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Board Chair Hassid said the contracts will support \"development of new materials, as well as an agency wide cross training program for the participating agencies.\" He added the Possibility Lab will provide research‑based messaging and design for print, digital and audio materials, while the UC Davis Western Center will run focus groups and help with translations, \"including indigenous languages.\"

The board said products from the contracts are expected to start appearing in the latter part of the year and continue over the next two fiscal years. The board also announced it will post a request for proposals for an event coordinator or planner to help run the cross‑training program; the chair said the RFP should be posted \"in the next few weeks.\"

In addition, the board has finalized an agreement with the UCLA Labor Center for a cultural‑competency training for staff, judges, board members and administrators. The training is slated for late August or September, with a tentative in‑person date of Aug. 27 in Visalia and a hybrid option; Chair Hassid encouraged attendance in person when possible.

Chair Hassid said he and Board Member Flores attended the California Immigrant Policy Center Day of Action and made contacts to help the board develop guidance for staff who work in the field, noting the board's work involves \"a heavily, heavily immigrant population\" and that staff safety in enforcement settings is a priority. The board described those conversations as preliminary.

The outreach and training items were presented as updates; no formal board action was taken during the meeting on these contracts, which the chair described as \"now ready\" and already under way.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Board Meeting, April 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Agricultural Labor Relations Board said it has contracted UC Berkeley’s Possibility Lab and the UC Davis Western Center on Health and Safety to develop outreach materials and run focus groups for farm workers.","taxTitle","Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",70069,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6267239,"ALRB following six bills that could affect agency authority, headquarters and worker protections",253,667000,920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605&start=667&end=920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605/thumbnail_667000.jpg","/articles/6267239/California/ALRB-following-six-bills-that-could-affect-agency-authority-headquarters-and-worker-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267239-8dd83383c78685ddad03340cfa0598c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770957025&Signature=hcall~x6fxzazKCbUZ43NCVYF2rtLDbr4EokdxDXRVmwx-k2Y61CNCZmSTH2imtiXoaEYSn3gmNnv61Fh-K-PiusCU7WpLZwXHz1JwQrVlfl1chijHpfQEg2eBhnJ2aIpF-rh4CgcsRjio1Sl29vsde8WC9MYPXNB~lC2E8GKNYqmQ5XJvZMZvQuENqOBsHxWkxafwEp-6z4-iUsWK-p60m8fI4gq2sbmp0JctaHfZW90r-h8Peyno6wXFHMv4xCLRy76SHjgZaZpARwlVWKLl27ZtAIESvgg5NYaQso288AYxoJj6Yurn~csY1BfTl46Tl8kF8xmoPU96eEkPzkEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Special Assistant Mikaela told the Agricultural Labor Relations Board that staff are tracking six bills in the state legislature that could affect the agency’s operations and the workers it oversees.

Mikaela said the bills are: AB 288 (Assemblymember McKinnor), described as a PERB ‘‘backup’’ proposal if the National Labor Relations Board declines to adjudicate cases; AB 552 (Assemblymember Liz Ortega), a spot bill that would permit relocating the ALRB headquarters outside Sacramento until Jan. 1, 2028; AB 1109 (Assemblymembers Colra and Gonzales), extending privileged communication protections between a union agent and a represented worker; and AB 1300 (Assemblymember Colosa), proposing new protections for personally identifiable information for vulnerable populations, including immigrant populations and constraints on collection unless legislated.

On the Senate side, Mikaela reported SB 470 (Sen. Laird), which would extend Bagley‑Keene teleconferencing provisions to Jan. 1, 2030, and SB 846 (Sen. McNerney), which would expand workers’ ability to put a lien on crops for up to two weeks of unpaid wages and remove a limitation that previously applied only to limited partnerships. Mikaela said SB 846 was of particular interest to the board because Board Member Ralph Lightstone helped originate some of the bill’s original language.

Mikaela provided the committee and hearing status the board has: AB 288 was rereferred to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee and scheduled for an April 23 hearing; AB 552 had moved to Appropriations after Labor and Employment; AB 1109 passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee and awaited further updates; AB 1300 was re‑referred to Assembly Judiciary with a postponed hearing now set for April 22; SB 470 had cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee and was pending appropriations; and SB 846 was referred to Senate Judiciary with a May 6 hearing date. Mikaela said staff will continue to monitor and provide updates.

