Farmworkers just rolled Newsom. What does it say about the Latino vote? [View all]
SACRAMENTO — Turns out “Sí, se puede” isn’t just a rallying cry. It’s a threat.
Gov. Gavin Newsom just learned that the hard way.
On Wednesday afternoon, after a morning of glory in which Newsom signed a number of important laws to break the logjam on affordable housing in California, word started leaking out that he would also put pen to paper on Assembly Bill 2183, a measure by the United Farm Workers meant to make it easier for those who labor in our fields to form a union.
It’s a bill Newsom has fought against vehemently for months and promised to veto if it reached his desk. But for weeks since it actually landed in his lap, it has mushroomed into a political nightmare.
The Capitol stairs have become home to dozens of farmworkers holding a vigil to demand his signature. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris put out public statements in support of it, as did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), Newsom’s political mentor. Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello traveled to Sacramento to sing “This Land Is Your Land” with union members.
The farmworkers have danced, marched, dined and interviewed ceaselessly — backed by big names and big love for a profession that is honored as much as it is abused in this state.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-28/column-farmworkers-just-rolled-newsom-what-does-it-say-about-the-latino-vote
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