- California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed legislation that would have given striking workers unemployment benefits.
- The measure was passed by the state’s Democrat-controlled Assembly and was strongly supported by Hollywood unions and other influential labor organizations in the state.
- Newsom said expanding benefits would make the state’s unemployment trust fund “vulnerable to insolvency.”
- Hollywood writers and hotel workers held strikes this year in California.
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Newsom Vetos Bill To Give Striking Workers In California Unemployment Benefits
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom has signed a bill to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities. On Monday, Sept. 25, Newsom said the measure is “long overdue.” (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
