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It is the second largest in the country, representing over 300 unions and over 800,000 workers. Founded in 1885, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO is the chartered Central Labor Council (CLC) of the AFL-CIO in Los Angeles County and is the second largest in the country, representing over 300 unions and over 800,000 workers.
Mission: We are a federation, representing more than 300 affiliated unions with common values. Our mission is to safeguard the rights of working people and make a real difference for their families and communities. We empower workers to organize, because that’s the best way to ensure good, safe jobs. We fight for anyone who believes in the American Dream, especially those who have systematically been kept from it. We support policies and campaigns that will transform LA. We don’t take baby steps, we leap forward to create lasting change. We’re proud of our 100-year history, but our eyes are fixed on the next hundred years.
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09/19/2020
Pico Union Food Distribution — Labor Community Services
Stop by our Pico Union Food Distribution today between 9am-12pm.
OPEN TO MEMBERS OF ANY UNION & THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY Walk-up distribution. Must wear face mask. Please bring a cart to pick up food.
09/19/2020
Rest In Power Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg #RBG
09/14/2020
Op-Ed: I got COVID-19 while working at Ralphs. People like me need a voice in workplace safety
Workers are our greatest resource in the fight against COVID-19. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors must support Public Health Councils to stop this Public Health Crisis and save lives. #councilsnotcovid
"By listening to workers, I believe Kroger could slow the spread of the virus. I know my store inside and out. With support from the top, workers like me could help ensure safety protocols are being followed. Confrontations between employees and customers would be minimized if staffing were sufficient to ensure no one is allowed into the store without a mask.[...] I learned that Los Angeles County is considering establishing worker-led public health councils that would allow employees to report their coronavirus safety concerns without fear of retaliation. Grocery workers know the risks and the potential solutions. Our input could help reduce the number of infections at grocery stores. Establishing councils would give us a seat at the table." - Maria Hernandez, Ralphs grocery worker who contracted COVID-19
Grocery workers are at high risk for COVID-19. Essential workers need a seat at the table in public health regulations.
09/13/2020
Editorial: California Prop. 15 would cause businesses to pay fair share of property taxes
It’s time we close the tax loopholes that wealthy corporations have used to avoid paying their fair share. Vote YES on Prop 15
#YESon15
“For all its progressive image, California has a lopsided revenue system that has evolved since a fateful vote in 1978 that redrew the rules on property taxes. That measure, known as Proposition 13, largely froze homeowner taxes, but it did the same for business holdings. When property changed hands, taxes could be reset, but that happened less often with commercial and industrial land when deals could be structured to avoid reassessment. The result: Businesses enjoyed low taxes while new homeowners faced higher levies as housing was resold.
Prop. 15 offers a solution to this unfairness. It calls for splitting the rolls, with residential property staying within the present protections while it sets more timely assessments for large business holdings. The heart of the original law that protects homeowners from sharp tax boosts will be saved. Businesses won’t get an undue break.”
Prop. 15 would make businesses pay property taxes based on market value. That’s an overdue update to a creaking tax code.
09/12/2020
#neverforget
#neverforget #911
09/09/2020
When we vote, we win - and, as you know, this election is critical! Join our 2020 L.A. Union Votes campaign kick-off and virtual phone bank on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at 10:00 AM. We have some exciting stuff to reveal too...(but if you want to hear it first, you have to attend by registering at thelafed.org/2020kickoff)
09/07/2020
Happy Labor Day and Welcome to Uniontown!
A Labor Day surprise from us to you: Welcome to Uniontown! A brand new podcast (http://welcometouniontown.podbean.com and soon on Spotify) brought to you by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and co-hosted by LA Fed President Ron Herrera and Political Coordinator Hugo Romero, we dive deep into the backstories of workers and the journey of iconic leaders from their first job to their greatest victory, in every aspect of the movement from Hollywood to the docks. On today’s special Labor Day launch, Dolores Huerta sits down to share little-known aspects of her early life and her beginnings in the movement. From her storied partnership with Cesar Chavez to her interactions with James Hoffa and Robert Kennedy. The episode brings in inspiring insights, humor, and anecdotes that allow a rare window into her legendary life. We hope you enjoy, let us know what you think at [email protected], and once again...Welcome to Uniontown!
