Sukses Main Mahjong Ways Best808 Pahami Scatter dan Kombinasinya Mahjong Ways Best808 Simbol Scatter Meningkatkan Peluang Menang Kesalahan Umum Pemain Mahjong Ways di Best808 Auto Jackpot Strategi Terbaik Fitur Scatter Mahjong Ways Best808 Mahjong Ways Best808 Panduan Scatter Wild Hasil Maksimal Pola Mahjong Ways Best808 Gacor Scatter Menang Bongkar Misteri Mahjong Ways Best808 Kunci Kemenanganmu Mau Cuan Maksimal di Mahjong Ways Best808 Trik Menggunakan Scatter Agar Lebih Untung Main Mahjong Ways di Best808 Kenali Pola Scatter Free Spin Gandakan Kemenanganmu Rahasia Scatter Mahjong Ways Best808 Strategi Jitu Menang Jackpot Besar Misteri Scatter Mahjong Ways Tol777 Kunci Jackpot Besar Bongkar Rahasia Mahjong Ways Tol777 Fitur Scatter Pola Menang Mahjong Ways Tol777 Simbol Scatter Kemenangan Besar Main Mahjong Ways di Tol777 Cara Memanfaatkan Scatter Strategi Mahjong Ways Tol777 Rahasia Scatter Trik Menang Jackpot Analisis Pola Permainan Mahjong Ways Keunggulan Mahjong Ways Tol777 vs Tradisional Kombinasi Simbol Tertinggi Mahjong Ways Langkah Meningkatkan Keahlian Mahjong Ways Mahjong Ways Tol777 Berbeda dari Permainan Mengapa Mahjong Ways Tol777 Diminati Dunia Optimalkan Putaran Mahjong Ways Tol777 Sejarah Mahjong Ways Tol777 dan Keunikan Simbol Mahjong Ways Tol777 dan Pemanfaatannya Strategi Lanjutan Mahjong Ways Tol777 Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Live RTP Dan Kasino Online Cara Cepat Kuasai Mahjong Ways Tol777 Mengapa Mahjong Ways Tol777 Populer Mitos & Fakta Mahjong Ways Tol777 Strategi Pemula vs Pro Mahjong Ways Teknik Profesional Mahjong Ways Tol777 Mahjong Ways Tol777: Keberuntungan atau Skill? Mahjong Ways Tol777: Tradisi dan Inovasi Panduan Mahjong Ways Tol777 untuk Pemula Rahasia Menang Mahjong Ways Tol777 Tips Efektif Main Mahjong Ways Tol777 Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online Kasino Online main mahjong ways di malam hari jackpot profit mengamati permainan mahjong ways dengan baik dan benar merasa bosan pada malam hari? coba cara bermain mahjong ways ini minum kopi memotivasi bermain mahjong ways nelayan tebing tinggi pola mahjong ways hasil mencengangkan pelajar bandung download mahjong ways peluang besar trik dan pola mahjong ways pemuda belanda tato mahjong ways mengenang jackpot satu miliar pola rtp mahjong ways terbaik resep bermain mahjong ways dengan mudah slot mahjong ways dikenal sejak abad ke-11 hingga zaman milenial video mahjong ways viral menghebohkan warga indonesia warga jayamakmur dulu diremehkan, bermain mahjong ways hidup berlimpah harta unik keren bali cendera mata mahjong ways rp100000 warga bingung merek cat dinding sama mahjong ways RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP LIVE RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor RTP Live Mesin Gachor Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Mesin RTP Live SEO Kacau Fitur Menarik Mahjong Ways BIL99 Menang Kejutan Mahjong Ways BIL99 Fitur Wajib Maksimalkan Putaran Mahjong Ways BIL99 Menang Menguasai Fitur Mahjong Ways BIL99 Menang Panduan Pemain Berpengalaman Mahjong Ways BIL99 Panduan Setiap Putaran Mahjong Ways BIL99 Strategi Unggulan Mahjong Ways BIL99 Tips Mengalahkan Lawan Mahjong Ways BIL99 Trik Ampuh Mahjong Ways BIL99 Putaran Trik Cerdas Peluang Menang Mahjong Ways BIL99

Should California Legislative Staff Be Unionized?

California is struggling with its Covid-19 recovery efforts.  More than 941,000 people are still waiting for their Covid unemployment benefit claims to be processed.  A recent San Francisco Chronicle headline proclaimed, “Newsom’s $2 billion plan to reopen California schools fizzles.”  California now ranks dead last in vaccine distribution according to a Bloomberg survey.

Surely there are enough serious problems here to keep the Legislature focused these days.  Think again.  While Californians struggle, lawmakers are spending their days on an issue that hits closer to home – unionizing legislative employees.

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, has proposed Assembly Bill 314, which would, according to a press release, “extend the right for all employees of the Legislature to organize into a union if they choose in order to improve their wages, working conditions and bargain over other terms of their employment.”

Gonzalez argues, “every other employee in the state has the right to organize their workplace and join a union if they choose — legislative staff should be no different.”

When one thinks about unionizing, one usually imagines Sally Field as Norma Rae holding up the union sign in the middle of the factory, or efforts to alleviate brutal, often-inhumane working conditions and low wages in factories that gave rise to labor unions during the Progressive Era.

Few would say the California Legislature is a “sweatshop” in need of union organizing by any stretch of the imagination.

As regular readers of Right by the Bay know, I worked at the State Capitol for 18 years before coming to PRI.  I can attest that working for state lawmakers is not an easy job, and you definitely need a thick skin.

A typical routine for a legislative staffer is spinning more plates in the air than a circus act.  Working for lawmakers, you’re asked to be their secretary, counselor, encyclopedia, and personal assistant.

But legislative work conditions are not like laying down asphalt in 110 degree heat.  The Legislature works on deadlines, so late nights can be planned for far in advance.  On Friday or when the Legislature is in recess, the Capitol is a casual, 9-to-5 work environment.  Legislative staff also receive better benefits than even the already-generous plans offered regular state employees.

Then there are the “privileges of membership” as they used to say on the old American Express commercials.  Legislators and staff are frequently invited to lavish receptions, lunches, and happy hours. Early in my legislative career, staff had easy access to free tickets to amusement parks, sporting events, and concerts (access to freebies is tougher though still readily accessible today.)

To be sure, there have been many, well-documented issues of legislators behaving inappropriately toward staff in recent years, including multiple, high-profile sexual harassment cases involving members and staff.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded settlements have been paid.  As a result, lawmakers have taken steps to strengthen whistleblower laws.  A union isn’t going to solve these problems – only lawmakers stopping “behaving badly” will.

So, what’s behind the push to unionize legislative staff?  It’s really about generating more members and more dues for California’s public employee unions.

Covid-19 has hurt public employee union membership.  According to the Sacramento Bee, public employee union members in California dropped 2 percent between February and November 2020.  In addition, public employee unions have also been threatened by the landmark Janus decision, which gave worker freedom rights to millions of disaffected workers.  California’s legislature has worked overtime since the ruling was handed down to make it as difficult as possible for members to quit their union.

More union members, power, and money are really what’s behind this latest unionization push.  It’s surely not benign concern about the wages or working conditions of legislative staff by lawmakers who could right any labor issues at the State Capitol today with the snap of a finger.

Tim Anaya is the Pacific Research Institute’s senior director of communications and the Sacramento office.

Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.

Scroll to Top