Legislation

Historic Federal Legislation Embeds Support For Employee-Ownership Within The SBA

September 19, 2018 Staff, Institute.coop Create! Cooperatives, Legislation, New Economy

Please join us in celebrating the first legislation in support of employee ownership in over two decades, and the first to explicitly name worker cooperatives as a priority for the SBA. This is a huge step forward for worker cooperatives, and we are proud to have played a role in making it. Along with many allies in the field, our organizations worked in depth with the bill's author and sponsor, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, with DAWI doing research and education, and USFWC doing advising and advocacy. We will also play a key role in supporting implementation. This is the power of an organized sector, and we're just getting started! Please see below for the official press release, and spread the word far and wide.

Victory In California Assembly Brings State One Vote Away From Strong Net Neutrality Law

September 1, 2018 By Jacob Kastrenakes, Theverge.com Create! California, Legislation, Net Neutrality

California’s state Assembly has approved a bill that would not just restore the net neutrality protections enacted under President Obama, but go beyond them, potentially creating the strictest rules in the country. The bill now heads back to the Senate for a final vote. But that needs to happen soon, or advocates will have to keep waiting: tomorrow is the last day for either chamber to pass legislation until next year. The bill, passed in a 58-17 vote today, prohibits internet providers from blocking or throttling any legal apps, websites, or other services and bans the paid prioritization of data. That’s where the Obama-era rules left off.

California Ups Its Clean Energy Game With 100% Zero-Carbon Electricity Vote

August 30, 2018 Marianne Lavelle, Insideclimatenews.org Create! California, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Legislation

In a move to solidify California's role as a world leader on climate action, state lawmakers voted this week to shift their state—the world's fifth-largest economy—to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045. The legislation now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature. Brown hasn't commented on it but is widely expected to sign the legislation as one of the crowning environmental achievements of his administration, which ends in January. The renewable energy commitment also comes on the cusp of a Global Climate Action Summit that Brown is hosting in San Francisco beginning Sept.12. In a summer when California has been fighting record wildfires while facing off against the Trump administration's attempts to rollback climate policies, the state's Democratic-controlled legislature sought to double down on its commitment to shift away from fossil fuels.

Pipeline Protest Arrests Raise Questions About Controversial Louisiana Law

August 28, 2018 Nicholas Kusnetz, Insideclimatenews.org Resist! Legislation, Louisiana, Pipelines, Protests

An oil pipeline developer and local authorities in Louisiana are using a controversial new law to crack down on protests there, with at least nine people arrested this month within weeks of the law's entry into force. So far, none of the protesters has been formally charged with a crime, and their arrests are raising questions about the ambiguity of the law. The arrests include three separate incidents. In the first, three activists were pulled off a canoe and a kayak in a bayou on Aug. 9. Four more people, including a journalist, were detained on Aug. 18 on private property. Two more were arrested the following day at the same location. Louisiana law requires that anyone arrested go before a judge within 72 hours for a hearing where bond can be set.

Lawmakers Are Blocking The Right To Paid Sick Leave

August 25, 2018 By Bryce Covert, Inthesetimes.com Create! Electoral Politics, Legislation, Paid Sick Leave, Workers Rights and Jobs

On August 16, the San Antonio city council voted 9-2 to pass a paid sick leave ordinance that will allow residents to earn an hour of time off for every 30 hours worked up to six days a year at small employers and eight at larger ones. The United States is alone among 22 wealthy countries in having no national guaranteed paid sick-leave policy. As a result, states are left to pass their own laws, and in those like Texas where GOP legislatures stand opposed to paid sick leave, it’s up to the cities. San Antonio became the 33rd city in the country to take such a step, and the second in the South after Austin passed a similar law in February. The San Antonio law is supposed to go into effect in January, and Austin’s was scheduled to go into effect in October. But the fate of both laws is up in the air.

