Fighting for Working Families
I have been a champion for labor my entire career as a union carpenter and in my tenure in the legislature. I have fought hard for worker protections and fair compensation, including:
Ensuring agricultural workers are treated equally under the law for overtime and workplace safety,
Raising the minimum wage,
Paid sick time for workers, enhancing workers compensation laws to benefit workers,
Strengthening prevailing wages,
Community benefit agreements, and
Expanding apprenticeships and diversity requirement