Her bill passed the Assembly but failed in the Senate by two votes.
Gavin Newsom to take it up again.
Weve been talking about it this year, she said.
Lorena Gonzalez on the picket line at Fox Studios last monthCourtesy of California Labor Federation
And lets be clear, these workers haveearnedunemployment insurance.
If you lose your job, youre supposed to be able to access unemployment insurance.
This shouldnt be something different.
This is a very important thing for them to consider.
Workers who have earned this and it should be paid out.
Thats what they do.
They represent businesses and CEOs and corporations and care very little about the actual workforce.
Times opposition, she said: It was a different editorial board then, if I remember correctly.
Under a bill signed into law by then-Gov.
Andrew Cuomo in February 2020, striking workers now only have to wait two weeks to collect unemployment benefits.
And on April 24, 2023, New Jersey Gov.
Hoping to follow their example, Gonzalez said, Where theres a will, theres a way.