‘Resist Apartheid:’ Thousands Rally Against Israel’s Nationality Bill

August 13, 2018 Staff, Telesurtv.net Resist! Apartheid, Israel, Legislation, Nationalism, Protests

Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv, Israel's capital, to reject the controversial Nationality Bill, approved by the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, in July. The march was led by Palestinian Israelis who make up around 20 percent of Israel's population. The protest included the left-wing political party Meretz, legislator of the Zionist Union Micky Rosenthal, rights organizations such as Peace Now and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, and the members of the Joint List - a political alliance of four Arab-dominated parties in Israel. Chairman of the Joint List, Ayman Odeh, said: "Tens of thousands of Arabs and Jews are moving in large quantities on buses to Tel Aviv because today we insist on delivering a clear message - a democratic state must be for all citizens."

With Crucial California Bill Back In Play, California Lawmakers Warned: Back Net Neutrality Or “Feel Constituents’ Wrath”

August 11, 2018 By Julia Conley, Commondreams.org Resist! California, Legislation, Net Neutrality

"California assemblymembers won't get a second chance and they need to decide immediately to either side with the public or be willing to pay the price for catering to big telecoms." With the latest version of California's net neutrality bill unveiled by Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener this week, open internet defenders are prepared to publicly pressure and shame state lawmakers who plan to appease powerful internet service providers (ISPs) by voting against the proposal instead of standing with their constituents. The advocacy group Fight for the Future urged Californians to demand that their representatives vote in favor of SB 822, which will be considered by the state Assembly's Communications and Conveyance Committee before going the Assembly votes on it later this month. Noting that ISPs like AT&T and Comcast have poured millions of dollars into their campaign to defeat SB 822...

Republican Anti-Union Bill Goes Down In Flames In Missouri

August 11, 2018 By Matthew Chapman, AlterNet.org Create! Electoral Politics, Legislation, Missouri, Repression, Unions

On Tuesday night, voters in Missouri defeated Proposition A, a referendum which would have allowed a "right to work" law to go into effect in the state. This marked the first time a right to work law has ever been defeated by popular vote. It is an enormous setback for Missouri Republicans, who had made imposing this law a signature policy goal after winning full control of the state government in 2016. Right to work laws, which currently exist in 27 states, ban labor unions and businesses from negotiating a "security agreement" in bargaining, in which a union may collect "agency fees" from workers who are not a member of the union. Since unions generally represent all workers in a workplace, not simply their own members, these fees cover the cost of bargaining for nonmembers and prevent free ridership — and lead to wage increases.

U.S. House Passes Defense Bill Restricting Drawdown Of Troops In S. Korea

July 27, 2018 Staff, M.yna.co.kr Educate! Congress, Defense, Legislation, South Korea, US military

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a defense authorization bill that restricts any drawdown of American troops in South Korea. The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, which approves US$716 billion for defense in fiscal year 2019, passed the House by a vote of 359-54. Upon Senate approval, it will be sent to U.S. President Donald Trump to sign into law. The bill notes that about 28,500 American troops are currently stationed in South Korea as a demonstration of the U.S. commitment to the bilateral alliance. Their "significant removal" is "a non-negotiable item as it relates to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" of North Korea, the bill says under a section describing the Sense of Senate on U.S. military forces on the Korean Peninsula.

As Prevailing Wage Laws Are Being Threatened, New Research Explains Their Importance

July 27, 2018 By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workdayminnesota.org Strategize! Labor, Legislation, New Economy, Wages, Workers Rights and Jobs

The repeal was originated and pushed by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) through the ballot committee Protecting Michigan Taxpayers. ABC represents mostly non-union contractors. Opponents of Michigan’s repeal(link is external) say that it will erode safety and training standards and hurt the construction industry’s ability to attract and retain skilled workers. Proponents of repeal claim it will save the state hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The savings are expected to come directly from the wages of the construction workers who currently earn Michigan’s prevailing wages. Interviewed in the website Crain’s Detroit Business(link is external), Michigan State University economist, Charles Ballard, is skeptical of the claim that repealing prevailing wage saves money.

