As extreme heat rises, Governor Newsom blocks bill to protect California farmworkers
As extreme heat rises, Newsom blocks bill to protect California farmworkers
"In his veto message, Newsom wrote the enforcement of heat safety rules should be done only by the state’s workplace safety agency, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and not be determined by the workers’ compensation system."
So the company pays a "fee" for working people possibly to death and the workers get to spend more recovery time undoubtedly filling out lots of paperwork and making a dozen calls? Bold move Cotton.
No, he's saying the law has issues, and was unnecessary because Cal/OSHA already does this. The biggest issue with the language in this bill is that it removes the regulators from the loop to enforce issues, and puts the honus on the employer, which creates a problem. Basically, the if a worker makes a claim, then the employer would have to prove it wasn't their fault, and not OSHA as it is now. It creates a loophole that will certainly be abused on all sides.
This article actually goes into it more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-28/gavin-newsom-vetoes-bill-intended-to-enforce-heat-safety-rules-for-california-farmworkers
I've always found Newsom creepy and slimy, but what is up with him over the last six months? I don't live in California so I just generally try to ignore that he exists.
He’s sold out because he wants a national office of some sort.
Seems the opposite. He clearly wants the presidency, and he was hoping for 2028, but then Biden dropped out, and he was hoping for 2024, and then Harris took it. Now, if she wins, she'll almost assuredly run for reelection.
That means all the sudden he's looking at 2032, at best, and I think that pissed him off and made him stop caring about looking like a good democratic candidate and get onto torturing some homeless people and all the other shit he's been up to.
He's obsessed with his self image, and the idea that he'd be approaching 70 before he even has a chance to run for president does not fit with his slick, disgusting persona. Let's not forget he was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle. Like, he actually chose to get married and lived as a married man, of his own volition, with Kimberly Guilfoyle. That alone is a huge red flag. And then she divorced him for cheating.
They thought they were "the next Kennedys." I mean the guy is just an absolute Muppet. I look forward to him fading into the dark, the last visible spectre being his overwhitened teeth like the Cheshire cat.
He went from being the mayor who broke the dam that held back marriage equality to this. He’s got something planned and is definitely looking to court the center vote.
So glad he didn't get picked for Kamala's running mate.