The only Black woman in the California State Senate, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas represents state Senate District 28, a small, densely populated section of Los Angeles County that includes Culver City and parts of mid-city Los Angeles and unincorporated Los Angeles County.
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Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) joined the California Labor Federation, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), unions and community-based organizations at a press conference on March 28 at Starbucks to announce their support of SB 627 – the Displaced Worker Transfer Rights Act. Authored by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, the bill will hold corporate chain employers accountable for using store closures in a discriminatory or retaliatory manner and give the workers preferential transfer options to other store locations.
On March 10th, the UCLA Labor Center and CARE at Work hosted a homecoming celebration to commemorate former project director and current state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas’ recent election to the California state Senate and honor her legacy.
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO: Starbucks & Amazon workers are speaking up about why CA needs #SB627 by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas! When corporate chains close stores, the loss of jobs can be devastating. #SB627 protects displaced workers in these situations, ensuring they have transfer rights other stores.
LOS ANGELES (KNX) – A new bill introduced to the California senate would protect workers who are left displaced when corporate chains shut down.
Fast-food cooks and cashiers. Caretakers. Housekeepers. Hospital staff. School bus drivers. Custodians. State employees.
Workers from all kinds of industries are demanding more in wages and benefits in order to keep up with the rising cost of living in California.
Fast food cooks and cashiers. Building superintendent. housekeepers. hospital staff. school bus driver. manager. Officer.
Workers from all kinds of industries are demanding higher wages and benefits to keep up with the rising cost of living in California.
Leaders from across the state came to the Capitol on March 13 to tell senators about the progress and challenges of cannabis regulation at the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development hearing.