Supporting Public Employees

Raise wages, add paid parental leave, protect pensions, expand training and tuition support, grow wellness resources, improve remote-work policy, and deepen labor engagement.

The city still has to fund the improvements and comply with SB 256's restrictions on certain public-sector unions and dues collection.

This is inside mayoral authority if the council will fund it. State labor law shapes the bargaining environment, but it does not erase the city's control over compensation and workforce policy.

Her labor and worker-rights advocacy is well established, but the municipal test here is executive management and budget execution rather than legislative posture.