No. 2 GOP state senator to quit Sacramento
No. 2 Republican in the California State Senate Dennis Carpenter said he will not seek another term in 1978. He joins Sens. Peter Behr Tobia Stull and Assemblyman Frank Lanterman who plan to retire, citing family and business reasons and frustration with the Senate’s Democratic majority. Carpenter, 49, a former FBI agent, helped push privacy and budget compromise measures.
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Senate
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Peter Behr
Marin County
Tobia Stull
San Diego
Frank Lanterman
la Canada
Carpenter
Newport Beach
FBI
Stull
Lanterman
Behr
California Minimum Wage Hike to 2.65 an Hour
California raises its state minimum wage to 2.65 dollars per hour effective spring 1978 for state regulated industries. About two million workers will be affected and federal law covered employees receive the same increase on January 1, 1878. Public hearings on the boost are planned for January.
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San Francisco
California
Howard Alan Carver
State Industrial Welfare Compaission
IWC
Carver
Chavez backed by UFW as bargaining agent for Bruce Church lettuce
The California farm labor board certified Cesar Chavez s United Farm Workers as bargaining agent for Bruce Church lettuce workers after rejecting objections over voting incidents in Brawley and Calexico. The Teamsters withdrew objections after an agreement with Chavez. The January 30 1970 election covered all Bruce Church farms but focused in the Imperial Valley.
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California
Farm Labor Board
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Brave Church
UFW
Brawley
Calexico
Teamsters Union
Chavez
Hhis Union
Bruce Church
Imperial Valley
WIN Upholds UFW Certification After Voting Ruling
The Agricultural Labor Relations Board upheld the vote tally showing UFW 462, Teamsters 311 with 110 challenged ballots and 3 void ballots. The board dismissed seven objections and ordered hearings on six others. James Flynn, a guard hearing examiner, previously recommended certification on August 4.
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Teamsters
Union
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
James Flynn
B-1 at stake in Senate vote on additional bombers
Senator Alan Cranston warned that funding to produce two more B-1 bombers is crucial to preserve the program’s facilities, workforce, and expertise. Senator J. Hayakawa also urged approval, signaling job and cost implications for Southern California as Senate considers $62 million for two extra planes after House approval.
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Alan Cranston
Senate
California
J. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Cranston
Pegsy Taberstroh
House
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