Cesar Chavez spent his life trying to improve life for farmworkers, fighting for changes he felt would bring about civil rights and justice for workers. At the end of this month, California state legislators plan to honor Cesar Chavez’s birthday as a day of public service. The work Cesar Chavez...
Before Losing Quorum, ALRB Rules in Favor of Longtime Nemesis
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest pick for the California Public Utilities Commission will leave her former board shorthanded. Last week, Newsom appointed Genevieve Shiroma to the CPUC. She had served on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board since 1999. A Newsom spokesman says Shiroma will be unable to hold both positions. The...
They Made the News in 2018. Who Is No. 1?
Newsmakers come in all shapes, sizes, and impacts. There are those who dominate headlines and social media for a spell before free-falling back into obscurity. There are those who — by virtue of talent, position, and personality — make lasting marks on a community. And there are those who occupy...
ALRB Wrong Not To Count Gerawan Votes, Court Rules
A California appeal court granted a unanimous victory today to farmworkers who want their votes counted in a dispute over UFW representation. The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal ordered the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the state agency in charge of settling farm labor disputes, to reconsider its decision to nullify...
No DQ: Witness Comes Forward in ALRB Case
The identity of the witness behind Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member Isadore Hall’s alleged threats against those who oppose him has been revealed. State Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) initially called attention to a “profanity-laced tirade” in a letter to Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) on March 13,...
No DQ: Witness Comes Forward in ALRB Case
The identity of the witness behind Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member Isadore Hall’s alleged threats against those who oppose him has been revealed. State Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) initially called attention to a “profanity-laced tirade” in a letter to Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) on March 13,...
GV Wire Tracks Down Isadore Hall at ALRB
It’s a Monday afternoon in Sacramento. In an auditorium at the Employment Development Department, about a dozen people in total gather for a public meeting of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Most of those in attendance are ALRB staff. The meeting itself was rather mundane. The panel of three heard...
GV Wire Tracks Down Isadore Hall at ALRB
It’s a Monday afternoon in Sacramento. In an auditorium at the Employment Development Department, about a dozen people in total gather for a public meeting of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Most of those in attendance are ALRB staff. The meeting itself was rather mundane. The panel of three heard...
From Compton to the ALRB: Hall wins first confirmation
The controversy over Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointment of an out-of-work politician to a six-figure government job continues to create controversy. The Los Angeles Times came out in an editorial, calling Isadore Hall, III appointment to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) as political patronage. Hall, a Compton Democrat, ran for...
From Compton to the ALRB: Hall wins first confirmation
The controversy over Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointment of an out-of-work politician to a six-figure government job continues to create controversy. The Los Angeles Times came out in an editorial, calling Isadore Hall, III appointment to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) as political patronage. Hall, a Compton Democrat, ran for...