Only a sixth of California’s wage earners are members of labor unions, but they carry a very big stick in politics.
Unions are the largest single source of legislative campaign funds, a recent Sacramento Bee compilation revealed, and among Democrats, their hegemony is even more pronounced.
Not surprisingly, therefore, a Legislature dominated by labor-backed Democrats sees a large number of union-sponsored bills.
This year is no exception, and when legislators return to Sacramento in August for the final month of their 2015 session, they will find dozens of union bills awaiting disposition.
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