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Governor Brown Signs Gonzalez Bill Protecting Grocery Workers’ Jobs

A bill by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to protect grocery workers from being fired because of changes in store ownership was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown today in the wake of the news that several Haggen stores will soon undergo another change of ownership since being acquired in the Safeway-Albertson’s merger less than a year ago.

Assembly Bill 359 protects grocery employees working in stores of at least 15,000 square feet from being fired during a 90-day transition period if the grocery store is undergoing a change of ownership. Following the transition period, the new employer must provide a written performance evaluation and consider an offer of continued employment following a satisfactory evaluation. Employers would retain the right to terminate an employee for cause at any time during and following the transition period.

AB 359 is the first statewide law in the nation to require grocery stores to retain employees after a change in ownership.

http://asmdc.org/members/a80/news-room/press-releases/governor-brown-signs-gonzalez-bill-protecting-grocery-workers-jobs

Women In Politics: Coverage Focuses More On Personality Traits, Less On Issues, Study Finds

When female candidates are running for office, is the media coverage different?

Yes, according to new research led by Johanna Dunaway, an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Mass Communication of Louisiana State University.

The study, published in the most recent issue of Political Research Quarterly, found that the gender of the people running in an election influenced newspaper articles about the candidates. Articles about female candidates included more discussion of character traits than articles about male candidates.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/08/women-in-politics-media-coverage_n_3561723.html
‘With female politicians, you’re either stupid or a bitch’
Politicians have been mocked for as long as they’ve existed, but some women in Alberta’s arena say the vitriol has caught them by surprise.

Cristina Stasia sometimes grabs her iPhone between brushing her teeth and going to bed, for one last look.

“I’ll just say to my partner, ‘Oh, just let me check one more time for rape and death threats before we go to bed,’” said Stasia, who ran (and lost) in the last election for the Alberta Party in Edmonton-Gold Bar.

Joking about the hate that personally targets her online helps Stasia move past it, but she also realizes she’s not the only one affected. “That’s hard for him, as someone who loves me,” she said, of her partner
http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/11/16/alberta-women-politics-insults-threats-harassment.html

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