Senate Bill 1446, authored by California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-28) will protect workers and the public by ensuring safe staffing levels at grocery and drug-retail stores and regulating self-checkout machines. It will put in place guardrails to prevent worker displacement and harm to workers and the public when retail employers adopt new AI-enabled check-out technology, ensuring safe introduction of technology in the workplace. SB 1446 tackles the retail theft issue and protects workers without further criminalizing Californians and reforming Proposition 47.
SB 1446 was heard yesterday in the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement and passed through the committee by a 4-1 vote. Next step is a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee before heading to the Senate floor. We encourage our supporters and advocates to use the SB 1446 social media toolkit for downloadable graphics and sample posts/tweets to express their support for this important piece of legislation.
Sample posts/tweets:
Link to social media toolkit --->> SB 1446 (Smallwood-Cuevas) Social Media Toolkit
Felony Murder Elimination Project is deeply grateful for the support of our advocates and followers and the actions they take to demonstrate their support for the projects and policies we endeavor in creating a fairer and more just criminal justice system. We are confident that same advocacy is there to support the rights and safety of workers and their communities. As always, we thank you for your tireless work and support!
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