09/07/2020
Patricia Castellanos Says Happy Labor Day!
We ran into Patricia Castellanos for School Board volunteering at Labor of Love today, rocking a UFCW770 mask, to support working families alongside the LA labor movement in Wilmington to celebrate #LaborDay2020!
09/07/2020
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
ATTN. Our AMAZING labor volunteers want to stay longer and distribute food to more families, so PLEASE KEEP ON COMING. We’ll be here til AT LEAST ONE PM. #UnionStrong #laborday
09/07/2020
ATTN. Our AMAZING labor volunteers want to stay longer and distribute food to more families, so PLEASE KEEP ON COMING. We’ll be here til AT LEAST ONE PM. #UnionStrong #laborday
09/07/2020
The 41st annual Wilmington Labor Day parade might be canceled, but union members and labor allies still came through to give back to working families in the community. Happy Labor Day 2020!
09/01/2020
Port of LA, Shipping Company Donate 75,000 Respiratory Masks to Farmworkers
An incredible and much-needed donation to farmworkers who have been working through dangerous conditions due to COVID-19, extreme heatwaves, and smoke inhalation from California wildfires.
"[Teresa] Romero said the UFW conducted a survey recently that found 84% of the state's farmworkers have not been provided with an N95 mask or protective equipment of a similar quality since the pandemic hit California.
Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, said farmworkers also typically work in temperatures that exceed 100-degrees in the middle of the summer.
"These essential heroes of the fields should always have essential (personal protective equipment) available to them, and they must be treated as essential and not sacrificial," Herrera said." (via NBC LA)
The Port of Los Angeles and the CMA CGM Group shipping company donated 75,000 respiratory face masks on Monday to California farmworkers coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat.
09/01/2020
Over 5,700 lives lost to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. Tell the Board of Supervisors - not one more. We need #CouncilsNotCOVID and we need them now. The Board of Supervisors will vote tomorrow. Take action ASAP at https://publichealthcouncils.org/take-action. (It takes less than one minute!)
08/31/2020
We are here today at the steps of the Board of Supervisors’ office in DTLA, in front of a new public memorial to mourn the 5700+ lives of Angelenos whose lives have been lost to COVID-19. They were grandparents, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, friends, neighbors, and loved ones across our community.
This is a message from those they leave behind calling on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pass a motion on Tuesday to implement Public Health Councils led by workers to assist the Department of Public Health with monitoring COVID-19 protocols at their workplaces (where people gather daily) without fear of retaliation. Workers do not live at work, they go home to their families and their community. Customers do not live at workplaces, they go home to their families and their community. We need #CouncilsNotCOVID NOW to prevent community spread and save lives.
We are inviting anyone who has lost someone to visit and add to the memorial any time after in remembrance of their loved ones, as we will be leaving it here for the community to visit in collective mourning.
https://facebook.com/events/s/memorial-for-angelenos-lost-to/338089850668545/
08/29/2020
Thank you to the countless unions, organizations, and community members who came out today to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the historic Chicano Moratorium. #solidarity
Hundreds of cars and thousands of people were out in the streets today to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. We want to thank the everyone who made today possible and for allowing us to take part in such an incredible event. La Lucha Sigue
Fifty years ago, at the height of the Chicano Movement and the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, over 30,000 Chicano activists gathered in East Los Angeles organizing the Chicano Moratorium, a march to protest the war and demand dignity and respect for their communities. Chicanos were overrepresented in those who were killed in combat overseas while their communities at home were consistently neglected and denied basic resources such as quality school, housing, and access to good jobs. The resulting backlash against the march by local law enforcement resulted in the injury of many peaceful participants and the death of Latino reporter Ruben Salazar after a tear gas canister struck him in the head.