These items were presented as a staff legislative update; no board positions or formal votes were recorded during the report.","Special Assistant Mikaela said ALRB staff are tracking six bills in the California Legislature that could affect agency authority, staff protections and worker remedies.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6267244,"ALRB counsel outlines multiple active appeals and federal suits including Wonderful Nurseries cases",350,340000,690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605&start=340&end=690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605/thumbnail_340000.jpg","/articles/6267244/California/ALRB-counsel-outlines-multiple-active-appeals-and-federal-suits-including-Wonderful-Nurseries-cases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267244-d4128062a293f7aa87cb137fc63946f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770957025&Signature=A5xq1ATbg7oKR20IpR2zppC9VFw4EuyAWv0O4DPbhB0uCfOZt9DVvV6AsCvpVILXoxLTUuDpj-YX-J42J79dqiArXl2af8SBiHQc8kqcIi0EWD0hPNrdGnU~eVfEX5ouLmDEIOcmhkX3D99kHnSeGZ4HJurc2GEFveiiK6B58lLYcMfxfw0i09P2o-jPOCPOEz0Ak43mLy46psmNjVGZRqtzFaISHmXcAld1nXmZUGbJjoHK3uKPdSKLRmIrXB~iA1c6xRCPrVYKEmJGtLkITneyDylBKHHXq~t6tVjRkx3OwCRiiLapPFMcaiQiFyRY9yRcZ55zzxUZx3nl7I2d8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Board Counsel Laura summarized several active legal matters involving the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, including state and federal court actions.

In the matter Wonderful Nurseries v. ALRB (F088515/F088520) pending in the Fifth District Court of Appeal, Laura said the board and the United Farm Workers’ reply briefs were due April 22; after those filings the matter will be fully briefed. She also reported a separate federal case filed by Wonderful Nurseries in the Eastern District (case 1:24‑cv‑01601‑KES‑KDB), noting the board filed a motion to dismiss on April 7 and Wonderful’s response was due April 29 with a ten‑day reply period for the board.

Laura said Chavez et al. (Kern County Superior Court, case vC‑25‑100649) requires the board’s answer by April 28. She also reported a new federal complaint brought by Greenhouses and the Western Growers Association in the Southern District of California challenging the board’s managed remediation and conciliation (MMC) process; counsel for the plaintiffs is the same legal team that represents Wonderful Nurseries, she said. The board had not yet set a response deadline for that Southern District filing at the time of the report.

Laura presented these items as informational litigation updates; no legal strategy or privileged deliberations were disclosed in the public report.","Chief Board Counsel reported on appellate and federal litigation involving the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, including appeals in the Fifth District and federal challenges to the board's MMC process; deadlines and filing dates were given for several matters.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6267234,"ALRB approves April 7 minutes, receives rulemaking notice and recesses to closed session",1184,30000,1214000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605&start=30&end=1214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077120-e470ebec8427bd5eb13400694f3b0605/thumbnail_30000.jpg","/articles/6267234/California/ALRB-approves-April-7-minutes-receives-rulemaking-notice-and-recesses-to-closed-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267234-30fb82a63e19b2fd15afbea13202cce1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770957025&Signature=HooDWKp1qXTyEfZKEr~Q2XQ4LgF~OaJfxYI~Jfv136y9Qz0Y-K4GGVZ1PT50EPgdUgvEcXy5M8HmUyNrwdcb7nBrWfKyyqMFe64~8XFG1y48WhuHiCKpmwnIbCpehl~M9PBV0x2xbtWmMAX7zADctn4PzJr11RPMZyqOOmlGyiSlq1amcw2uAymSrSWfVZaDePpUXqczvppeuyb0ciZbdcM5g0QWbGXvalMNQ6Jb4zkYAm6uGjjBxobSdWpBS9rL7bQY3W0v0jF1piKgdGXiIdWm2qlq68Cn1cDvfFNcbUM3bD8PX~0Kn4dWHXYcDDkzHkXWPQRZoa3PBbSfntLQiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Agricultural Labor Relations Board approved the minutes from its April 7 meeting by voice vote at the start of the public session. A motion to approve was made and seconded (second attributed to Board Member Broad); the chair called for the ayes and stated, \"The minutes have been approved.\" The transcript does not identify the member who made the motion by name.

Chief Board Counsel reported that, after the board’s last meeting, the Office of Administrative Law approved the board’s rulemaking package and that the rules went into immediate effect on April 7; the counsel noted the text is available on the board’s website and that commercial legal services (e.g., Lexis, Westlaw) can take weeks to reflect the change.

The chair opened the period for public comment; staff reported there were no public comments. The board then recessed into closed session at 10:21 a.m. and returned at approximately 1:23 p.m. The chair announced the next regular meeting will be Wednesday, April 30 at 10 a.m. in Sacramento with an online Zoom option, and adjourned the public meeting.

The minutes approval was a formal board action recorded in the meeting; the OAL rulemaking approval was reported as an external administrative action and not the result of a board vote during this session.","The Agricultural Labor Relations Board approved minutes from its April 7 meeting, received notice that the Office of Administrative Law approved the board’s rulemaking package effective April 7, heard there were no public comments, and recessed into closed session; the board reconvened and set its next regular meeting for April 30.","actionData","errors"]

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ALRB hires UC Berkeley and UC Davis for outreach, schedules UCLA cultural‑competency training

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ALRB counsel outlines multiple active appeals and federal suits including Wonderful Nurseries cases

ALRB approves April 7 minutes, receives rulemaking notice and recesses to closed session