LCLAA in the News

EL AVANCE LCLAA's bi-weekly newsletter | 16 Dec. 2021 LCLAA en los medios - LCLAA in the news Dear LCLAA members and allies, Last week, I took a moment to chat with anchors from Univision 24/7 to talk about the strike wave that is galvanizing workers across the country and inspiring union drives at companies like Starbucks and Amazon. Getting the word out about unions and worker empowerment to our community is a key part of what we do as members of this movement. I hope this interview, which you can watch below, will inspire you to write an op-ed or join a TV or radio interview to tell your community how unions benefit Latino/a workers. In solidarity, President Yanira Merino VIEW THE AFL-CIO STRIKE MAP TELL US YOUR STORY! DONATE TODAY! BECOME A MEMBER! Immigration Judges Restore Union Rights The National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ-IFPTE), which has long served as the only union for immigration judges, recently regained the recognition of the federal government after it was stripped during the Trump administration. Understaffing remains a major challenge for immigration courts across the county, which collectively face a backlog of over 1.5 million cases. Read more in this article from the Guardian. Workers Form First Starbucks Union in US Workers in Buffalo, NY recently formed the Starbucks union in the US. Their campaign focused on the local level and exerted the right to organize individual locations of the chain. Read more about how this victory will reverberate across the fast food industry, which includes a high percentage of Latino workers, in this column by Robert Reich. University of California Recognizes Student Researchers United The University of California and Student Researchers United (SRU), a union of over 17,000 graduate student researchers across UC campuses, reached a recognition agreement Thursday after months of demonstrations. SRU, a UAW affiliate, had authorized a strike, late November. Read more in this article from the Santa-Barbara News Press. Eventos - Events Hunger Strike for Voting Rights - This week, voting rights activists will continue their hunger strike for the Freedom to Vote Act in front of the White House. You can support them by helping to spread the word about the event or visiting them in Lafayette Park between 10am and 4pm if you are in Washington, DC. AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference - 16-17 January. Join committed trade unionists to discuss how to build on civil and human rights victories and strategize about the continued fight for economic and racial justice with and within the labor movement. ¡Actúa! - Take Action! Join the fight against toxic pesticides! - Nerve-agent pesticides called organophosphates (OPs) are deeply harmful to children’s brain development and toxic to farm workers. Join us in calling on the EPA to ban OPs. Tell the Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act! - In order to continue critical programs that are strengthening U.S. workers and families, and address inflation while combating COVID-19 we need a continued investment in working people. Sign the petition and tell the U.S. Senate to act now to pass the Build Back Better Act. 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 the 2021-2022 cohort of LCLAA Trabajadoras Fellows on the kick-off of their fellowship! Oportunidades - Opportunities 2022 Dream Summer Fellowship at UCLA - Dream Summer is a national fellowship that empowers immigrant youth and allies to be the next generation of social justice leaders through leadership and professional development, movement building, and on-the-ground experience in social justice organizations. Learn more. For more labor job and apprenticeship postings, visit the Union Jobs Clearinghouse. Download the LCLAA App Use the buttons below or the QR code to download the LCLAA app and get our latest news delivered to your phone on a daily basis. THE APP STORE GOOGLE PLAY 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