LCLAA Celebrates International Workers Day
MEDIA STATEMENT
May 1, 2022
Contact: Diane Harris, Communications and Policy Associate
Dharris@lclaa.org | 1-202-315-8238
Washington, DC - On May 1st, on International Workers’ Day, we are reminded of the power of collective action. Originating from the fight for an eight-hour workday, it reminds us of all we can accomplish together in our fight for better working conditions.
However, the day has evolved into something larger for the Latino community. In 2006, immigrants used the day to protest a proposed immigration bill that would have increased penalties for undocumented immigrants. Immigrants boycotted schools and businesses and once again joined together. They reminded our country of their importance, of how much our country depends on them.
In 2017, our community took this day, el Día sin inmigrante, to march and protest nationwide in response to President Trump’s anti-immigration policies. And even more recently, this week, our chapters have come together to help migrants who have been bussed to our nation’s capital by Texas Governor Abbott.
LCLAA can never lose sight of its goals - not when more than 690 immigrants have died in the workplace in a single year or when migrants are being bused to the nation’s capital. LCLAA takes this opportunity to reflect on these previous successes but is committed to working with our community to ensure Latinos have a voice.
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. LCLAA was born in 1973 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, independent unions and all their affiliate unions. Visit LCLAA on the web at www.lclaa.org, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
