Outdated labor laws have hampered our fundamental right to join together and negotiate for better wages, benefits and working conditions. That's why we need the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will empower America's workers and strengthen our democracy.
The Senate convened at 9am and quickly passed SB 5 – the economic development bill with an appropriation of $410M. After their caucus, they passed SB 1 – related to Education which among other things ends the statewide mask mandate for childcare centers and schools, SB 2 – the healthcare bill related to COVID-19 and SB 3 – the $69M appropriation bill related to COVID-19.
When a special session was first called, we were hopeful that at least some of the challenges we were facing in public schools during the dramatic rise in COVID cases would be met with sensible legislation.
