Employers would not be able to compel workers to attend anti-union meetings under legislation the California Senate cleared Saturday by a vote of 31-9.
California would be the latest and largest state to join over a half-dozen others that have enacted similar captive audience meeting laws if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signs the measure (SB 399).
Unions backing the bill contend it would protect workers from retaliation and harassment while organizing. Business groups have argued federal labor protections make such a law unnecessary and that it would violate employer First Amendment rights, raising the prospect that they will ...