
TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO
COME. AND I KNOW I UNDERSTAND IT
IS A COMPLICATED PAYMENT SYSTEM.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
WORK WITH THAT SYSTEM TO MAKE
SURE WE PAY THE WORKERS. HMM. A
LIVABLE WAGE. IN ONE OF THE
MEETINGS THAT I HAD THERE WAS A
COMMENT MADE AND PERHAPS
SOMEBODY CAN SHARE. THE
PERCENTAGE OF YOUR WORKERS. WHO
RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
YEAH. OH, YOU WANT TO COME UP
WITH YOURSELF? I'M SORRY. OR YOU
. YEAH SO, UH, WELL, 22 THANK
YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE SHARE
ONE OF MY NAME ON BEHALF OF STU
, CALIFORNIA, THE SPONSOR OF THE
BILL 48% OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
IMPACTED BY THIS BILL ARE ON
SOME FORM OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
WHETHER IT'S MEDICAL E I T C OR
ANOTHER FORM OF PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE, AND THAT WAS DONE BY
A REPORT BY èC BERKELEY LABOR
CENTER. I THINK THAT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT FACTOR TO CONSIDER.
BECAUSE CALIFORNIA IS PAYING IN
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. OR CALIFORNIA
IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE
ASSISTANCE TO OUR CLINICS OR
HOSPITALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
DO PAY THE WORKERS IN A
DIGNIFIED MANNER RATHER THAN
HAVE THEM RECEIVE MINIMUM WAGE
AND THEN GO APPLY FOR PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING SERVICES
TO THE REST OF CALIFORNIA. AND
SHOULD RECEIVE RECEIVE A
DIGNIFIED WAGE AS A RESULT OF
THAT. WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE OR WE PROVIDE THE
SALARY THAT THEY DESERVE FOR THE
WORK THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING,
ESPECIALLY DURING COVID. WE
START SO MANY OF OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS. THEY PUT THEIR LIFE ON
THE LINE AND WE LOST MANY OF
THEM DURING COVID BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T TAKE TIME TO GO HOME.
THEY KNEW THEY HAD A
RESPONSIBILITY TO EVERYBODY ELSE
AND PROVIDED THAT SERVICE FOR
THEM ARE FRONTLINE WORKERS ARE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE HEROES.
AND YET WE STRUGGLED TO PROVIDE
THEM. A DIGNIFIED WAGE. I, UM.
ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY MY
COMMENT. MY COLLEAGUE WORKERS
SHOULD COME FIRST, AND I
ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT.
FINDING THAT BALANCE AND I KNOW
THAT I KNOW YOU'RE NOT DONE IN
YOUR CONVERSATIONS. WHETHER IT
BE WITH THE HOSPITALS ARE WITH
OUR CLINICS OR WITH CNN, A CN A
. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR
NURSES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF C N A,
WHO ARE AT A WAGE THAT IS MUCH
HIGHER. UH, THAT'S A DISCUSSION
TO CONTINUE. AND I THINK IT'S A
VALID DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE, UM
, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT? WHAT
LANGUAGE CAN BE INCLUDED. BUT
YOU ALSO HAVE RNS THAT ARE PART
OF OTHER, UM S C I U R N 1, 21
AND OTHERS THAT ARE COVERED
THROUGH THIS ALSO SO FINDING THE
LANGUAGE FINDING THE RIGHT
LANGUAGE AND I AM ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO
FIND IT. SO I THINK THOSE ARE
THE THREE AREAS. FINDING WAYS
AND I KNOW WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT
THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE
TEXT OR HOSPITALS. THE
DISTRESSED HOSPITAL LOAN
PROGRAM. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT IS BEING PROVIDED, UM BUT
IT ALSO THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
EXPENSES SO FINDING FINDING WAYS
SO THAT THE HOSPITALS ARE DEALT
WITH THAT OUR ESPECIALLY OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE DEALT WITH
AND THE OUR ENDS ARE DEALT WITH
. THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS BUT
THERE WAS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND
THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN WITH THE
ONE THING THAT EVERYBODY AGREES
WITH. AND I DO MEAN EVERYONE
THAT I MET WITH UH, THE RAISE TO
THE 25% WHATEVER THE STEPS,
MAYBE THAT YOU FIND YOU, YOU
LAND ON BUT THAT RAISE TO A
DIGNIFIED WAGE IS SOMETHING THAT
EVERYBODY AGREES WITH. AND SO
WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU FOR A SECOND. THANK
YOU. PROMOTION A SECOND SUMMER
HEAT. UM SO I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE
LOT TO ADD. FROM. WHAT? MY
COLLEAGUES. I THINK THEY COVERED
MOST OF THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT I
THINK, UH, I KNOW YOU'RE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
A CERTAINLY HAVE HEARD FROM THE
COMMUNITY CLINICS AND SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS THERE ABOUT HOW WE
MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN BE A
SUSTAINABLE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT.
AH FUNDING MECHANISMS AND EVEN
IF THEY WANTED TO RAISE THE WAGE
, THEY MAY LOOK AT THEIR THEIR
THEIR SHEETS AND GO. I DON'T
KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN
FOR US CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT
RATES AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND
YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE LOOK AT
THAT CLOSELY AND, OF COURSE,
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH
OUR OUR ENDS AND THE SIENNA AND
, UH, AND RESPECT EVERYONE WHO'S
HERE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO
EVERY DAY. I THINK THIS SHOULD I
WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
ACTUALLY VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT MY
COLLEAGUE SAID, WHICH IS THAT
EVERYONE WHO IS A PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION IS COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY,
AFFORDABLE CARE AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE
REPRESENT, AND WITH THAT COMES
THE DEEPEST RESPECT FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO DO THAT WORK AND A
DEEP BELIEF THAT THEY SHOULD ALL
BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIVING WAGE
LIVING SALARY TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I
THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE
MOST ESSENTIAL THING WE CAN DO
IS PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR
OF OUR OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND
EVERYONE WHO'S INVOLVED WITH
THAT IS DOING SKILLED WORK.
EVERYONE WHO IS INVOLVED WITH
THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT WHETHER THEY CAN PAY THEIR
BILLS OR WHETHER THEY CAN PAY
THEIR RENT. UH AND IF YOU RUN A
CLINIC IF YOU RUN A HOSPITAL IF
YOU'RE A DOCTOR OR PHYSICIAN IF
YOU'RE REGISTERED NURSE, YOU
BELIEVE THAT? OF COURSE, THAT'S
WHY THEY ALL DEDICATE THEIR
LIVES TO THIS. SO WE HAVE TO GET
TO A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE IN OUR
AH, IN OUR SYSTEM AND OUR STATE
. CERTAINLY EVERYONE IN OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ARE MAKING AT
LEAST $25. IT'S A BARE MINIMUM.
