Miscellaneous
Ken Jacobs, chair of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, joined us to chat about a number of labor issues, including the ongoing uproar over at SEIU 1000 following the election of outsider candidate Richard Louis Brown; the latest fallout from Proposition 22; and The PRO Act: what is it, and how will it impact California workers if passed? Also: What the heck is going on at the Santa Barbara Citizen's Independent Redistricting Commission? We invited two of the state's top redistricting experts, Paul Mitchell and Matt Rexroad, to weigh in on our #WorstWeekCA. Show Notes: 1:34 How many workers voted in the SEIU 1000 election? 6:16 President Brown promises to eliminate political spending - can he? 8:52 Richard Louis Brown vs. Gavin Newsom 10:40 A 21% wage increase? 12:53: Shifting sands of Prop. 22 16:23 What is the PRO Act? 19:38 Is union membership making a comeback? 22:13 The #WorstWeekCA Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang "#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io Produced by White Hot