Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) hosted a Mother’s Day Tea & Paint event for CalWORKs student mothers attending West Los Angeles College.
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To kick-off Teacher Appreciation Week, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) today awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Robyn Johnson, a longtime kindergarten teacher at Farragut Elementary School in Culver City.
The Judiciary Committee today approved two new bills, introduced by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), that provide better protections for Californian workers.
The Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee today voted 15 to 1 to approve SB 823, authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), that helps low-income residents have equal access to discounted electric vehicle (EV) charging rates.
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) announces her full support of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 in their planned three-day strike tomorrow to protect them from the unfair practices of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
The UCLA Labor Center hosted a homecoming celebration in honor of Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) for her recent election to the California State Senate. Before winning her election in November, Senator Smallwood-Cuevas spent 15 years working for the UCLA Labor Center, where she directed the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work and co-founded the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, the nation’s first Black Worker Center. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas is the only Black woman in the California State Senate and a champion for all working families.
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) has introduced SB 749 to eliminate the deadline to apply for reducing old low-level, non-violent crime felony convictions to misdemeanors under voter-approved Proposition 47.
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), along with workers and advocates from the California Coalition for Worker Power (CCWP), have announced the introduction of SB 497 – The Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act – that protects workers who report labor violations from being fired, bullied or harassed.