California Voters

California Proposition 187 Passes 59-41, Galvanizes Latino Voter Mobilization

1994-11-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

California voters approve Proposition 187 by 59% to 41%, a ballot initiative that prohibits undocumented immigrants from accessing public services including non-emergency healthcare and primary and secondary education, while requiring public servants such as medical professionals and teachers to …

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AFL-CIO Defeats Right-to-Work Campaigns in Five of Six States, Major Democratic Resistance Victory

1958-11-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The AFL-CIO achieves a major victory in its confrontation with the National Right-to-Work Committee’s coordinated efforts to extend right-to-work laws to six additional states through ballot initiatives. Union organizing and voter mobilization efforts result in the defeat of right-to-work …

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