Late Sunday night California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) vetoed the California Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights and
TRUST Act
. The
TRUST Act would have prevented
a deeply flawed federal deportation program from tearing apart more California families, diverting important resources and costing the state millions of dollars.
The governor's
midnight veto
of the California Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights ādoes not shake our commitment to winning in California or building a national movement,ā said the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), in a statement released Monday. The group vowed to carry on the fight for the workplace rights of the stateās 200,000 domestic service workers.
Even in the face of setbacks like this one, our movement for dignity, respect and labor protections for domestic workers grows stronger. We know that our work to make the world a more just place for domestic workersāand for all of usāis the work of a lifetime. And one governorās poor decision will not derail us.