Equal Pay Now!

El AVANCE LCLAA's bi-weekly newsletter | 21 October 2021 ¡Salarios justos ahora! - Equal Pay Now! Dear LCLAA members and allies, If an average Latina worker started a job at the beginning of 2020, she would have to work until today (October 21st, 2021) to earn what her average white, non-Hispanic male counterpart made in 2020 alone. That is because Latinas earn only 57 cents on the dollar compared to white, non-Hispanic men, making them the group most adversely affected by the gender, racial, and ethic pay gaps. Today we observe Latina Equal Pay Day to draw attention to this grave injustice, mobilize our union siblings in the fight for equal pay, and celebrate the gains we have made so far. You can join the movement for Latina equal pay by spreading the word in person and via our social media storm today at 2pm Eastern, using our Latina equal pay toolkit.  You can learn more about the Latina pay gap by listening to our recent webinar entitled Beyond the Gap, which sheds light on the underlying causes of the pay gap and is included in this newsletter. Finally, we invite you to purchase a Latina equal pay T-shirt to support our Trabajadoras fellowship, which gives Latina workers and students the tools to fight the pay gap in their own communities. In solidarity, President Yanira Merino and the LCLAA staff TELL US YOUR STORY! DONATE TODAY! BECOME A MEMBER! Strike-tober: Workers Show Their Power Across the nation, workers are taking to the picket line in numbers not seen in decades. After working through the height of the pandemic, often with no hazard pay and minimal Covid-19 protections, workers are seizing the opportunity presented by the so-called "labor shortage" to demand the conditions and recognition they deserve. Read more about strike-tober in this recent Reuters article. New York Farmworkers First in the State to Unionize Workers at Pindar Vineyards in eastern Long Island recently became the first agricultural workers to unionize in New York when they joined RWDSU/UFCW Local 338. Agricultural sector organizing in the state was only legalized in 2019 with the passage of the Farm Laborers Fair Practices Act. Nevertheless, farm workers remain deprived of the right to strike and other critical rights according to New York labor laws. Read more. Leer en español. Beyond the Gap: Building an Economy that Works for Trabajadoras The pay gap is one of the most visible challenges Latinas face in the workplace, and it goes beyond low-wage workers, affecting Latinas at all levels. This Latina Equal Pay Day, we go “beyond the pay gap” and examine the various inequalities both in and out of the workplace that contribute to the pay gap. Click here to learn more about role our unions play in closing the pay gap and what collective actions we can take towards achieving this goal. Unionization and the Future of Covid-19 Recovery Last week, LCLAA President Yanira Merino and member Janella Hinds of UFT joined a panel discussion on how unionization can fit within our collective strategies for bolstering wages, improving working conditions, and building multi-racial coalitions in a post COVID-19 economy. Click here to tune into this event, co-hosted with the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative. Eventos - Events Latina Equal Pay Day - 21 October. Participate in our Latina equal pay Twitterstorm from 2pm to 3pm ET using our equal pay toolkit. If you have a Latina equal pay T-shirt, you can also raise awareness by posting a photo or video of yourself wearing it using the two following hashtags #Trabajadoras #LatinaEqualPay and tag @LCLAA. National Vote Early Day - 23 October.  Celebrate vote early day by raising awareness about the option to vote early in your community. Click here to find out more about early voting in your area and for civic engagement resources. ¡Actúa! - Take Action! Support Tax Credits for Union Made Electric Vehicles - Tell Congress you support provisions in the Build Back Better Act that give consumers an additional tax credit if they purchase a union-made electric vehicle made in the U.S. Contact your representatives today! Tell Congress to pass the Build Back Better Agenda - Consisting of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2021 budget reconciliation bill, this agenda would allocate trillions of dollars of investment to our jobs, families and communities. Add your name to support this investment in working people. Show your solidarity with HelloFresh workers - Workers at largest meal kit company in the United States are organizing after employees faced disrespect, a worksite COVID-19 outbreak, and preventable injuries during the pandemic--all while the company doubled its revenue. Urge HelloFresh to pledge not to retaliate against unionizing workers. Pledge your support for striking BCTGM members at Kellogg - Despite members working long, hard hours to produce cereals throughout the pandemic, Kellogg is demanding these workers give up quality health care, retirement benefits, and holiday and vacation pay. Sign this petition to show your solidarity. Call for comprehensive immigration reform - Did you miss our day of action on immigration? It's not too late to act! You can still use this link to call or write your Senator and advocate for a path to citizenship. Reconocimientos - Shout-Outs Congratulations to Greater Lansing LCLAA President Maria Starr for being featured in the AFL-CIO's Hispanic Heritage Month social media campaign. Maria's profile highlights her dedication to community service, civil and women's rights advocacy, the labor movement as a proud UAW Local 652 member. ¿Qué opinas? - What do you think? Halloween vs Día de los Muertos What do you celebrate? TAKE THE SURVEY! El AVANCE El Avance is published by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. LCLAA was born in 1972 out of the need to educate, organize and mobilize Latinos in the labor movement and has expanded its influence to organize Latinos in an effort to impact workers' rights and their influence in the political process. LCLAA represents the interest of more than 2 million Latino workers in the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), The Change to Win Federation, and independent unions. Visit us on the web at lclaa.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. DONATE TODAY! TELL US YOUR STORY! BECOME A MEMBER! FORM A UNION! Use the button above to submit news, events, and shout-outs from your area. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement  815 Black Lives Matter Plz NW Washington DC, 20006