LCLAA's Bi-weekly Newsletter | 13 Jan. 2022
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¡Feliz año nuevo! - Happy New Year!
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Dear LCLAA members and allies,
Happy new year! I hope that you were able to get some much needed rest and spend cherished time with your loved ones over the past weeks. Although we continue to face a continuing pandemic and confront challenges to our basic democratic rights, like the rights to vote and to organize, the holiday season has filled us with optimism for the year ahead.
And we think that optimism is warranted! With approval for unions at a historic high and with many workers reconsidering what they value on the job, we have an unprecedented opportunity to bring new workers into our movement. That's why we recently launched the 50 for 50 Anniversary Membership Drive, through which we are challenging chapters and members alike to recruit 50 new members by March 31st.
Fifty years ago, Latino and Latina trade unionists from around the country had an idea - an idea that planted the seed for our enduring and pioneering organization. Since then, LCLAA has touched the lives of countless workers by giving them a voice in their workplaces and communities. We hope you will join us in this year of recovery and celebration to build on that legacy by reaching out to workers and families who are looking to regain a voice and sense of purpose.
In solidarity,
President Yanira Merino and the LCLAA National Staff
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The California Labor Federation (CLF) recently announced that former state assembly member Lorena Gonzalez, will join the California Labor Federation team. Her long history with the labor movement combined with her legislative record of relentlessly championing the rights and protections of working people perfectly positions her to build on decades of success for workers led by the Federation and affiliated unions. Read more in this piece from the LA Times.
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On the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, LCLAA joins AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler in calling for reforms to defend against assaults against our democracy and strengthen voting rights for all Americans. Read President Shuler's statement on this somber anniversary, and take action by telling Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, which would prevent our communities by being disenfranchised by state and local legislatures.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced it's awarding of over $8 million in contract investments to four national Industry Intermediaries to expand the use of Registered Apprenticeship in sectors affected by the pandemic. The department is seeking to develop apprenticeship opportunities for all U.S. workers, in particular those from under-represented and underserved populations. Read more.
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Reconocimientos - Shout-outs
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- LCLAA's National Staff are pleased to welcome Cristina Barillas to our team as Chapter Development and Field Coordinator. Cristina brings a wealth of rank-and-file union experience from her time working as a plumber with the United Association (UA), and she looks forward to working with LCLAA chapters, members, and leaders to strengthen and grow our membership.
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Oportunidades - Opportunities
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- Staff Attorney - UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative (LPPI). UCLA LPPI seeks an emerging legal advocate to serve as a staff attorney for the UCLA Voting Rights Project. The UCLA Voting Rights Project is the flagship project of LPPI and works to ensure an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.
- Deputy Director - UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative (LPPI). UCLA LPPI seeks a strategic leader to serve as Deputy Director. UCLA LPPI addresses the most critical domestic policy challenges facing Latinos and other communities of color through research, advocacy, mobilization, and leadership development to propel policy reforms that expand genuine opportunity for all Americans. This role requires a person with the strategic acumen and intellectual ability to advance sophisticated initiatives, exceptional project management and execution skills, and the interpersonal savvy to motivate and retain a cross-functional team for a dynamic and fast-paced research enterprise… Read more.
- 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.
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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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