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Related: About this forumCorporations turn to ballot to combat California's progressive agenda, raising alarms
Twice in the last two weeks, major corporations have scored wins in their fights against progressive policies approved by Democrats at the California Capitol.
First, the Secretary of State announced that fast food companies had collected enough signatures to force a referendum on a state law meant to boost wages for restaurant workers. Last week, oil companies effort to overturn an environmental safety law that would ban new drilling projects near homes and schools similarly qualified for the ballot.
Both laws are now on hold until voters decide in November 2024 whether to uphold them.
That added to frustrations among Californias labor unions, environmentalists and good government groups, who alleged corporations are abusing the direct democracy process and intentionally misleading voters who signed petitions calling for the referendums.
This is about corporations not being able to win in the Legislature and trying to hoodwink voters into taking away the progress that Californians have made, said Tia Orr, executive director of the Service Employees International Union of California.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-08/oil-referendum-setbacks-california
bahboo
(16,953 posts)sucks...
Auggie
(31,775 posts)a lot of us actually pay attention to stuff.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,124 posts)NBachers
(18,105 posts)They'll probably have deceptive, friendly-sounding names like Fair Food for Families, or Oil Price Reduction Act. Who doesn't want to sign on for Fair Food for Families, or Oil Price Reduction?