Child care providers in California have just gained new rights that will enable them to bargain over wages and benefits. This law covers more than 40,000 workers who provide child care for families who receive assistance from the state to help them cover the cost of this care. Now, these workers have the right to negotiate with the State of California over their wages and health care benefits. This law also gives workers unions the right to attend orientation meetings and to receive worker contact information from the state.
See "California child care workers gain new union rights to bargain with the state for higher pay Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article235653702.html#storylink=cpy", Sophia Bollag, The Sacramento Bee, October 1, 2019