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Labor/Employment

Jul. 1, 2011

Brown Vetoes Farm Workers' Union Bill

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday night that would have allowed farm workers to organize by submitting a petition to the state instead of holding a secret ballot election.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday night that would have allowed farm workers to organize by submitting a petition to the state instead of holding a secret ballot election.


Brown said in his veto message that he wasn't convinced the "far reaching proposals" of the bill were "justified," even though he acknowledged the "serious complaints" regarding in...

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