08/29/2020
Photos from Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO's post
08/29/2020
As relevant now as ever. These are A. Philip Randolph's opening remarks on the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom:
We're gathered here for the longest demonstration in the history of this nation. Let the nation and the world know the meaning of our numbers.
We are not a pressure group, we are not an organization or a group of organizations, we are not a mob. We are the advanced guard of a massive, moral revolution for jobs and freedom. This revolution reverberates throughout the land touching every city, every town, every village where black men are segregated, oppressed and exploited. But this civil rights revolution is not confined to the Negro, nor is it confined to civil rights for our white allies know that they cannot be free while we are not.
And we know that we have no future in a society in which 6 million black and white people are unemployed and millions more live in poverty. Nor is the goal of our civil rights revolution merely the passage of civil rights legislation. Yes, we want all public accommodations open to all citizens, but those accommodations will mean little to those who cannot afford to use them. Yes, we want a Fair Employment Practice Act, but what good will it do if profit-geared automation destroys the jobs of millions of workers black and white?
We want integrated public schools, but that means we also want federal aid to education, all forms of education. We want a free, democratic society dedicated to the political, economic and social advancement of man along moral lines. Now we know that real freedom will require many changes in the nation's political and social philosophies and institutions. For one thing we must destroy the notion that Mrs. Murphy's property rights include the right to humiliate me because of the color of my skin.
The sanctity of private property takes second place to the sanctity of the human personality. It falls to the Negro to reassert this proper priority of values, because our ancestors were transformed from human personalities into private property. It falls to us to demand new forms of social planning, to create full employment, and to put automation at the service of human needs, not at the service of profits-for we are the worst victims of unemployment. Negroes are in the forefront of today's movement for social and racial justice, because we know we cannot expect the realization of our aspirations through the same old anti-democratic social institutions and philosophies that have all along frustrated our aspirations.
And so we have taken our struggle into the streets as the labor movement took its struggle into the streets, as Jesus Christled the multitude through the streets of Judaea. The plain and simple fact is that until we went into the streets the federal government was indifferent to our demands. It was not until the streets and jails of Birmingham were filled that Congress began to think about civil rights legislation. It was not until thousands demonstrated in the South that lunch counters and other public accommodations were integrated.
It was not until the Freedom Riders were brutalized inAlabama that the 1946 Supreme Court decision banning discrimination in interstate travel was enforced and it was not until construction sites were picketed in the North that Negro workers were hired. Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy.
The months and years ahead will bring new evidence of masses in motion for freedom. The March on Washington is not the climax of our struggle, but a new beginning not only for the Negro but for all Americans who thirst for freedom and a better life. Look for the enemies of Medicare, of higher minimum wages, of Social Security, of federal aid to education and there you will find the enemy of the Negro, the coalition of Dixiecrats and reactionary Republicans that seek to dominate the Congress.
We must develop strength in order that we may be able to back and support the civil rights program of President Kennedy. In the struggle against these forces, all of us should be prepared to take to the streets. The spirit and techniques that built the labor movement, founded churches, and now guide the civil rights revolution must be a massive crusade, must be launched against the unholy coalition of Dixiecrats and of the racists that seek to strangle Congress. We here today are only the first wave.
When we leave, it will be to carry on the civil rights revolution home with us into every nook and cranny of the land, and we shall return again and again to Washington in every growing numbers until total freedom is ours. We shall settle for nothing less, and may God grant that we may have the courage, the strength, and faith in this hour of trial by fire never to falter.
You can listen to the speech here: http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_CB387942466C46F6BAE6528BAFD53055
#MarchOnSocialMedia #MarchOnWashinton #ForJobsAndFreedom #MomentsInLaborHistory
08/28/2020
Workers and customers are catching COVID-19. Should businesses escape blame?
