Gavin Newsom warns of threats to unions at campaign stop in Oakland
"Organized labor is under assault in this country," Newsom, standing on the back of a shiny red fire truck, told a group of about 100 firefighters and other attendees in downtown
The Democratic lieutenant governor has won the backing of
Many of those groups are now bracing for the impact of Janus v.
If the justices make union payments voluntary, Newsom vowed to support a campaign urging public employees to stick with their unions. "We're going to have to make the case for the membership at each and every local," he told reporters, as his 2-year-old son Dutch sat in the front seat of the fire truck nearby. "We have to make a case anew why unions matter."
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That rhetoric was music to the ears of
Elsewhere in the state Saturday, former
Several voters at the firefighters' event, an annual chili cook-off that was also organized by Assemblyman
"It's confusing -- with all the mudslinging on TV, you don't know what to believe," said
After snapping selfies and chatting about the Warriors with voters, Newsom and his family sampled several of the competing chilis in the cook-off, including one featuring brisket that had been smoked for 12 hours. But he declined to be a judge in the event, saying that would violate "rule number one" for elected officials -- "because you're guaranteed to anger" somebody.
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