WASHINGTON, DC- On January 28,  in a gathering of labor representatives, environmental advocates and consumer protection advocates to protest Toyota's plans to close its New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) assembly plant in Fremont, California, LCLAA joined Teamsters general president James P. Hoffa, United Auto Workers (UAW) vice president Bob King, representing UAW president Ron Gettelfinger, and UAW vice president Jimmy Settles outside the Embassy of Japan.  The plant closing would result in the loss of 5,400 direct jobs and up to 50,000 jobs for suppliers and other businesses that support the plant.  At a time when California is struggling one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, Toyota wants to shift work either offshore or to low-wage, domestic facilities, serving a terrible blow to California's economy and thousands of working families.  Milton Rosado, LCLAA's National President was joined by National LCLAA staff in support of NUMMI workers and LCLAA members that would be affected by the plant closing.