IN FACT, WE NEED TO GO AS THE
FOLKS HERE WHO WANTED US TO
AMEND IT MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT
FOR EVERYONE. INCLUDING THE
FOLKS WHO WOULD BE INCLUDED IN
THIS BILL DESERVE A LOT MORE
THAN THAT. AND SO THAT MEANS
THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW
WE FUND HEALTHCARE. I LIKE MY I
LIKE THE CHAIR BELIEVE THAT WE
NEED MEDICARE FOR ALL AND A
SYSTEM. UH THAT PROVIDES FOR
SINGLE PAYER FOR ALL THAT ALLOWS
US TO TAKE OUT SOME OF THE
ASPECTS OF OUR SYSTEM THAT MAKES
IT HARDER TO DO THIS, BUT AT THE
VERY LEAST, WE NEED TO PUT A LOT
MORE FUNDING INTO THE SYSTEM. TO
OUR COMMUNITY CLINICS TO OUR
REIMBURSEMENT RATES. THERE ARE
SOME THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE
IN IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO DO THAT. AND A
LOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE HAVING A
PART OF THAT COLLABORATIVE
PROCESS. SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES
THAT WERE CLEARLY RAISED TODAY,
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL EVERYONE
WHO CAME FORWARD TODAY TO
EXPRESS THE SUPPORT OR CONCERNS
AND CERTAINLY ESPECIALLY TO THE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO WILL
BENEFIT FROM THIS, UH S C I U U
H W ALL OF THE FOLKS FROM SEA
YOU AND ALL OF THE LARGER
COALITION WHO CAME FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP SENATOR TO SEE THIS
OVER THE FINISH LINE AND WORK
WITH EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. AND
WITH THAT A SECONDED THE BILL. I
WANNA IS THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER? OKAY I
WANT TO THANK, UM MY COLLEAGUES
WERE ASKING REALLY IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS TOUGH QUESTIONS, BUT
ALSO FOR THE GENERAL SENSE THAT
WE ALL AGREE, UM, THAT ARE
FRONTLINE. HEALTHCARE WORKERS
DESERVE BETTER AND DESERVE MORE
. I THINK THE PANDEMIC SHOWED
IT. I WAS EXISTED FAR BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC. BUT DURING THE
PANDEMIC WHEN YOU HAVE WORKERS
THAT WERE DEEMED AS HEROES, BUT
TREATED AS IF THEY WERE
EXPENDABLE. UH AND SO, I MEAN,
THERE COULD BE AN ARGUMENT THAT
OUR WAGES IN GENERAL NEED TO BE
RAISED. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO
START SOMEWHERE, I THINK
HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE PROVEN
AND SHOWN THEIR COMMITMENT TO
ALL OF US, AND I THINK EVERYONE
HERE AGREES WITH THAT, WHETHER
THEY REPRESENT THE CLINICS OR
WHETHER THEY YOU KNOW WHAT WITH
WHETHER THEY'RE THE NURSES OR
OTHER HEALTHCARE FRONTLINE
WORKERS. I THINK ALL OF US
RECOGNIZE THE INDIGNITY THAT
WE'VE ALLOWED SO MANY TO SUFFER
WITH. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW HMM
. PART OF THE REASON WHY I PUT
IN IRAQ ALL HERE IS BECAUSE THE
AUTHOR, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
DIALOGUE, A LOT OF VERY
CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE IS GOING
TO CONTINUE. I KNOW THAT MY
STAFF HAS PUT MANY, MANY HOURS
INTO THIS TRYING TO FIND A PATH
FORWARD, INCLUDING WHAT THE
NURSES. IT'S COMPLICATED. IT'S
NOT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AS
SIMPLE AS REMOVING ONE WORD OR
TWO WORDS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW
THAT'S WHAT I REQUESTED. THE
AMENDMENT IS THERE ARE OTHER
COMPLEXITIES TO IT THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO WORK THROUGH AND EVEN
IF THIS BILL MOVES IS THROUGH
THIS COMMITTEE, I KNOW MY STAFF
IS STILL COMMITTED TO DOING
WHATEVER WE CAN TO TRY TO FIND
COMMON GROUND AGAIN WITH A
FAMILY THAT ALL WORKS TOGETHER
IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT. UM BUT
BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY AND I
KNOW THAT THE AUTHOR HAS
CONTINUED TO MEET THE COMMITMENT
AND I WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW,
PUBLICLY ASKED THAT THE WORK
CONTINUES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
NURSES TO SEE IF THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY, UM, DEFYING COMMON
GROUND, AND I KNOW THE LANGUAGE
. YOU KNOW, TO FIND SOME
LANGUAGE THAT COULD WORK AND I
KNOW THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WILL CONTINUE, AND I DO THINK
ALL THOSE THAT CAME IN
OPPOSITION AS WELL AS OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. UM, ON THE BILL
TODAY. BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THERE'S SO MANY WORKING IN
OUR IN OUR AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS
AT MINIMUM ARE VERY CLOSE TO
MINIMUM WAGE. UM AND THAT'S HIS,
FRANKLY UNACCEPTABLE. UM AND
IT'S ABOUT WHO'S IN THE BEST
POSITION TO ENDURE THE FISCAL
PRESSURE. IS IT THE 40% 8%
AROUND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE? ARE
THEY? ARE THEY IN THE BEST
POSITION TO CONTINUE TO ENDURE
BECAUSE IF WE DO NOTHING, IT'S
NOT LIKE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.
IT'S JUST THAT THE PROBLEM IS
GONNA GONNA CONTINUE TO BE ON
THE BACK OF THE WORKERS. UM AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE ARE
FISCAL PRESSURES THAT WILL BE
PUT ON HOSPITALS AND PEOPLE PUT
ON CLINICS. UM, BUT THINKING IN
MY MIND WHO'S IN THE BEST
POSITION TO ABSORB THAT AND
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THOSE INCREASED COSTS,
WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE
WORKING WITH THE STATE WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITHOUT
PUTTING THAT BURDEN ON THE
WORKERS, AND SO I THINK THAT'S
THAT'S WHY UM, I'M IN FAVOR OF
THE BILL. I SUPPORT IT. I DO.
THERE ARE THERE IS STILL OTHER
ISSUES, UM, THAT I THINK YOU'LL
CONTINUE TO DIALOGUE WITH THE
CLINICS BEING OUT HOW WE DEAL
WITH SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS,
ARE EITHER DISTRESSED FACILITIES
ARE FRANKLY, MR FACILITIES THAT
AREN'T DISTRESSED THAT THEY'RE
GONNA BASE COST PRESSURES. HOW
DO WE ENSURE THAT SERVICES CAN
STILL BE PROVIDED IN A WAY AND
EQUALITY MANNER? UM I KNOW THAT
IN TALKING WITH OTHER FRIENDS
FROM LABOR, THERE'S STILL SOME
CONVERSATIONS ON SOME OF THE
OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS. I KNOW
THOSE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS THAT
WILL CONTINUE, AND SO, YOU KNOW,
GIVEN THE FACT THAT UP UNTIL
THIS POINT THERE'S BEEN VERY
OPEN, CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH
THE SENATOR, AS IS OFTEN TIMES
THE CASE WHEN SHE'S WORKING ON
BILLS, ESPECIALLY OF SUCH
MAGNITUDE AND IMPORTANCE. I KNOW
THAT WILL CONTINUE, AND I WOULD
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY
ENGAGED. IF THIS BILL WERE TO
MAKE IT OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND MOVE FORWARD THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE BUT
ULTIMATELY I DO RESPECT WHAT
WHAT THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL IS
TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS UPLIFT.
THE WORKERS THAT ARE IN SUCH
THAT ARE IN A CRITICAL INDUSTRY.
THAT ARE TAKING ON HUGE BURDENS
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LIGHTEN THOSE
BURDENS A LITTLE BIT. UH AND SO
WITH THAT, SENATOR THERE ALSO
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
UM THAT WOULD MOVE THIS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR CHAIR AND
ESPECIALLY YOU'VE SPENT YEARS
FIGHTING FOR HEALTH FOR ALL UM
IN MANY WAYS, AND I KNOW YOU'RE
NOT GIVING UP. WE WERE ABLE TO
GET HEALTHCARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED
, WHICH HAD BEEN, UM SOMETHING
THAT I KNOW YOU FOUGHT FOR. YOU
ALL HAVE MADE THAT AN IMPORTANT
PART OF YOUR LIVES AND YOUR
CAREER HERE AND BEFORE 48% OF
THESE HEALTH CARE WORKERS RELY
ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THERE IS A
TOTAL OF THE NETWORK OF AN
AVERAGE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL IS
$339 BILLION. $120 BILLION IN
THE TOTAL NET ASSETS OF
CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS. THERE'S
MONEY IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
THE QUESTION IS, WHERE IS IT
GOING? WHO'S GETTING IT. HOW IS
IT BEING USED? AND I'M PROPOSING
. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT PART OF
THAT. GO TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO WORK AS HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE ALL OF
THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES ISSUES
WITH THIS BILL. AND I DON'T
THINK IT'S CORRECT TO BLAME THE
WORKERS IF THEY GET AN INCREASE
IN THEIR WAGES. FOR FURTHER
DISTRESS ON HOSPITALS. ON THE
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. THERE'S A
MUCH DEEPER, MUCH BIGGER
PROBLEM. THAT'S BEEN IN OUR
SYSTEM FOR MANY YEARS. SO YOU
KNOW THE STEP BACK. LET'S SOLVE
THIS PARTICULAR BILL AND ALL THE
ISSUES THAT YOU ALL RAISED. I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH I PLEDGE TO
YOU THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
HARD ON THAT, UM BUT I JUST WANT
TO END WITH THAT. BIGGER PICTURE
OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. SHOULDN'T
BE AN INDUSTRY. HEALTHCARE
SHOULD BE HUMAN NEED. THAT'S NOT
DRIVEN BY THE PROFITS. AND SO
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THE
WORKING MEN AND WOMEN HAVE A
VOICE SINCE THEY WORKED SO HARD
FOR THAT, UM, FOR OUR HUMAN
RIGHTS, AND WITH THAT I
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND PLEASE
DON'T HESITATE INDIVIDUALLY OR
AS A GROUP TO TALK TO ME AND YOU
KNOW, PUNCH ME IF I HAVE TO BE
PUNCHED OR UM, KISS ME IF YOU
WANT TO KISS YOU FIGURE FOR BOTH
OF THOSE EITHER WAY, IF IT'S ALL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING A
SETTLEMENT, THEN THAT'S WHAT I
WOULD LOVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SENATOR
MADAM SECRETARY OF THE WORLD
CALL VOTE ON SP 5 25 PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA I FLORA
CHEN. CHENNAULT HANEY. HANEY?
