700,000 Hospitality workers throughout the state of California have just won the right to return to work by seniority following massive pandemic layoffs!
“Right to Recall” is a simple concept implemented in many cities across the country from Los Angeles to Washington DC. It says that hotel workers laid off in pandemic closures have a right to their jobs when the hotels reopen. But hotel owners in many communities across the country have fought against it, leaving open the possibility that they will replace these career employees with younger and cheaper workers during the economic recovery. Without this promise of economic security, workers are losing hope in their future. The hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE, and a coalition of faith leaders, has led the way in the campaign to secure Right to Recall in the Golden State.
With Gov. Newsom's signature on SB 93 (previously AB 3216), hospitality workers can now rest assured that owners won't be permitted to take advantage of the pandemic by replacing longtime loyal employees with newer, cheaper labor. While Right to Recall laws have passed in many cities, California is the first state to implement right to recall. This applies to ALL hospitality workers in the state, not just union workers!
Hospitality workers from UNITE HERE Local 11, along with many in the Jesuits West community, spent the last year inviting Jesuit-educated Gov. Newsom and the legislature to hear the cries of these incredible workers! He initially vetoed the bill last fall (when it was called AB 3216), but after continued pressure through the winter came around and signed the new form of the bill (SB 93) into law, effective immediately.
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