Farmworkers just rolled Newsom. What does it say about the Latino vote?

[douglas9]

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

[David__77]

1. If that happens, great.

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[TexasTowelie]

2. For this thread from More Perfect Union:

[CrispyQ]

3. Come on Newsome. Do the right thing & sign the damned bill!!

As to why he's opposed, some think this is the reason.

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Unofficially, some griped that as a winery owner, Newsom was too close to growers and their interests. They pointed out that his PlumpJack brand, which is being managed in a blind trust while Newsom is in office, expanded to buy another winery even as farmworkers marched 335 miles to the Capitol to fight his promised veto.

I give to UFW every month. ON their FB page they post pictures of farm workers & describe some of what they do & the temperatures they do it in & I wonder how many of those sloppy insurrectionist could even do the job for a few hours, much less day in & day out. Our produce departments would be empty without these workers.

https://ufw.org

WTF, Newsome. Do the right thing.

[Xoan]

4. The 'trust' is never blind.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. This is a good representation of why I wouldn't support Newsom for president. Nt