AYE. ORTEGA. OR TAKE A I RAISE.
RAISE I AWARD WORD. I WRITE THE
BILLS OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM
AND I BELIEVE YOU'LL BE
PRESENTING ITEM. FIVE SB 6 40
FOR SENATOR PORTANTINO. YES,
THANK YOU.
OKAY? OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU
AGAIN, MR CHAIR. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT ITS B
6 40, WHICH WILL REQUIRE
BUSINESS ENTITIES THAT WISH TO
ENTER INTO FOOD SERVICE OR
HOSPITALITY SERVICE CONTRACTS
WITH THE C SUS CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITIES AND ITS AUXILIARY
FIRST BE IN A LABOR PEACE
AGREEMENT WITH THE APPROPRIATE
UNION. CSU CONTINUES TO PLAN
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT AND
CONTRACTING THROUGH PRIVATE
AUXILIARY. THESE AUXILIARIES
PARTICIPATE IN PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE
CONTRACTING FOR FOOD SERVICES,
HOTELS AND EVENTS CENTERS ON
BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY. SUCH
OPERATIONS AND COUNTER STRIKES.
PICKETS BOYCOTTS INITIATED BY
WORKERS IN THOSE PROFESSIONS AS
THE CSU CONTINUES TO EXPAND
OPERATIONS. SUCH DISRUPTIONS MAY
AND WILL CONTINUE. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS OBLIGATED TO
PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND
TAXPAYERS BY TAKING MEASURES TO
LIMIT SUCH DISRUPTIONS TO CAMPUS
BUSINESS UPON ENTERING INTO A
LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT, THE CSU
ITS AUXILIARY AND ASSOCIATED
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. WELL THEN
HAVE MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO
AVOID DISRUPTIVE ACTIONS AND
ENSURE THE STATE AND ITS
INTERESTS CAN CONTINUE
FULFILLING ITS MISSION
CONTINUOUSLY AND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION WITH ME TO TESTIFY
TODAY IS LETICIA SAUCEDO,
PROFESSOR OF LAW FROM UC DAVIS
LAW SCHOOL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
. UM MY NAME'S LETICIA SALSEDA.
I'M A PROFESSOR OF LAW AT UC
DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW, AND I'M,
THE CO DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY
AND LABOR CENTER AT UC DAVIS. I
TEACH LABOR LAW, EMPLOYMENT LAW
AND TORTS AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH
THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
ACT, AND IT'S A PARTICULAR
INTEREST OF MINE. UM I HAVE
THREE POINTS TO MAKE TODAY.
FIRST THE STATE HAS THE ABILITY
TO REQUIRE THE USE OF THESE
LABOR PEACE POLICIES BECAUSE
IT'S ACTING IN ITS PROPRIETARY
CAPACITY. THAT CAL STATE SYSTEM
HAS A REAL INTEREST IN ENSURING
THAT THE SERVICES CONTRACTS TO
BE PROVIDED ON ITS PROPERTY ARE
COMPLETED WITH THIS LITTLE
DISRUPTION TO ITS MISSION AS
POSSIBLE THE STATES IN ITS
EXERCISING A PROPRIETARY
INTEREST IN THIS BILL BY
ENSURING THAT EMPLOYERS AND
UNIONS OPERATING ON CSU PROPERTY
ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO AVOID
DISRUPTIONS FROM LABOR ACTIONS
WITHOUT THESE AGREEMENTS, THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
WOULD ALLOW LABOR STRIKES.
PICKETS ACTIONS, BOYCOTTS. ALL
OF WHICH ARE PART OF THE
ACCEPTED METHODS OF NEGOTIATION
BETWEEN ENTITIES WITHOUT LABOR
PEACE AGREEMENTS. THE CSU HAS A
FINANCIAL INTEREST AS WELL IN
THE REVENUES THAT COME FROM THE
SERVICE CONTRACTS AND THESE
LABOR ACTIONS WOULD DISRUPT
THESE FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
SECOND THE BILL DOES NOT IMPOSE
ANY FORM OF NEGOTIATION ON
ENTITIES SEEKING TO DO BUSINESS
ON CSU PROPERTY. THAT IS THE
NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE BUSINESS
AND THE UNION FOR LABOR PEACE
AGREEMENT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
OF THE BILL. IT'S SIMPLY
REQUIRES THAT BUSINESSES SEEK
AGREEMENTS FROM LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS SEEK OR SEEK THAT
REPRESENT OR SEEK TO REPRESENT
WORKERS IN THAT INDUSTRY. AND
THIRD LABOR PEACE AGREEMENTS ARE
NOT UNCOMMON NATIONALLY OR IN
THE STATE. THEY HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AT
VARIOUS SITES, INCLUDING THE LOS
ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO
AIRPORTS, THE STATES OF NEW YORK
AND MARYLAND LAUNCHES ANGELES
CITY. UM. LONG BEACH, SANTA
MONICA, MALIBU SCHOOL DISTRICT,
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SUPPORT OF
AUCKLAND, THE BART SYSTEM. UH
PORTLAND, CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, D
C. NEW YORK CITY, MIAMI DADE
COUNTY AND MILWAUKEE COUNTY. ALL
HAVE THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN
PUT PUT THEM INTO PLACE
SUCCESSFULLY. I WELCOME YOUR
QUESTIONS AND YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 6 40. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. RON WRAP ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION SP 6 40. NOT NOT
SEEING ANYONE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. SOME OF
MARIA'S. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW
THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED FOR YOUR
COLLEAGUE. MY ONLY COMMENT JUST
TO TAKE BACK IS THAT IN THE
COMMITTEE NOTES. THEY ADVISED
THAT THE AUTHOR INCORPORATE THE
EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATIONS INTO THE
DEFINITION OF LABOR PEACE
AGREEMENT, AND I WOULD ASK THAT
THAT BE CONSIDERED. I'M SORRY IF
YOU COULD REPEAT THAT. HISPANIC
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THAT THE AUTHOR
INCORPORATE THE EMPLOYER'S
OBLIGATIONS. INTO THE DEFINITION
OF LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT, OKAY?
I'LL TAKE THAT BACK. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR MOTION?
SAVE EMOTION FROM SOMEWHERE,
ORTEGA SECONDED BY SOME MEMBER
HEANEY. THANK YOU, SENATOR ASO
FOR TAKING THIS UP FOR SENATOR
PORTANTINO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WISH. UH I URGE AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT MADAM SECRETARY, TAKE A
ROLL CALL VOTE ON SP 6 40,
PLEASE DO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
. CORA. HI, FLORA. CHEN. HANEY.
