Governor Brown has signed SB 922, which penalizes cities and counties that have or that create blanket prohibitions on project labor agreements (PLAs). The law could cost Escondidio state funding on future projects if a proposed charter is approved by voters. Read more in The San Diego Union-Tribune. 

All Californians owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the labor movement – working families in California (both union members and non-members alike) today enjoy some of the best workplace protections, wages and benefits in the nation, thanks in large part to the contributions of the labor movement. (Read a list after the jump.) Read [...]