AB👏 SO👏 LUTE👏 LY👏 NOT👏
Businesses fear they'll be blamed for COVID-19's spread. They're fighting for measures to protect them from lawsuits over infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
08/28/2020
Angelenos are dealing with the loss of income, housing, and the threat of illness, for themselves, and their families. They should NOT have to worry about utility debt on top of all that. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power has a responsibility to ratepayers. Urge them to #EraseUtilityDebt here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/erase-utility-debt
A huge step forward! City Council President Nury Martinez introduced a motion telling the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power to find a solution to utility debt. Help us keep the pressure on by signing our petition here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/erase-utility-debt
Communities For A Better Environment Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education (SCOPE) Pacoima Beautiful California Housing Partnership Sierra Club Angeles Chapter NRDC Food & Water Action
08/27/2020
Doggos of the world, unite! For #NationalDogDay, we present to you #DogsOfTheLaborMovement. 🐾 (Points for your doggos in the comments! And bonus points if you can guess which LA Fed staff member owns which dog(s). 😉 )
08/27/2020
Teamwork makes the dream work. #UnionStrong
08/26/2020
Getting mixed signals here. #UnionStrong (🎨 : Eat the Rich Comic)
08/26/2020
The office of the California Secretary of State has launched a new tool to help Californians track their vote-by-mail ballots, which will be mailed to ALL registered voters with a prepaid return envelope for #Election2020.
Make sure you're ready!
🗳 Check your voter status: http://VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov
🗳 Sign up to track your ballot: http://WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov
🗳 Sign up to be a poll worker & help your community: http://PollWorker.sos.ca.gov
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Happy Labor Day and Welcome to Uniontown!
A Labor Day surprise from us to you: Welcome to Uniontown! A brand new podcast (http://welcometouniontown.podbean.com and soon on Spotify) brought to you by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and co-hosted by LA Fed President Ron Herrera and Political Coordinator Hugo Romero, we dive deep into the backstories of workers and the journey of iconic leaders from their first job to their greatest victory, in every aspect of the movement from Hollywood to the docks. On today’s special Labor Day launch, Dolores Huerta sits down to share little-known aspects of her early life and her beginnings in the movement. From her storied partnership with Cesar Chavez to her interactions with James Hoffa and Robert Kennedy. The episode brings in inspiring insights, humor, and anecdotes that allow a rare window into her legendary life. We hope you enjoy, let us know what you think at [email protected], and once again...Welcome to Uniontown!
Patricia Castellanos Says Happy Labor Day!
We ran into Patricia Castellanos for School Board volunteering at Labor of Love today, rocking a UFCW770 mask, to support working families alongside the LA labor movement in Wilmington to celebrate #LaborDay2020!
The 41st annual Wilmington Labor Day parade might be canceled, but union members and labor allies still came through to give back to working families in the community. Happy Labor Day 2020!
We are here today at the steps of the Board of Supervisors’ office in DTLA, in front of a new public memorial to mourn the 5700+ lives of Angelenos whose lives have been lost to COVID-19. They were grandparents, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, friends, neighbors, and loved ones across our community. This is a message from those they leave behind calling on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pass a motion on Tuesday to implement Public Health Councils led by workers to assist the Department of Public Health with monitoring COVID-19 protocols at their workplaces (where people gather daily) without fear of retaliation. Workers do not live at work, they go home to their families and their community. Customers do not live at workplaces, they go home to their families and their community. We need #CouncilsNotCOVID NOW to prevent community spread and save lives. We are inviting anyone who has lost someone to visit and add to the memorial any time after in remembrance of their loved ones, as we will be leaving it here for the community to visit in collective mourning. https://facebook.com/events/s/memorial-for-angelenos-lost-to/338089850668545/
Jorge H. Rodriguez, participant of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium march in Los Angeles, invites us to the upcoming 50th anniversary
Jorge H. Rodriguez, participant of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium march in Los Angeles, invites us to the upcoming 50th anniversary of the historic Chicano Moratorium on Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Pico Rivera. More info at: http://www.chicano-moratorium.com/ "We are asking people to come out and be part of this significant 50th anniversary event and raise their voices against the injustices taking place today." Fifty years ago, at the height of the Chicano Movement and the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, over 30,000 Chicano activists gathered in East Los Angeles organizing the Chicano Moratorium, a march to protest the war and demand dignity and respect for their communities. WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 2020, at 10:00 am. WHERE: Caravan will assemble at 10:00 am in Pico Rivera at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Gregg Road. The caravan will continue down Whittier Boulevard to Ruben Salazar Park - 3864 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023.
