On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Ben Salazar, Steve Berendsen, Anthony Rubio, Ernie Quintana, and Marty Perez from USW Local 1440's Save Our Steel Mill Committee, along with Caitlin Vega and Sara Flocks from the California Labor Federation and Joshua Anijar from the Contra Costa Labor Council, met with Mary Hernandez and Jacque Roberts from Governor Gavin Newsom’s staff in Sacramento, California at the state capitol building.