Housekeeper Sexual Assault “Panic Button” Ballot Initiative Signatures Filed in Long Beach

Long Beach voters may have the opportunity to vote for the #MeToo movement at the ballot box in November. Unite HERE Local 11, a union that represents hotel workers, joined with women’s rights advocates in collecting signatures for a proposed measure that would equip housekeepers with a “panic button” should they encounter sexual harassment and assault on the job. The union filed nearly 50,000 signatures from registered voters with Long Beach city clerk’s office yesterday.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:

https://www.ocweekly.com/signatures-for-housekeeper-sexual-assault-panic-button-ballot-initiative