Earlier this week, President Ron Herrera spoke at a press conference with our brothers and sisters of California Nurses Association and seiu-uhw at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. These essential heroes are on the frontlines caring for our sick and keeping our communities stay safe. Even as confirmed COVID-19 cases among staff grow, nurses and healthcare workers at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital are still left: ❌ lacking adequate staffing to maintain safe care for patients ❌ lacking designated break relief which leaves more room for error ❌ lacking adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to keep themselves and their patients safe This is ridiculous! Workers must feel safe to come into work. We stand united with our union family in their fight for workers and public safety! #publichealth #solidarity #unionstrong
#CouncilsNotCOVID! Dozens of organizations are here today in front of the steps and car-caravaning around the L.A. County Board of Supervisors demanding Public Health Councils that can expand the capacity of the Department of Public Health to monitor COVID-19 protocol adherence in workplaces across Los Angeles. Workplaces are where people gather and they have been skyrocketing as outbreak sites since reopening, threatening public health. The people most equipped to make sure workplaces aren’t Petri dishes for COVID-19 are the people there every day - workers. We need worker-led Public Health Councils now!
Stopping the Spread: Workers on the Frontlines
Tonight, we will be covering the importance that worksites play on public safety and the critical role that workers play in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our communities and keeping our economy from total shutdown.
LA Labor Stands with Striking Valley Produce Workers
Say it loud and proud...LA is a UNIONTOWN! ✊🏽Over 200 cars and hundreds more union members came out to support striking Valley Produce workers and members of Teamsters Local 630! The Los Angeles Labor Movement stands with you and all workers fighting for dignity and respect! #solidarity #UnionStrong #1u #teamsters
Labor's Voice: Driving Change in the Gig Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed increasingly troublesome patterns in the "Gig Economy". From misclassifying workers to not providing PPE, corporations have continued to exploit workers when worker protections are needed most. Today's episode of Labor's Voice will feature key research, worker voices, and concrete actions to support gig economy workers during this critical time. Moderated by Kent Wong, Director of UCLA Labor Center This week, we are joined by: • Tia Koonse, Legal and Policy Research Manager, UCLA Labor Center • Bryan Blum, Political Director, California Labor Federation • Felipe Caceres, Organizer, SEIU 721 • Jerome Gage, Rideshare Driver, Mobile Workers Alliance • Rosemarie Molina, Organizing Director, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Tonight's performance is by Kayo Anderson, Mister of Culture at LA CAN / Minister of Music at The Row
HÉROES ESENCIALES: El ESTADO DE LOS TRABAJADORES LATINOS AL FRENTE DEL COVID-19
Cuando las fuerzas se unen! Únase a LA Opinión, CHIRLA, UNITE HERE Local 11, Local Teamster 396, 97.9 LA Raza y la Federación del Trabajo del Condado de Los Ángeles para un aprendizaje virtual sobre los roles esenciales de los trabajadores Latinos durante la pandemia # COVID19 #EssentialWorkers #LatinoLabor #TrabajoEsencial #TrabajadorLatino
We are in front of our food distribution for families in need to bring attention to the need for federal COVID-19 relief through the HEROES Act. We are holding it at RFK Community Schools, a public school in a community of color that would benefit from the HEROES Act. Speaking today are • Ron Herrera, President, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor • Cecily Myart-Cruz, President, UTLA • Max Arias, Executive Director, SEIU Local 99 • David Green, Treasurer, SEIU 721 The #HEROESAct invests in our infrastructure—schools, hospitals, transportation, telecommunications, etc.—and is key to immediate job creation + the growth we need to modernize schools, add hospitals, and public assets like universal broadband, especially in communities of color enduring digital and health deserts. Demand the Senate pass the #HEROESAct: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/heroesact
Labor's Voice: Racial Injustice - A Conversation with Rev. James Lawson Jr.
