In blow to labor interests, Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have essentially prohibited self driving trucks from driving public roads.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which views autonomous trucking as a threat to union jobs, was a prominent backer of the bill.
But even as government leaders of all stripes seek to curry favor with union workers — see this week’s scheduled visits to UAW picket lines from President Biden and former President Donald Trump as prime examples — Newsom sided with Big Tech, another powerful constituency.
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