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One of the nation’s largest labor unions and several ride-share-app drivers in California plan to file a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 22. The California law, approved by voters in November, allows gig companies to continue treating their workers as independent contractors rather than as employees. The Service Employees International Union plans to file the lawsuit Tuesday alongside drivers Hector Castell...anos, Saori Okawa, and Michael Robinson, as well as ride-share-app user Joseph Delgado, the labor group said. The lawsuit will argue that Proposition 22 unconstitutionally limits the power of California’s Legislature to govern, removing its abilities to grant workers the right to organize and give access to the state workers’ compensation program. A writ calling on the California Supreme Court to hear the case alleges the language of the ballot measure grossly deceived the voters, who were not told they were voting to prevent the Legislature from granting the drivers collective bargaining rights. The language of the California Constitution is very clear on the powers allocated to elected officials, said Scott A. Kronland, an attorney with the San Francisco law firm Altshuler Berzon representing the union and drivers. Proposition 22, the most expensive ballot measure in U.S. history, was bankrolled by Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies seeking a carve-out from a sweeping state labor law that required the companies to classify their large numbers of workers as employees instead of independent contractors. The lawsuit, its first legal challenge, comes just weeks after Proposition 22 went into effect. In a statement, Bob Schoonover, president of SEIU Local 721 and the SEIU California State Council, called Proposition 22 an unconstitutional attack on Californians’ rights that if left unchecked will grant permission to companies like Uber and Lyft to dismantle workers’ rights across the country. We look forward, Schoonover said, to the court affirming that gig companies cannot strip workers of their fundamental right to bargain for better pay and working conditions and that corporations alone should not dictate the laws in our state. The California Supreme Court will need to decide whether to hear the case. If they decide not to hear it, the case would have to be refiled in a local court and work its way up. Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy companies that bankrolled Proposition 22 could not be immediately reached for comment. https://www.latimes.com//prop-22-faces-first-legal-challen

Sesiòn de Preguntas y Repuestas de DACA y Carga Pública.

Mándenos sus preguntas de DACA, la regla de carga publica, o cualquier otro tema de inmigración por comentario o mensaje privado antes de este evento! Se las c...ontestamos en vivo durante el evento y se podría mirar después tambien. COFEM Valle de Coachella y las abogadas Megan Beaman-Jacinto y Irene Piñon de Beaman-Jacinto Law PC estaremos en vivo en la página de Facebook de COFEM mañana, 15 de diciembre desde las 5pm presentando sobre estos temas y contestando sus preguntas! #migrationnation #aquiestamosynonosvamos #dacamented #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #coachellaroots

Cal/OSHA has fined the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department almost $18,000 for violating state COVID-19 regulations at Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley fines that the county is appealing. The fines are a result of five violations two described as serious discovered during inspections on unspecified dates between April 2 and Nov. 10, the latter being the date the fines totaling $17,895 were assessed. All the violations were corrected on the date they wer...Continue reading

Novedades en la saga de DACA - un juez ha ordenado que la cancelación del programa DACA desde un principio era un acto ilegal! Seguimos mirando para saber si USCIS (departamento de inmigración) realmente va a abrir otra vez el proceso de DACA para nuevas solicitudes. No duden en mandarnos mensaje o llamarnos con cualquier duda o pregunta mientras esperamos! Updates in the DACA saga - a judge has ordered that the cancellation of the DACA program was an illegal act from the ...very start. We will continue watching to see if USCIS (immigration department) will actually reopen the DACA process for new applications. Don't hesitate to send us a message or call us with any question or concern while we continue waiting! COFEM Valle de Coachella // Megan Beaman-Jacinto // Coachella Valley Immigrant Dignity Coalition // Comite Latino // Todec Legal Center https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/

17,000 empleados de Amazon enfermos del COVID19 y se sigue contando. . . quien se hará responsable para el desprecio de vida? https://www.wric.com//amazon-reveals-over-19000-workers-/