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Committee advances bill authorizing joint labor–management committees access to public-works sites
Summary
AB 1859 (Ortega) would authorize joint labor–management committees to access public-works job sites to support investigations and enforcement. Labor groups backed the bill; contractor groups and trade associations raised constitutional and fairness concerns. The committee passed the measure and referred it to Judiciary.
Assemblymember Ortega introduced AB 1859 to allow joint labor–management committees (JLMCs) recognized by labor and management to access public-works job sites as a way to assist in investigations of workplace conditions and wage-and-hour compliance.
Sponsors emphasized JLMCs' role in…
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