What might be harder than finding a job, Lopezlira says, is finding a job with all the high salaries and extra benefits and perks that came with many Silicon Valley and Bay Area tech jobs.

“Over 200 Starbucks around the country, workers have voted to form unions. This is the second REI that’s now voted to form a union,” said Jacobs, “”When we look at polling data, the general public support for unions is the highest it’s been since mid-1960’s.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will now give health care coverage for low-income people age 50 and older, including those who are living in the country without the proper documentation.

“The companies have been slick in their deception. [Prop. 22] doesn’t provide meaningful guarantees for the driver. The central effect of Proposition 22 is to take away rights and benefits for drivers under California law.”