ANY I ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE. HI
I WARD WARD. I WAS OUT. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. YEAH SO WHAT
DO ADD ONS HERE? I DON'T THINK
THERE'S SOME REWARD HAS A
COUPLE. YOU GO AHEAD AND HE'S
GOING TO PUNCH AUTHOR IS ON HER
WAY. APPARENTLY SO, IN THE
MEANTIME, IF WE CAN YEAH. WE CAN
GO TO FILE ONE SP 52. SP 33 TO
CHEN. WARD. WORD. I VIOLATE HIM,
TOO. SP 7 40 CHEN WORD. WARD. I
. BOTTOM FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. UM LET S P 42. WARD.
WARD, I CHIN WE'RE ALL CAUGHT
UP. ALL RIGHT.
YES, WE ARE AWARE IT'S VERY COLD
IN HERE. I'LL BRING SOME
BLANKETS NEXT TIME SOME THROWS.
I'M DONE.
ALL RIGHT. ME OR MOVE ON TO FIRE
ITEMS. SIX SB 4 97 SMALL SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY,
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I
WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK
YOU FOR HELPING US STRENGTHEN
THIS BILL. WE ARE ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS OFFERED IN THE
ANALYSIS AND, YEAH, I APPRECIATE
ALL THE SUPPORT. I AM PLEASED TO
PRESENT SP 4 97, WHICH WOULD
HELP ENSURE WORKERS BRAVE ENOUGH
TO REPORT VIOLATIONS. OF THE
LABOR CODE. OR EQUAL PAY ACT ARE
PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION BY
THEIR EMPLOYER, CALIFORNIA HAS
SOME OF THE STRONGEST WORKPLACE
AND EQUAL PAY PROTECTIONS IN THE
COUNTRY, HOWEVER, ARE STRONG
WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS ARE
MEANINGLESS IF WORKERS ARE
UNABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO
AFRAID TO SPEAK UP TO ACCESS
THEIR RIGHTS WHEN THEY ARE
VIOLATED. CALIFORNIA'S LAWS DO
PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM
RETALIATING AGAINST A WORKER FOR
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS. HOWEVER
THE LABOR COMMISSIONER IS UNABLE
TO PROSECUTE MANY RETALIATE.
HAITIAN CLAIMS BECAUSE IT IS
DIFFICULT FOR WORKERS TO SHOW
THAT THE EMPLOYER TOOK ACTION
AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE
SPECIFICALLY IN RESPONSE TO
THEIR REPORTING OF A LABOR
VIOLATION. A RECENT POLL BY THE
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
FOUND THAT 38% OF CALIFORNIA
WORKERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A
VIOLATION OF THEIR WORKPLACE
RIGHTS, BUT ONLY 10% OF THOSE
WORKERS REPORTED THE VIOLATION
TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. SB 4 97
WOULD PROVIDE REAL PROTECTIONS
FOR THESE WORKERS BY CREATING A
REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT AN
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE
WAS RETALIATORY IF IT OCCURRED
WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EMPLOYEE
REPORTING THE VIOLATION THIS
KIND OF REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION
ALREADY EXISTS IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE LABOR CODE IN HIS WORKING
WELL TO PROTECT WORKERS. FROM
IMMIGRATION RELATED RETALIATION
, SUCH AS THREATS OF DEPORTATION
AND RETALIATION FOR THE USE OF
PAID SICK LEAVE, ADDING THIS
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION TO THE
LABOR CODE VIOLATIONS WILL ALLOW
THE LABOR COMMISSIONER TO
IDENTIFY RETALIATION WERE
QUICKLY AND PREVENT LAWBREAKING
EMPLOYERS FROM AVOIDING
ACCOUNTABILITY. I HAVE WITH ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
NORA TARA WITH THE NATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT AND SARAH
FEE. UH A WAREHOUSE WORKER FROM
SAN BERNARDINO. THANK YOU. SO,
YEAH. YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT.
WHATEVER YOU LIKE. I MEAN UP TO
TWO MINUTES EACH, PLEASE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR AND CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NINTH
ARE MADE THAT WITH THE NATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT, OR NELP
IN OUR CALIFORNIA OFFICE, WHERE
MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR WORKER POWER AND
NOW AND THE COALITION ARE PROUD
SPONSORS OF SP 4 97. AND I
WANTED I JUST APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, UNDERLINE A
LOT OF WHAT SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS ALREADY JUST MENTIONED
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
BILL IS FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT
ADDRESSING THE POWER AND
INFORMATION IMBALANCE BETWEEN
WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS. THAT
IMBALANCE EXISTS BECAUSE OUR
CURRENT REALITY IS THAT
EMPLOYERS CAN FIRE WORKERS FOR
PRETTY MUCH ANY REASON UNDER OUR
SYSTEM. ABOUT WILL EMPLOYMENT.
AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SO MANY
STRONG LAWS IN CALIFORNIA THAT
ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT US IN
THE WORKPLACE IF WE DON'T FEEL
SAFE, ASSERTING OUR RIGHTS, THEN
THEY'RE FAIRLY MEANINGLESS. AND
SO IT'S TOO EASY FOR EMPLOYERS
TO GET AWAY WITH PUNISHING US
FOR ASSERTING OUR RIGHTS FOR, UM
, FOR SAYING, HEY, I HAVE RIGHTS
AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT. AND WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM SARAH IN JUST
A MOMENT TO ABOUT ABOUT HER
EXPERIENCE. UM I WAS THE CO
AUTHOR OF A RECENT NELP REPORT
THAT FOCUSED ON THE SCOPE OF THE
PROBLEM OF RETALIATION. IN
CALIFORNIA. WE SURVEYED 1000
WORKERS ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE. UM 1000 ADULTS IN THE
WORKFORCE, AND, UM, THE SENATOR
MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THE STATS
AND A COUPLE. I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. 38% OF PEOPLE WHO
TOOK THE SURVEY SAID THEY'D
EXPERIENCED WORKPLACE VIOLATION
, BUT ONLY 10% OF THEM ACTUALLY
REPORTED A VIOLATION OF THOSE
WHO REPORTED A VIOLATION MORE
THAN HALF OF THEM EXPERIENCED
RETALIATION VERY PREVALENT AND
ALSO MORE THAN HALF OF
RESPONDENTS SAID THAT FEAR OF
RETALIATION WOULD PREVENT THEM
FROM SPEAKING UP. UM SO IT'S A
HUGE PROBLEM IF RETALIATION
OCCURS, AND IT DOESN'T OCCUR
BECAUSE WORKERS DON'T FEEL SAFE
SPEAKING UP, SO THE FEAR OF IT.
THE CHILLING EFFECT OF IT IS OUT
THERE. WE KNOW IT'S TOO COMMON,
UM WRAPPED UP, OKAY. THANK YOU.
JUST YEAH, JUST TO WRAP UP. UM
EMPLOYERS. DON'T SAY I'M FIRING
YOU BECAUSE YOU ASSERTED YOUR
RIGHTS RIGHT? SO THEY HAVE THE
INFORMATION NEEDED TO, UM, TO
DISPROVE THAT ARE A REASON FOR
AN ADVERSE ACTION WAS NOT
RETALIATORY. AND SO WHAT? WHAT
WE THINK SP 4 97 DOES. IT'S VERY
SENSIBLE CORRECTION OF SHIFTING
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWING
THAT RETALIATION DIDN'T HAPPEN.
THE EMPLOYER AND NOT THE WORKER
WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE
DOCUMENTATION. UM YEAH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO LOUD. UM
MY NAME IS SARAH FEE AND I'VE
BEEN A WAREHOUSE WORKER FOR OVER
TWO YEARS. I WORK AT K S P D,
WHICH IS THE AMAZON AIR HUB IN
SAN BERNARDINO. THE REASON WHY I
STAY AT KSB D IS BECAUSE I LOVE
THE PEOPLE THERE, AND I LOVE THE
COMMUNITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE A LOT OF
PROBLEMS IN MY WORKPLACE. THESE
THESE WAREHOUSES ARE NOT BUILT
TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THEM. SO WE GO
UNDER THESE UNHEALTHY, UNSAFE
CONDITIONS, AND WHEN WE TRY TO
SPEAK UP ON THOSE THINGS WE ARE
RETALIATED AGAINST. AYE. WHEN I
FIRST STARTED SPEAKING UP, I WAS
A LEADER IN MY WORKPLACE. I WAS
IN LEADERSHIP ROLES. I MOVED
HEADCOUNT AROUND. I DID THINGS
THAT MANAGERS DO. AS SOON AS I
STARTED ORGANIZING ALL THAT WAS
STRIPPED FROM ME NOW I'M
ISOLATED. I'M ONLY AROUND A FEW
WORKERS AT A TIME. I AM NO
LONGER IN LEADERSHIP ROLES I'M
PLACED IN UNFAIR AH, AH AND MORE
STRESSFUL POSITIONS AS FAR AS
WORK IS CONCERNED, LIFTING HEAVY
BOXES THAT ARE THAT SHOULD BE
LIFTED BY TWO PEOPLE, AND IT'S
JUST ME DOING IT. AH AND I'M
GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT RIGHT
? AND I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF I E.