Tonight’s episode of Labor's Voice (brought to you by UCLA Labor Center and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO) on Racial Injustice will feature the powerful voice of Rev. James Lawson, Jr., a Methodist minister and a key architect of the nonviolent tactics of the Civil Rights Movement. On the eve of his assassination, Martin Luther King called Lawson “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world." We are also joined by Ron Herrera, President of the LA Fed, and April Verrett, President of SEIU Local 2015. The police murder of George Floyd has once again exposed the pattern of state-sanctioned violence directed at people of color, especially black men. The Trump administration promotes white supremacy, attacks blacks and immigrants, and encourages racial violence. This is a critical time for labor to respond. We need to demand police accountability, call for an end to state-sanctioned racial violence, and mobilize opposition to the Trump administration and white supremacy. This is a time to mobilize our communities in peaceful protest, to demand accountability, and to use direct action to bring about change. Tonight’s performance is by Anthony Gates. Moderated by Kent Wong, Director of UCLA Labor Center.
One hour left and plenty of food! Come say hello! #PicoUnionStrong
Labor Comes Together to Feed Our Neighbors
Our amazing volunteers from across the labor movement have been here since 6 AM preparing to feed 2,000 families. Pico-Union neighbors (and the greater Los Angeles community), we’re ready and here for you. Please come by! #LALabor #PicoUnionStrong
Sylmar Food Distribution 5/29/20
Sylmar, we’re ready for you! We’ll be here at Zio Studio Services (14002 Balboa Blvd., Sylmar, CA 91342) until 12 PM distributing food for any and all union members, friends, family, and community who are in need. Please share widely! (We just checked Google Maps and it's around 15 minutes from the San Fernando Valley or Santa Clarita right now, 30 minutes from Downtown Los Angeles. If you leave now, you'll have plenty of time to spare.🙂)
Labor's Voice: The Essential Workers Keeping Us Fed
Join us for the second episode of Labor's Voice, a labor education series from UCLA Labor Center and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO featuring the voices of workers, labor leaders, community leaders, and educators. This week we will be discussing the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the essential workers that are keeping us fed - farmworkers, drivers, and grocery workers - and the hurdles & risks they are facing along the way to getting food to our tables. Moderated by Kent Wong, Director of UCLA Labor Center This week, we are joined by: Ron Herrera, President, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Teresa Romero, President of UFW Lou Villalvazo, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 630 John Grant, President of UFCW770 Performance by Irene Diaz
For 100 Years
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor has fought so people could put food on their tables. Today, we're giving people the food they need as we fight so grocery store workers, nurses, janitors and other essential workers are kept safe...whether they have a union or not.
Webinar: Workers' Compensation During COVID-19
Labor Community Services and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor presents our “Workers' Compensation During COVID-19” resource webinar. We are joined by Scott Ford and Cheryl Wallach, attorneys and partners at Ford & Wallach, who will provide insight into steps to take after contracting COVID-19 while at work and workers’ compensation, including Governor Gavin Newsom‘s recent Executive Order N-62-20 which expands workers’ compensation benefits to employees during the pandemic. Note: This webinar is for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice or legal representation.
Los Angeles Labor Community Food Distributions
When workers are in need, we come together to lift up our sisters and brothers. When the community is in need, the Los Angeles labor movement steps up. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have come together with Labor Community Services, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and other partners to help feed over 39,000 families. Thank you to our amazing volunteers from all across the labor movement who have come out to the dozens of food distributions we have organized to support our communities! We are #UnionStrong. Thank you to Production for the People for this wonderful video.
