LCLAA's Bi-weekly Newsletter | Feb. 24, 2022
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Solidarity with workers across the country
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Dear LCLAA members and allies,
The benefits of joining a union and being part of the labor movement, in general, have never been more important than at this present moment. The wave of countless workers trying to organize for a better future and a living wage has been sweeping this nation, and those fights are only the beginning.
Fundamentally, we as a collective must do our part to sustain this movement by supporting those confronting unfair work environments. Being involved may look different from community to community. Still, it is incumbent upon each of us to figure out how we support these local organizing fights and breathe life into the adage that an injury to one is an injury to all.
LCLAA has been supporting and disseminating information about many of these struggles. We encourage all of you to participate and support the vast array of organizing efforts that are on the way. Such as; the union seeking to organize Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center, production workers at Rick & Morty and Solar Opposites who filed a petition for a union election, to the Workers at Starbucks who will be holding a union vote in the coming weeks. Remember, we all have the responsibility to hold the line for our hermanas y hermanos en la lucha!
In solidarity,
President Yanira Merino
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Tom Morello teamed up with grandson and wrote the song "Hold the Line" for every working person fighting for their rights on the picket line. Listen to the song!
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Young workers give unions new hope
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Workers in their 20s, and even in their teens, are leading ongoing efforts to unionize companies large and small, from Starbucks and REI to local cannabis dispensaries. Young workers say that unions are a vehicle to fight against wage inequality and poor working conditions. Read the full article.
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Want Equal Pay? Get a Union.
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In this recent blog post, co-authored by AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon about Union Women Equal Pay Day, which comes a full month earlier than Equal Pay Day. Being represented by a union reduces women’s wage gap by nearly 40% compared with the pay gap experienced by non-union women. Read the full blog.
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Siguen las manifestaciones en Puerto Rico
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Los empleados públicos de todos los sectores han estado y seguirán marchando exigiendo justicia salarial y una jubilación digna. Esta ha sido una lucha de mucho tiempo debido al colapso financiero y la implementación de La Junta. Colectivamente, los sindicatos están luchando para asegurar y exigir que todos los trabajadores en Puerto Rico sean tratados con dignidad y respeto. Lee el artículo completo.
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- Tell Oshkosh Defense to build USPS postal vehicles with union labor in Wisconsin. Sign the Petition.
- On Valentine's Day, the ERA Coalition launched the "Archivist, You've Got Mail" campaign to show the U.S Archivist, David Ferriero that more people out want the ERA published than those who do not want it published. Click here to send a postcard.
- The Department of Justice must protect airline employees. Workers at airports and in airplanes deserve a safe workplace, free of abuse and physical harm. Click here to add your name to say you support passenger service agents!
- Don’t Say Gay” bill (HB 1557/SB 1834) has passed its first Florida House Committee. This dangerous bill blocks teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues or people and undermines existing protections for LGBTQ kids in schools. Tell Florida Lawmakers to Oppose "Don't Say Gay" Bill
- 50 for 50 Membership Drive! Help grow LCLAA by recruiting 50 new members! If you participate with your local chapter, you can help raise funds and win swag! Check out the rules for more details, and take the pledge to participate.
- 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. They also tend to impact Latino workers and communities more than any others. Join us in calling on the EPA to ban OPs.
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February 24: Join the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women's Equality today at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time for a virtual discussion on the future of voting rights in the United States. Register Here
February 26: Chicago Metro LCLAA Covid Vaccine Drive. No appointment needed. Click here for more information
March 3: Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinar. Register Here
April 23: Greater Lansing LCLAA Chapter 8th Annual Scholarship Dinner. Click here for more information.
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Reconocimientos - Shout-outs
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A big shout out to our Central Florida chapter members who throughout the pandemic teamed up with local organizations to provide access to covid vaccines to our community and now they continue to help and support by getting community members to donate blood. Read the full article.
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Geoconda Argüello-Kline has retired after 32 years of organizing and 10 years of leading the Culinary Union-UNITE HERE as secretary-treasurer. Under her leadership, the union representing workers in Nevada’s gaming industry helped lead the effort to support working families during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Argüello-Kline came to America as a political refugee in 1979 and rose through the ranks of the Culinary Union-UNITE HERE to become its principal officer. Congratulation Sister Geoconda!
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Oportunidades - Opportunities
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Oportunidades y más
- Communications and Policy Associate: LCLAA seeks a thoughtful and dynamic Communications and Policy Associate to build upon a broad and robust communications program, and bring our work to the next level. The Communications and Policy Associate is a key member of the National Staff team. Read the full description
- Digital Communications and Programs Coordinator: The Digital Communications and Programs Coordinator is responsible for managing our social media channels, creating and curating content, and sharing information around our core issues. The Digital Communications and Programs Coordinator will work with LCLAA’s national team to implement our communications strategy with a particular focus on content creation for our website, programs, and managing social media copy with a data-driven approach, as well as building and maintaining relationships with our members, chapters, and partners. Read the full description
- 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
- EMILY’s List Ignite Change fellowship. If you’re ready to take your community involvement to the next level or would be interested, apply by March 4. Click here for more information.
- El Colegio Chicano del Pueblo in partnership with Prescott College in Arizona offers eligible candidates a pathway to earn college credits through Prescott College. If certain conditions are met, you may be awarded up to 32 transfer credits. Click here to learn more about CCP’s innovative approach to helping YOU achieve your educational goals
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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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