A W, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE THAT
WE FORMED AT KSB D. SO ALONG
WITH THE STRENUOUS WORK THE HEAT
DURING THE SUMMER AND, UH, THE
HEAT INSIDE THE WAREHOUSES WERE
CONSISTENTLY MOVING AND LIFTING
STUFF. WE DON'T STOP MOVING, SO
WE'RE SOAKED IN SWEAT, AND IT'S
TOO HOT IN THERE AND AMAZON
DOESN'T PROTECT US FROM THE
HEAT. SO WE DID DELEGATIONS AND
WE WON SOME FANS AND WE HAVE
WATER, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH. AND
SO WHEN I'M RETALIATED AGAINST
AS A LEADER ON THE LEVEL THAT I
AM FOR ORGANIZING, IT HAS A
CHILLING EFFECT IN MY WAREHOUSE
, SO IT'S HARDER FOR US TO COME
TOGETHER AND FIGHT FOR THE
THINGS THAT WE NEED WHEN THE
RETALIATION IS SO OBVIOUS. THANK
YOU SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE
ELSE IN SUPPORT OF SB 4 97 NAME
, AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON
THE BILL. NEVER MEET CARRY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG WITH S E I U AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NICK CRUZ OF
THE CALIFORNIA INSPIRATION AND
ALSO ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN
FEDERATIONS, DAYTIME EMPLOYEES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JESSE
GRAY WALL, UFCW WESTERN STATES
COUNSEL AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER IN LAW AND
POVERTY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. JESSICA STENDER ON
BEHALF OF EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
PROUD CO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT AND
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
WORK AND FAMILY COALITION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HI
JACQUELINE CRISPINO ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH
WOMEN, CALIFORNIA CHILDCARE
LAWCENTER AND ELLA BAKER CENTER
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MORGEN FULLER COAST
ROUTE ON BEHALF OF THE TECH
EQUITY, COLLABORATIVE, GRACE AND
CHILD POVERTY, CALIFORNIA AND
NARAL PRO CHOICE CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
TIM SHATTUCK'S WITH THE
WAREHOUSE WORKER RESOURCE CENTER
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS DANIEL RIVERA ALSO WORK
AT KSB D. I'M ALSO PROUD LEADER
OF I. AMAZON WORKERS UNITED UM,
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MARIKO
YOSHIHARU ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS,
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. CURRENT U. C. L, A LABOR
CENTER AS WELL AS ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
WORKER POWER, WHICH CONSISTS OF
22 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE
NUMBERS WERE THREE MELMASON
TOOLS AND FRANCISCO CRISIS. IS
THE EURO WAS LIKE PART OF THE
PROCESS. HI MY NAME IS IT LOLLY
WITH HOLIDAYS? TORNADOES WORKERS
UNITED IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO
SB 4 97. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS COURTNEY
JENSEN ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
OPPOSITION. TEMPORAL PROXIMITY
IS ALREADY SOMETHING TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT BY COURTS TODAY IF YOU
HAD A SITUATION WHERE A
COMPLAINT WAS MADE, AND THE
PERSON WAS TERMINATED THE NEXT
DAY, I THINK YOU WOULD FIND IT
VERY HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANY
COURT CALIFORNIA COURT THAT
WOULD DENY THAT THE PLAINTIFF
HAD SETTLED THEIR BURDEN. OUR
CONCERN IS WHEN YOU START TO GET
OUT 16 90 DAYS THAT WHEN JUDGES
THAT'S WHEN JUDGES TEND TO LOOK
AT OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, TOTALITY
OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WAS THERE
AN INTERVENING EVENT? WHAT WAS
THE PATTERN OF CONDUCT? WAS
THERE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO
OTHER WORKERS WHO DID NOT FILE A
COMPLAINT? SO REALLY, COURTS ARE
ALREADY TAKING THIS INTO ACCOUNT
TODAY. UM, AND OUR CONCERN IS
THAT THESE PRESUMPTIONS ARE
STARTING TO BE INSERTED INTO
EVERY BILL. THERE WAS A BILL
LAST YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT IF
A DISCIPLINARY ACTION TOOK PLACE
WITHIN AN ENTIRE UNION CAMPAIGN
, WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR
OR MORE, THAT WOULD BE
RETALIATION. SO WE HAVE CONCERN
ABOUT THE PRECEDENT THAT THIS
BILL WOULD SET. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION
TO SB 4 97. IS THE SWINDLER ON
BEHALF OF PUBLIC RISK INNOVATION
, PRISMS, SOLUTIONS AND
MANAGEMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
PRESIDENT, AS I SAID EARLIER,
THANK YOU AND OPPOSITION. SARAH
POLO MOVE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
OPPOSED THANK YOU. K¾T DAVEY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION WERE OPPOSED. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, BRIAN
LITTLE CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU,
FEDERATION AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. FOR THE MOTION
MOTION IN A SECOND, ANY OTHER
QUESTION OR COMMENT. I WANNA
THANK THE SENATOR. AND ON THIS
ONE. I KNOW YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF
BILLS HERE. THIS ONE. WE
ACTUALLY I'M NOT ASKING. WE'RE
NOT ASKING FOR ANY AMENDMENTS ON
WE LIKE IT, AS IS AND APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT ON
TO PUT IN THIS BILL UP TO THIS
POINT. AND ALTHOUGH, AS
OPPOSITION POINTED OUT, THE
TEMPORAL PROXIMITY IS FACTOR,
BUT CREATING ABOUT REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION LEVELS, THE PLAYING
FIELD AND WHAT IS OTHERWISE OF
AN IMBALANCE OF POWER. IT'S
REBUTTABLE, SO IT'S SO THERE'S
STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN
EMPLOYER TO BE HEARD, AND WHAT
WE WANT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WORKERS FEEL COMFORTABLE
SPEAKING OUT SO THEY CAN BE
HEARD AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, I
WOULD I WOULD APPRECIATE BEING
ADDED ON AS A CO AUTHOR. AND
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
SENATOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
CHAIR. AND YES, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WORKERS ARE ABLE TO
COME FORWARD AND UTILIZE THE
WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE
IN PLACE AND YOU KNOW, THESE ARE
VERY VULNERABLE WORKERS AND LOW
WAGE WORKING CONDITIONS ON
REGULATED WORKING CONDITIONS,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE ONUS IS NOT ON THEM WHO HAVE
ALREADY EXPERIENCED AND A
VIOLATION, BUT REALLY WHERE
THERE'S CAPACITY TO, UM, PROVE
INTENT IN TERMS OF RETALIATION
WITH THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY FROM DO A REAL CALL
VOTE ON SB 497 MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA
CHOLERA, FLORA CHEN CHEN NO,
HANEY. ANY I ORTEGA WE'LL TAKE A
HIGHER AREAS. REYES I WARD WARD.
I. THAT BILL IS OUT, BUT MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN SP 7 25.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT SP 7 TO 5,
WHICH WOULD CREATE A SAFETY NET
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS BY
REQUIRING A GROCERY
ESTABLISHMENT THAT CONDUCTS A
LAYOFF. AS A RESULT OF A MERGER
ACQUISITION TO PROVIDE WORKERS
AT LEAST ONE WEEK OF SEVERANCE
PAY FOR EVERY YEAR OF SERVICE.
