De Leon was elected Senate President Pro Tempore on June 19, 2014, and was sworn in on October 15, 2014. A member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, he is the first Latino to hold that position in over 130 years. Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2010, de León served in the California State Assembly.
In 2018, Los Angeles County workers will be bargaining a new contract. At Agenda ’18, union issues and bargaining conference, members came together to answer the most important questions facing LA County’s working families:
What are the key issues that we should fight for?
What is the County’s financial condition and what is the political landscape?
What is our strategy to win the best possible contract?
Bargaining issues presented during the conference were: Bargaining time line and process; Key issues in 2018 discussion; Lessons rom campaigns; LA County's financial condition; The Political landscape for bargaining; Bargaining committee nominations; and How will the upcoming Supreme Court decision impact bargaining?
The conference also included: Issues Workshops; Bargaining Team Nomination Forms; and Bargaining Strategies.
