The Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act, AB 2183, would allow farmworkers in California to vote on unionization by mail in order to avoid intimidation. The bill has the support of President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but an earlier version was vetoed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom — who himself owns a vineyard employing farmworkers. Newsom has until Friday, September 30 to sign the bill.
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