FROM 1993 TO 2019. THE NUMBER OF
GROCERY STORES NATIONWIDE
DECLINED BY NEARLY 30% 1 REASON
FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IS
THE INCREASE WE HAVE SEEN IN
FOOD INDUSTRY MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS, WHICH EXCEEDED
OVER 302,019 ALONE. THESE
GROCERY STORE MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS CAN HAVE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON WORKERS
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHILE
EMPLOYEES HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS
UNDER THE WARN ACT, IT DOES NOT
REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE ANY
MACHINE. SERIAL SUPPORT. TO
WORKERS TRYING TO TRANSITION IN
2015 WHEN ALBERTSONS AND HAGEN
MERGED, MANY WORKERS WERE FACED
WITH EXTREME FINANCIAL
INSECURITY AS THEY SCRAMBLED FOR
NEW EMPLOYMENT. FOR CHRISTINA
RUBIN A AND I WANT TO MENTION A
MEMBER WHO TESTIFIED AFTER THE
HAGEN UH UH, WENT BANKRUPT AND
SHUT DOWN HER STORE. SHE APPLIED
FOR WORK AT NUMEROUS STORES AND
WAS UNABLE TO FIND WORK. UM NOW
A NEW GROCERY STORE,
ESTABLISHMENT AND ACQUISITION
APPROACHES BETWEEN KROGER AND
ALBERTSONS. WHEN JUST THIS PAST
YEAR, 222 REPORTED CONDUCTED BY
THE ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE FOUND
THAT KROGER EMPLOYEES REPORTED
THAT 78 PERCENT OF THEM WERE
FOOD, INSECURE. 67% CANNOT PAY
FOR BASIC EXPENSES EVERY MONTH.
44% ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR RENT
29% ARE BELOW OR NEAR THE
POVERTY LEVEL, AND 14% ARE
HOMELESS NOW AND HAD BEEN OR IN
THE PAST YEAR. WE MUST ENSURE
THAT THESE IN SUCH ESSENTIAL
WORKERS WHO ARE ALREADY AMONG
THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR STATE
ARE NOT FORCED TO ONCE AGAIN
FACED SUCH EXTREME FOOD, HOUSING
AND FINANCIAL INSECURITIES. SB 7
TO 5 WILL PROTECT THESE WORKERS
BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
TRANSITION AFTER MASS LAYOFF
WITH ME TODAY IS CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ WHISTLED WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. ADDITIONALLY JOINING ME
IS GRACE GARCIA, GROCERY WORKER
FROM VANS AND UFCW MEMBER WHO
CAN SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE AND
LASTLY JAZZY GRAY WALL WITH THE
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ POLICY ADVOCATE, THE
WESTERN CENTER, ONLINE POVERTY
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 7 TO 5
, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SAFETY
NET FOR WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN
LAID OFF DUE TO A MERGER. THE
UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS THAT
TODAY MANY WORKERS ARE LIVING
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND BARELY
MAKING IT AND THE IMPACT OF A
LAYOFF COULD ABSOLUTELY PUSHED
THESE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND THE POVERTY OR DEEP POVERTY
IF THEY'RE ALREADY FACING THAT
REALITY. AND YOU MAY THINK THAT
NATURALLY FOLKS WOULD FIND
THEMSELVES IN THE SITUATION
SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN TO OUR
STATE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. AND
WHILE THAT'S TECHNICALLY TRUE, I
HAVE TO SAY THAT OUR STATE
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS CAN BE VERY
DIFFICULT FOR FOLKS NAVIGATING
WHICH MAKES MAKES IT, UH, UNEASY
FOR FOLKS TO FALL MAKES IT
EASIER FOR FOLKS TO FALL THROUGH
THE CRACKS, ESPECIALLY FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEVER
UTILIZED THIS PROGRAM BEFORE. IT
IS CRITICAL THAT WORKERS' FACES
SUCH TRANSITIONS ARE ABLE TO
RECEIVE SUPPORT THAT PROVIDES
THEM OPTIONS IF THEY HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY LAYOFFS, ESPECIALLY
FOR THOSE THAT ARE HAVE BECOME
INDUSTRY EXPERTS WHO HAVE FACED
MORE DIFFICULTIES TRYING TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR FIELD.
LASTLY I DO WANNA UPLIFT THE
IMPACTS THAT THIS FORM OF
MERGERS HAVE ON LOCAL
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WHEN JOBS
ARE LOST IN COMMUNITIES UH, THEY
CAN FILL THE REAL IMPACTS,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS SPECIFIC
SCENARIO OF GROCERY STORES. WE
KNOW THAT GROCERY MERGERS HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ACCESS OF
FOOD, AND NOW THE AND NUTRITIOUS
FOOD AS WELL AND BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE KNOW
HISTORICALLY THERE. THAT'S WHERE
THEY'VE BEEN CLOSED. IT IS FOR
THESE REASONS. WESTERN CENTER
URGES YOUR I VOTE AND I'LL
PROVIDE THE REST OF MY TIME TO
MICHAEL CO WITNESS. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM GRACE
GARCIA, CASHIER ADVANCE AND
GLENDALE AND A PROUD UFCW
MEMBER. I HAVE WORKED IN THE
GROCERY INDUSTRY FOR 32 YEARS.
EIGHT YEARS AGO, I EXPERIENCED
FIRSTHAND THE PAIN OF LOSING MY
JOB DUE TO A MERGER. THE PAINFUL
EXPERIENCE DID NOT ONLY HURT ME,
BUT IT ALSO AFFECTED MY CHILDREN
AND MY FAMILY IN 2015. I WAS
LAID OFF WHEN MY STORE WAS SOLD
TO HAGEN AS A PART OF THE
ALBERTSONS SAFEWAY MERGER.
HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WERE LAID
OFF AT THE TIME AS WELL. I
DIDN'T HAVE A JOB FOR OVER THREE
MONTHS AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF
NOT KNOWING WHAT I WAS. WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WAS VERY
STRESSFUL. NOT KNOWING HOW I WAS
GOING TO PAY MY RENT AND FEED MY
CHILDREN AS A SINGLE MOTHER. I
WAS ONLY ABLE TO PULL THROUGH
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES WITH THE
SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY. MY MOM AND
MY SISTER HELPED ME OUT
FINANCIALLY. BUT OTHER WORKERS
WEREN'T AS LUCKY. MANY FRIENDS
AND COWORKERS COULD NOT FIND A
JOB AND STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE AND PAY RENT. SOME
LOST THEIR HOMES AND OTHERS HAD
THEIR CARS REPOSSESSED. AFTER
THREE MONTHS, I WAS FINALLY ABLE
TO GET A JOB AT VAUGHN'S AND HAD
TO TAKE A DEMOTION AND PAY CUT.
I WENT FROM MAKING $18 AN HOUR
AS A CHECKER. 2 15 75 WORKING
THE STARBUCKS KIOSK WHEN HAGEN
CLOSED MY STORE WORKERS DID NOT
GET SEVERANCE PAY. WE WERE LEFT
OUT ON OUR OWN, FORCED TO
SURVIVE WITH LITTLE TO NO
SAVINGS BECAUSE WITH THE COST OF
LIVING GROCERY WORKERS LIVE
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. NOW WE ARE
LEARNING THROUGH THE NEWS THAT
ALBERTANS TOP EXECS STAND TO
REAP OVER 145 MILLION FROM
SEVERANCE PACKAGES AND OTHER PAY
IF KROGER ALBERTSONS MEGA MERGER
GOES THROUGH THE NEWS ARTICLES
INDICATE THAT IF THE COMPANY'S
TOP EXECS QUIT OR LAID OFF AS
PART OF THE DEAL, THEY WOULD BE
ENTITLED TO A FULL SERVANTS PAY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT US AND OUR
CUSTOMERS? WE NEED COMMUNITY
BASED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD STORES. AND WHAT
ABOUT THE WORKERS THAT
THROUGHOUT THE COVID PANDEMIC
PUT OUR LIVES AT RISK SO THAT
CUSTOMERS COULD HAVE THE
NECESSITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES WHO
WORK NONSTOP SO ALBERTSONS COULD
SET RECORD PROFITS? GROCERY
WORKERS NEED PROTECTION? SP 7 25
WILL MITIGATE THE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS THAT MERGERS HAVE ON
WORKERS AND OUR FAMILIES, GIVING
US THE PEACE OF MIND OF KNOWING
THAT WE COULD PAY. OUR BILLS FOR
AT LEAST A MONTH. PLEASE PASS
THE BILL TO PROTECT OUR
HARDWORKING PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF
SO WORKERS CAN HAVE THE SAFETY
NET TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE ANY
FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS DERIVED FROM
THE PLANT. KROGER ALBERTSONS
MERGER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
SB 7 25. NEVER MEET PER YEAR ON
BEHALF OF THE CIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. KIMBERLY ROSENBERG
WITH S E I U AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. RON WRAP ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. JESSICA
STANDARD CATHOLIC OR ITS
ADVOCATES AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. IT IS THE CAPITAL
INFORMATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MARIKO YOSHIDA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IN THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION
TO SB? 7 25.
MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE LOUIS BROWN HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
GROCERS ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. UM. ONE OF OUR MAIN
CONCERNS WITH THIS BILL IS THAT
THE FOCUS AND THE DISCUSSION HAS
BEEN ON THE MEGA MERGERS. MEGA
MERGERS HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN.
WE HEARD ABOUT IT HAPPENING IN
2015. WE NOW HAVE ONE MAJOR
MERGER THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED
EVERYWHERE IN THE HEADLINES. IF
THE BILLS THAT ARE IN THIS AREA
WANT TO FOCUS ON THE MEGA
MERGERS, THEN LET'S FOCUS THEM
THERE. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THE
CHANGE IN THIS AREA. THE LAW
AFFECTS EVERY TRANSACTION THAT
TAKES PLACE. AND BECAUSE THEY
DON'T MAKE THE HEADLINES WE
DON'T KNOW, BUT THERE ARE
TRANSACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ALL THE
TIME. SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED
GROCERS, BUYING ANOTHER GROCER
GROWING. IN FACT, WE'VE GOT 4700
SUPERMARKETS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, NEARLY 300,000
EMPLOYEES THE MEGA MERGER THAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS
BILL IS GOING TO IMPACT 300
STORES. AND SO OUR CONCERN IS
NOW WHEN THAT MID LEVEL REGIONAL
CHAIN WANTS TO GROW. AND MAYBE
THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME FORMAT.
AS THE GROCER THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO ASSUME THAT STORE FOR AND
MAYBE THAT FORMAT DOESN'T
REQUIRE THE SAME NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES. UNDER CURRENT LAW IF
THEY CAN'T HIRE THE SAME NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES, THEN THEY HAVE TO
GO BY SENIORITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE TAKEN
CARE OF. WELL NOW, IF I'M A
GROCER, AND I WANT TO GO AND
MAKE A TRANSACTION HAPPEN. AND I
HAVE A DIFFERENT FORMAT. OR
MAYBE I CATER TO THE LATINO
COMMUNITY. UH, THAT'S MY MAIN
MARKET. AND I HAVE I WANT SO
MANY WORKERS THAT SPEAK SPANISH.
AND IF THAT STORE THAT I'M
ASSUMING DOESN'T HAVE ALL THOSE
EMPLOYEES THAT SPEAK SPANISH.
NOW I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION
BECAUSE I MAY NOT HAVE THE
BUDGET TO PROVIDE THE SEVERANCE
PAY. THAT NOW IS GOING TO BE
REQUIRED IN THIS BILL. SO NOW
THAT TRANSACTION PROBABLY
DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO NOW WHAT HAVE
WE DONE WITH THE STORES AND
THESE WORKERS? SO WHAT WE'RE
SAYING IS THAT THIS IS A VERY
BROAD NET THAT THIS BILL IS
CASTING AND IF WHAT WE WANT TO
DO IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS
HAVE AN IMPACT OR SEND A MESSAGE
ON MEGA MERGERS AND MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE TRANSACTIONS ARE
TREATED DIFFERENT. THEN LET'S
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT JUST
TO GO IN AND IMPACT EVERY
TRANSACTION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WE BELIEVE IS GOING
TO HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON
THE ECONOMY AND THE GROWTH OF
THE GROCERY INDUSTRY IN
CALIFORNIA. THEREFORE, WE ASK
FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 7
25. MR SHARON MEMBERS, COURTNEY
JENSEN ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AND SARAH
POLO MU WITH CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS MOTIONS.
YEAH, SENATOR RIAS. YES, I AM.
ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS
MADE ABOUT THESE THE MEGA
MERGERS VERSUS A SMALL AND
MEDIUM GROCERY STORE. I KNOW
THAT UNDER EXISTING LAW, THE
GROCERY STORES YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT ARE OVER 15,000 SQUARE
FEET IN SIZE. THAT'S RIGHT. SO
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGER
GROCERY STORES. THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY, AND, UM WHAT? WHAT IS WHAT
IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THE COMMENT
ABOUT THE MEGA MERGERS VERSUS
JUST MERGERS? WELL WE'RE FOCUSED
ON AS YOU MENTIONED
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THOSE VERY
LARGE DOOR 15,000 SQUARE FEET
WITH 300 OR MORE WORKERS. SO WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT LARGE
EMPLOYERS. I FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE A
ALBERTSONS THE LAST UNIONIZED
GROCERY STORE IN MY DISTRICT ON
CRENSHAW. BOULEVARD UM, WHEN
THAT STORE DISAPPEARS, THERE
WILL BE NO STORY TO REPLACE IT.
THE RALPH'S CLOSED ABOUT A MILE
AWAY. AND THEN TWO MILES FROM
THAT, THAT RALPH STORES WAS
CLOSED DOWN, SO THIS MERGER IS
ABOUT THESE LARGER OUTFITS ABOUT
THESE STORES. THAT REALLY WILL
HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT
BECAUSE THESE ARE WORKERS THAT
HAVE GOOD JOBS, SO THEY HAVE
MORTGAGES, CAR PAYMENTS KIDS IN
COLLEGE PLUS THOSE WHO ARE JUST
ENTERING BECAUSE IT'S ALSO
INCLUDES THE DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS, RIGHT. THOSE WORKERS
WHO ARE ON WHO ARE COMING INTO
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A GOOD JOB,
SO THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE
DEVASTATING NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
WORKERS, BUT ALSO THE FOOD
DESERTS THAT GET CREATED AS A
RESULT OF THIS, SO WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
CAN WEATHER THIS FINANCIAL
STORM. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES ONE WEEK
OF SEVERANCE FOR ONE YEAR OF
CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH THEIR JOB IS A COMMON
SENSE REMEDY. I THINK THAT, UM
YOU KNOW, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH SOME OF THE ETHNIC MARKETS
AND THEY AGREED. YEAH, THIS IS
FOR THE BIGGER STORES. SO THIS
IS THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE MOM AND
POP CORNER GROCERY STORE. THIS
IS ABOUT THE BIG ANTITRUST
MERGERS THAT WE KNOW WILL IMPACT
THOUSANDS OF STORES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY FAR TOO
MANY IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH THAT I WOULD
MOVE THE BILL. SECOND. ALL RIGHT
, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND JUST
TO FURTHER CLARIFY YOU KNOW THE
OBLIGATION TO THE EMPLOYERS IS
EITHER HIRE OR RETAIN FOR 90
DAYS, AND SO IF IT IF IT'S NOT A
MATTER OF FIT FOR THAT
PARTICULAR EMPLOYEE IN THAT
PARTICULAR FACILITY, UM, THE
OBLIGATIONS 90 DAYS AND THEN
THERE'S APPROPRIATE SEVERANCE.
BASED UPON HOW MANY WEEKS HOW
MANY YEARS ONE WEEK FOR EVERY
YEAR, SO THEY WORK FOR 20 YEARS
FOR FIVE YEARS, IT'S RELATIVE TO
HOW MUCH THEY INVESTED INTO
THAT, UM, BUSINESS, WHICH MAKES
SENSE, BECAUSE THE LONGER
THEY'RE THERE, THE MORE OF A
DISRUPTION IT IS TO THEIR LIFE.
