LCLAA's Bi-weekly Newsletter | May 19, 2022
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Saddened by the Buffalo Shooting
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Dear LCLAA members and allies,
I was heartbroken to learn of the Buffalo shooting this past weekend. A self described white supremacist, took fire in a grocery store in an area known for its large Black population. He was motivated by both his racist ideology and by an inaccurate fear that Black Americans and immigrants are in the country to replace white Americans.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have seen this same logic drive white individuals to murderous action. In 2018, an antisemitic man opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue and one year later, another white man gunned down individuals in an El Paso Walmart, targetting Mexicans.
Not only does this false logic actively endanger Latinos, but it “others” us. It perpetuates the idea that we are not Americans and that we are not vital members of our communities.
Of course, we know this is inaccurate. The population of the United States is becoming more diverse. And with this, it is becoming more Latino. We must stand together as a community to fully denounce hate and the rhetoric associated with it. But at the same time we must use this as an opportunity to educate those who will see us sideline.
In solidarity,
Yanira Merino
National President of LCLAA
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The House voted last week to allow close to 10,000 of its employees to bargain collectively and form unions, the biggest expansion of congressional staffer rights in three decades. The move comes after 2021 saw the highest rate of staff turnover in over 20 years and as leadership and lawmakers are hoping to diminish burnout and brain drain. Read the full article.
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It seems like unions are growing. We are seeing new organizations unionize - the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Starbucks, REI, Amazon. Yet last year we saw a decline in union membership nationwide. It’s hard to quantify the push and pulls in the labor movement, especially due to the pandemic. Read the full article.
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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.
Call on the Biden Administration to Cancel Student Debt: One of the main goals of organized labor is to make the pathway to the middle class accessible to all. But the ever rising student loan debt crisis has become a far too common obstacle for many. Sign the petition and support canceling student debt.
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May 21: Greater Lansing Area Chapter is hosting an education session about election protection, Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act and redistricting. Click here to register.
May 31: Los Angeles Chapter is hosting a community food distribution event at United Steelworkers Local 675. Click here for more information.
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Eventos Pasados- Past Events
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Our Central Florida chapter has been on the ground, active in the community! In the last few weeks they hosted a housing crisis workshop, hosted a leadership training with community partner Hablamos Español, and engaged in the National Letters Carriers Association Food Drive.
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Proposed Rule Would Reduce Medicare Coverage Gaps
A proposed new federal regulation is expected to keep 65 year olds from having to wait for their Medicare coverage to kick in regardless of when they apply during official enrollment periods. Read more here.
7 Ways to Spot a Company That Values Older Workers
It’s important to consider the organizational culture of a company you may consider working at. Some companies are hesitant to hire older employees. Click here to learn seven ways to find companies that value older workers.
Experience Corps
Learn how you can share your knowledge, talent, and time to help young students become better readers. Read more 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
The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute (OI) announced its training schedule for March through September 2022. The goal of the training is to partner with labor organizations to provide their members and staff organizers with the principles and skills critical to winning respect and dignity at work through organizing a union. Read more here.
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 National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF):
National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) in Washington, DC is hiring Program Manager and Program Coordinator -- with experience with nonprofit program planning, management and reports for scholarship, mentoring, pharmacists education and student chapters, and physicians interested in research programs --- bilingual, bicultural preferred. To apply, send resumes and cover letters to Jobs@nhmamd.org.
Program Manager, based in Washington, D.C. Read more here.
Program Coordinator, based in Washington, D.C. Read more 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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for Latin American Advancement
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