Governor Newsom signed into law four new bills that will significantly strengthen and expand California’s electrical infrastructure, increase penalties for assault or battery against utility workers on the job, protect ratepayers and encouraging responsible data center growth, and create thousands of new union jobs. Each bill mandates Skilled and Trained Workforce requirements or substitute Project…
From bluegreenalliance.org The BlueGreen Alliance applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing SB 886 (Padilla) and AB 2383 (Zbur), two measures supported by the BlueGreen Alliance’s (BGA) California coalition of labor and environmental partners. These bills establish new ratepayer and environmental protections as California’s electricity demand from data centers grows. Thanks to existing labor standards in…
With thousands of IBEW member calls and letters to legislators over the past few weeks, CSAEW’s lobbying campaign paid off with two decisive victories at the end of the 2026 legislative session. Lawmakers passed two bills that will protect consumers and ensure future California data-center projects are built and operated under union labor standards, including…