IF THESE KIND OF ACQUISITIONS
HAPPEN AND INTO THE AUTHORS
POINT UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
300 OR MORE WORKERS AND ONE
SIDE. THESE ARE NOT SMALL MOM
AND POP. SHOTS WERE TALKING
ABOUT AND SO ALTHOUGH, YES, IT'S
TRUE. MOST MERGERS OR
TRANSACTIONS DON'T MAKE THE
NEWS. THE. THE DISRUPTION TO THE
WORKER DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS,
EITHER. SO I THINK WE HAVE TO
TAKE IT ALL INTO ACCOUNT AND
ALSO ONCE AGAIN DETERMINE WHO'S
IN THE BEST POSITION TO DEAL
WITH THE TRAUMA OF THIS KIND OF
TRANSITION, AND I THINK FOR
THESE LARGER ENTITIES GOING
THROUGH THESE TRANSACTIONS, I
THINK THERE ARE BETTER SITUATED
. ESPECIALLY THESE TRANSACTIONS
. DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT THAT
YOU SHOULD TAKE MONTHS OR IN
SOME CASES YEARS. THAT THEY CAN
INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE
TRANSITION PLAN. I THINK THAT,
UM AND AS YOU KNOW, EVEN
OPPOSITION HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT.
OFTENTIMES MOST WORKERS ARE
RETAINED ANYWAY. SO IT MAY BE
JUST FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF
THE WORKERS THAT THEY HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT
TRANSITION, SO I THINK IT'S
ABSOLUTELY WORKABLE. AND AGAIN,
AS WE SEE MORE AND MORE OF THESE
MERGERS AND TRANSACTIONS HAPPEN
. I THINK IT PUTS OUR WORKERS IN
A STRONGER POSITION TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSITION IF NECESSARY, OR
STAY ON IF IT'S APPROPRIATE. UM
AND SO WITH THAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE SENATOR? A. IT'S A WAY
FOR US TO ALSO SUPPORT ARE
ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE THAT TOOK
CARE OF US AND FED US WHEN WE
COULDN'T DO IT OURSELVES. UM AND
THAT WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
CALL FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
, MADAM SECRETARY. IF WE CAN
CALL HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON SB
7 25. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. CHOLERA I
TÔI FLORA FLORA NO, CHEN. CHEN
NO, HANEY. ORTEGA ORTEGA. I
RAISE REYES AWARD. WARD. I
ALRIGHT SO THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL MOVE
TO SB 8 64 AND BEFORE THE
PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THIS IS OUR LAST FULL LABOR
COMMITTEE HEARING THAT WE HAVE.
WE, OF COURSE, MAYBE WENT OFF TO
SOME POINT CONCURRENCE. WHAT
HAVE YOU, BUT I WANT TO THANK
OUR CHIEF CONSULTANT MEGAN LANE,
SENIOR CONSULTANT MENDIOLA. AND
OUR COMMITTEE SECRETARY, LORI
ALVAREZ. THIS IS THE WHOLE TEAM.
THERE'S NOT SOME OTHER TEAM OUT
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OR OFFICE
IS WE HAVE A TEAM OF THREE. THAT
IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.
ANALYZE THESE BILLS TRYING TO
GET THESE BILLS TO A PLACE WHERE
THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL,
PARTICULARLY TO ACCOUNT. UM
CONCERNS FROM OPPOSITION WOULD
HAVE USED. WE DO THE BEST WE
CAN. LAUREN PRITCHARD WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LAST NAME
CORRECT POSITIVE. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL
SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT
INTO ADVISING OUR REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES AND MAKING SURE
THEY'RE WELL PREPARED. SO THANK
YOU AS WELL. AND SO WITH THAT,
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS, YOU
MAY BEGIN 64 AND LET ME HURRY
UP. I DON'T WANT TO STAND IN THE
WAY. WAIT. I JUST WANT TO SAY,
UM DO I? CAN I STAY A FEW WORDS?
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU MAY JUST
WANT TO SAY YOU KNOW THIS. THIS
BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT. UH IT'S
SPECIAL TO MY HEART. AND I WANNA
SAY I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT SB
864, WHICH WOULD EMPOWER
CALIFORNIA'S WORKFORCE BY
ENSURING JOB SEEKERS WHO VISIT
CAREER CENTERS IN SEARCH OF
ADVANCING THEIR EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES ARE EDUCATED IN
REGARD TO THEIR RIGHTS AS
EMPLOYEES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD. TO PARTNER WITH THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER AND OTHER SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS TO DEVELOP A
WORKPLACE RIGHTS CURRICULUM TO
BE USED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES.
LOCAL CAREER CENTERS. THIS
CURRICULUM WILL INCLUDE
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO WAGE
THEFT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT,
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, THE
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE AND WORKER
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS IN
THE WORKPLACE. COVID 19 HAD A
DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH AND OUR COMMUNITIES
WORKFORCE WHERE WE SAW
UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF JOB LOSS
AND FINANCIAL INSECURITY. THIS
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS EXPOSED
JUST HOW CRITICAL IT IS FOR
WORKERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR
RIGHTS ON THE JOB AND TO BE
PROTECTED SO THAT THEY CAN STAY
ON THEIR JOBS. A RECENT SURVEY
OF THE UCL LASER CENTER FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT FOR RACIAL EQUITY AT
WORK SHOWED THAT ON AVERAGE,
ONLY A THIRD OF RESPONDENTS WERE
AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS
FOR BOTH PANDEMIC SPECIFIC AND
LONGSTANDING PROTECTIONS. THAT
NUMBER IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING
ESPECIALLY AFTER CONSIDERING
THAT IN 2021 OVER 60,000 1000
ALLEGED WORKER VIOLATION CLAIMS
WERE FILED. THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF
VIOLATIONS ARE FAR MORE HIGHER.
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
FOLKS WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN
VIOLATED. THE LARGE MAJORITY OF
JOB SEEKERS WHO UTILIZE THE
SERVICES OF CAREER SINNERS OFTEN
FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE
RESTAURANT, RETAIL AND OTHER
UNREGULATED SECTORS WHERE THEY
ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO
HAVING THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SB 864 IS
CRITICAL TO ENSURING JOBSEEKERS
WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO
BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES AND
THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM JOB LOSS.
UNPAID WAGES. INSECURITY
HARASSMENT AND OTHER WORKER
VIOLATIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
THEY WOULD BE VULNERABLE TO AND
I DO NOT HAVE WITNESSES FOR THIS
, SO I WILL JUST POINT I PUT THE
QUESTIONS TO THE DIOCESE AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THEM. SO
ABSOLUTELY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 64? BRACO
YOSHIHARA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THE CREWS OF THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION TO SB A 64. OKAY,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
DIOCESE. THE EMOTION. I'LL BE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALRIGHT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MADAM SECRETARY, WE
TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON SB 8
64. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA HIGH TÔI
FLORA FLORA NO, CHEN CHEN NO,
HANEY. ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE
RAISE I WARD WARD. I WAS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
SENATOR. YOU MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO BACK TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. I DON'T FOUR SP 4 22
CHEN. CHEN AYE. ALRIGHT LET'S GO
BACK TO ITEM ONE. SP 3 32 CHEN
CHEN AYE. BOTHERED HIM TO SB 7
40 CHEN. CHEN AYE. ITEM THREE SP
5 25. FLORA. FLORA NÓ. SP 6 40
FLORA. FLORA, I CHEN. CHEN NOT
VOTING. ITEM SIX S BEFORE 97.
FLORA. FLORA NÓ. RIGHT. I THINK
YOU GUYS ARE ALL GOOD. BUT AS
WELL WAIT FOR MR HANEY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YEP. YEAH.
YOURSELF.
YEAH.
BUCKETS OF MONEY.
SO WE HAVE, UM, ITEM SEVEN. SB 7
TO 5 SMALLWOOD LUZ RIVAS. HANEY.
HANEY I AND ITEM EIGHT SP 864
ALSO SMALLWOOD PAPERS. HANEY.
PENNY I ALRIGHT? WE ARE
ADJOURNED.