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SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP 鈥?A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmwork
stanley cup ers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year, reversing course on a measure to help farmworkers unionize after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris supported it.The White House support pinned Newsom in a difficult political position after his office announced before Democratic lawmakers sent him the bill that he would not sign it.But Newsom said he approved the bill after he, the United Farm Workers and the California Labor Federation agreed on聽clarifying language聽to be considered during聽next years legislative session聽to address his concerns around implementation and voting integrity.The agreement includes a cap on the number of unionization petitions over the next five yea
stanley cup rs and will allow state regulators to better protect worker confidentiality and safety, Newsom office said.READ MORE: Farmworkers are dying in extreme heat. Few standards
stanley cup exist to protect them S铆, se puede, the farmworkers chanted as Newsom signed the bill, echoing the UFW longtime slogan 鈥?roughly, Yes, we can in Spanish. Californias farmworkers are the lifeblood of our state, and they have the fundamental right to unionize and advocate for themselves in the workplace, Newsom said in a statement after signing the bill. Our state has been defined by the heroic activism of fa Lcgq West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook
SEATTLE AP 鈥?The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were聽killed when two helico
yeezy pters collided聽in Alaska while returning from a training mission.The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at 1:39 p.m. Thursday, about 50 miles 80 kilometers east of Healy.The U.S. Army announced Friday that it has聽grounded aviation units for training聽after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky. The move grounds all Army aviators, except those participating in critical missions, until they complete the required training, the Army said in a statement.Killed in Thursday crash were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo, 39, of Oneonta, New York; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle D. McKenna, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Warrant Officer 1 Stewart Duane Wayment, 32, of North Logan, Utah.A fourth soldier was injured and was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and was listed in stable condi
stanley cup tion. He was not identified Saturday. The battalion is devastated and mourning the loss of three of our best, said Lt. Col. Matthew C. Carlsen, the 1
jordan -25th AB commander. Their loss can ;t be compared to the suffering felt by the soldiers ; families, he said. The entire team has come together to focus our thoughts, prayers, and actions to provide and sustain them with whatever comfort and support they need at this time, and I promise that this will
