LCLAA's Bi-weekly Newsletter, June 2, 2022
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June: A Month Celebrating Diversity
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Dear LCLAA members and allies,
June is a month all about celebrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Throughout this month we celebrate different sectors of the Latino community.
During Pride month we celebrate those of us who are LGBT+ and stand in solidarity with them at pride parades, marches and events dedicated to self empowerment and acceptance of the broader community. And later this month we will highlight the pay discrimination still faced by those who identify as part of the LGBT+.
On Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, we educate ourselves on the origin of the holiday, a day which only became federally recognized last year. We join Black communities as they come together to celebrate the emanicipation of ensalved African-Americans and we ask ourselves what else we can do to uplift Afro-Latinos.
To start the month we will center the conversion on Latinas and women as we continue to see the attack on reproductive rights. Our National Staff, in the hopes of understanding what this attack may mean for the Latino community and for labor, hosted a conversation with other labor leaders on their newest episode of El Desvio.
This month we embrace how intersectional and how diverse the Latino community is. We are not a monolith - despite what many may believe. Instead we are a community abundant with differences and we are so much stronger for it.
In solidarity,
Yanira Merino
National President of LCLAA
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Earlier today LCLAA released the newest episode of our podcast, El Desvio. The episode titled "Hands off my Reproductive Rights" is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Podbean!
On May 2nd, an initial draft majority opinion was leaked showing that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe w. Wade, the court case that guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. The leak has led to widespread concern nationwide about the decline in reproductive rights in recent years.
Today we want to use our podcast to try and understand the implications this will have for women in the labor force and how access to healthcare, contraceptives, preventative care, and birth control impact working families. The episode includes the voices of labor leaders from the United Federation of Teachers, the Coalition of Labor Union Women and the Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights.
Listen and share with your friends and family! Retweet & like LCLAA's tweet, share our Facebook post, and like our instagram post!
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Biden administration cancels $5.8 billion in student loan debt for former Corinthian students
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The Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will cancel $5.8 billion in student loan debt for 560,000 borrowers who attended the now-defunct network of for-profit schools known as Corinthian Colleges. Read more here.
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Este articulo de Telemundo nos muestra que detrás de avances fundamentales en materia de derechos civiles para los hispanos en Estados Unidos tuvieron también mano varias personas de ascendencia asiática y de islas del Pacífico, aunque ese papel ha pasado desapercibido en gran medida. Haga clic aquí para leer más.
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La Secretaría de Economía, en coordinación con la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, revisarán abusos laborales en la planta de autopartes de Panasonic en Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Haz click aquí para informarte en más detalle.
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Support Immigrant Workers: Across the country we are seeing a rise in unions, in worker organizing and in collective action. With this momentum we must demand the Department of Homeland Security to protect immigrant workers! Click here to sign the petition to support immigrant workers.
Apoya Inmigrantes Californianos: Por favor, firme esta petición para compartirla con los legisladores de California y el Gobernador Newsom y mostrar su apoyo a la campaña de la Coalición Red de Seguridad para Todos, liderada y apoyada por los trabajadores, para conseguir beneficios de desempleo para los trabajadores inmigrantes excluidos (AB 2847). ¡Firme la petición aquí para apoyar a los inmigrantes excluidos!
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Upcoming Events - Eventos
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Salud: Los adults mayores tienen dificultades para encontrar atención de salud mental asequible
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia, los diagnósticos de salud mental han ido en aumento. Lea más sobre el impulso reciente para obtener una mejor cobertura de salud mental para quienes tienen Medicare.
Dinero: The 5 Secrets to Getting Hired After 50
Age discrimination continues to be an obstacle for many looking to switch careers or find new jobs. Read here to learn five ways to successfully compete in the job market.
Amor: Volunteer From Home
AARP has multiple opportunities to utilize your skillskit and volunteer from the comfort of your home. Opportunities are updated regularly and range in topic. Find volunteer roles here.
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Oportunidades - Opportunities
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Advocacy, Communications and Policy Internship Program:LCLAA’s Internship Program is project-oriented and will expose you to administrative, communications, research, and legislative advocacy work in our daily operations. Through this internship, you will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills like political organizing, writing and public speaking, event planning and team management. For more information email Kpineda@lclaa.org
LCLAA Los Angeles Scholarship Fund: The Scholarship competition is open to children and grandchildren of LCLAA- Los Angeles Chapter active members. One Scholarship, each with a value of $500 if attending Community College, Trade School or Apprenticeship Program. For those attending a four year University $1,000 will be granted. Scholarship is to be made available for use in the freshman year at any accredited college or university in the United States. Or a Trade School or Apprenticeship Program in California. Read more here.
Opportunities at the California Domestic Workers Coalition:
The CDWC is a domestic worker-led, statewide alliance of community-based organizations, domestic employers, worker centers, labor unions, faith groups, students, and policy advocates. They’ve come together to confront a history of exclusion to basic labor protections and to advance the rights and dignity of domestic workers and their communities across the state.
Social Media and Digital Organizer in San Francisco. Apply Here.
Statewide Organizer in San Francisco. Apply Here.
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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.
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
815 Black Lives Matter Plz NW
Washington DC, 20006
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