American Jews Slam Israel’s ‘Racist’ Nation-State Bill As Thousands Protest Against It In Tel Aviv

July 16, 2018 Staff, Rt.com Resist! Israel, Legislation, Nationalism, Protests, Racism

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Israeli capital in protest against the so-called nation-state bill, which, they say, would enable ethnic segregation. The controversial bill also drew criticism from US Jews. Demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel Aviv chanting: “Full equality and no less,” “Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies" and "The nation bill is a disaster," according to witnesses. "The Nation-State Law would turn racism, discrimination, and segregation into an inescapable part of our lives. More than that – racism and discrimination are becoming desired and central in the State of Israel. The Nation-State Law will bring exclusion and damage to minorities to terrifying levels we have never seen before. Our stance is clear: all citizens –all– are equal,” the organizers of the rally stated, as cited by the Jerusalem Post.

Ireland To Pass Bill Boycotting Israeli Goods

July 12, 2018 Staff, Maannews.com Resist! BDS, Ireland, Israel, Legislation

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The Irish parliament is expected to pass a landmark bill prohibiting the importation and sale of goods and services originating in illegal Israeli settlements on Wednesday. This bill could potentially set a new precedent within the European Union. The Control of Economic Activities (occupied territories) Bill 2018 seeks to prohibit the import and sale of goods, services and natural resources originating in illegal settlements in occupied Palestine. The proposed bill was slammed as being “immoral” by the Embassy of Israel in Dublin. The Embassy of Israel posted on their Facebook page, entitled as "Israel in Ireland", saying that a bill that promotes any type of boycott should be rejected since it "rather empowers the Hamas 'terrorists' as well as those Palestinians who refuse to come to the negotiating table."

California’s Net Neutrality Bill Is Strong Again Because You Spoke Out

July 7, 2018 By Katharine Trendacosta, Eff.org Resist! California, Internet, Legislation, Net Neutrality

After a hearing that stripped California’s gold standard net neutrality bill of much of its protections, California legislators have negotiated new amendments that restore the vast majority of those protections to the bill. The big ISPs and their money did not defeat the voices of the many, many people who want and need a free and open Internet. On June 20, the Communications and Conveyance Committee of the California Assembly, after having rejected proposed amendments to move Senator Scott Wiener’s S.B. 822 and Senator Kevin de León’s S.B. 460 forward as a package, also voted to gut S.B. 822's strong net neutrality protections. It was a move that resulted in a hollowed-out version of S.B. 822 that left huge loopholes for ISPs.

Net Neutrality Makes Comeback In California; Lawmakers Agree To Strict Rules

July 7, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Educate! California, FCC, Internet, Legislation, Net Neutrality

A California net neutrality bill that could impose the toughest rules in the country is being resurrected. The bill was approved in its strongest form by the California Senate, but it was then gutted by the State Assembly's Communications Committee, which approved the bill only after eliminating provisions opposed by AT&T and cable lobbyists. Bill author Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been negotiating with Communications Committee Chairman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and other lawmakers since then, and he announced the results today. Wiener said the agreement with Santiago and other lawmakers resulted in "legislation implementing the strongest net neutrality protections in the nation."

California Lawmakers Accused Of ‘Corruption’ After Gutting Net Neutrality Bill

June 22, 2018 Dell Cameron, Gizmodo.com Resist! California, Corruption, Electoral Politics, Legislation, Net Neutrality

The effort to pass a strong open internet law in California was killed off Wednesday morning by a handful of state legislators in a process described by many net neutrality advocates as corrupt and undemocratic. Members of California’s Communications and Conveyance Committee, led by Democratic Chairman Miguel Santiago, eviscerated the text of SB 822, a bill that digital rights advocates had once labeled the “gold standard” for state-level net neutrality laws. Gutting amendments to the bill were disclosed by the committee after 10pm last night and were voted on moments after Wednesday’s hearing began with no debate.

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