Labor's Voice: Right to Recall & Retention
We are kicking off Labor’s Voice, a labor education series brought to you by UCLA Labor Center and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, featuring the voices of workers, labor leaders, community leaders, and educators to promote inspiring ideas to advance policy change in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. This week we will be covering the historic right of recall & retention legislation passed in the City of Los Angeles and how it will protect tens of thousands of workers across the city. We are joined by Kent Wong (Director, UCLA Labor Center) Ron Herrera (President, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO), Susan Minato (Co-President, UNITE HERE Local 11), David Huerta (President, SEIU United Service Workers West), and Walter Almendarez (Worker Leader with UNITE HERE Local 11). Musical performance by Los Cambalache.
CA State Senator Maria Elena Durazo Kicks Off Distribution
Thank you CA State Senator Maria Elena Durazo for kicking off the Mother’s Day Food Distribution today at our office! We are distributing food today here at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor office until noon. Please come out if you are in need.
Mark Ramos, President of UFCW Local 1428 said it best, “This is about workers taking care of workers.” Thank you to President Mark Ramos, UFCW 1428, and all of the volunteers who came out to our food distribution last Friday 🍗🍗🥬. With your help, we fed almost 3000 families in one day. ✊🏽#UnionStrong #Solidarity #1u
#MayDay2020 #ClapForWorkers
From us at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, we #ClapForWorkers on #MayDay2020. Essential workers, we stand with you! ✊
Webinar: Immigrant Rights In The Time Of COVID-19
For this week's COVID-19 resource webinar, hosted by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and Labor Community Services, we have invited Tanya Broder (Senior Attorney, National Immigration Law Center) and Miriam Mesa (Director of Education and Community Outreach, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) to discuss immigrant rights in the time of COVID-19. This is a bilingual webinar. Topics include: -Health care and nutrition for immigrants under the new COVID laws -Immigrants’ eligibility for health care, nutrition, and cash assistance programs in California -Public charge and other barriers that affect access to benefit programs -State Relief Program announced by the governor. -Mayor's Fund Program. -Worker's Protections in California, including State Disability Insurance, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family Leave, and Workers Compensation. -Federal Economic Stimulus Check during the COVID-19 crisis.
Terminated hotel workers joined Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez this morning to share their stories of working for decades in some cases, only to be told if they come back to work after the pandemic ends, they will have to re-apply and start at the bottom – which for many means returning to the life of poverty they worked for decades to escape. They were also joined by Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO President Ron Herrera, and UNITE HERE Local 11 Co-President Kurt Petersen. On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council will vote whether to approve Workers Retention and Recall ordinances championed by the Council President that would help maids, janitors and maintenance workers in hospitality businesses, at hotels, the airport and in commercial buildings and venues throughout the City.
Derechos Para Inquilinos en El Condado de Los Ángeles
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“Tens of thousands of hotel workers, food service workers, airport workers, janitors and security hurads have been laid off or furloughed and are now trying to make ends meet without pay.” We agree with Mayor Eric Garcetti! We must support RIGHT TO RECALL and WORKER RETENTION policies! Call your City Councilmember and urge them to support strong permanent policies to protect working families of Los Angeles. Right of Recall – Makes sure workers who were laid off can return to their jobs when it is safe for businesses to reopen. Worker Retention – makes sure workers can return to work even if their workplace changes ownership.
1000 Strong: Curtis Scott
Curtis Scott of Afscme Local 3090 is just one example of success through the Targeted Local Hire program and the importance of access to public sector jobs to those who may face barriers to employment. Public sector employment has been part of civil and labor organizing for generations. The public sector reflects the only sector of Los Angeles’ economy in which Black workers are equitably represented in quality work. A report by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, L.A. Black Worker Center, and Advancement Project found that there is a correlation between Public Sector jobs and increased middle-class families in Black communities. Read the report at https://bit.ly/2vWkLpS
Standing with striking ASARCO striking workers
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Founded in 1885, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO is the chartered Central Labor Council (CLC) of the AFL-CIO in Los Angeles County and is the second largest in the country, representing over 300 unions and over 800,000 workers.
We are a federation, representing more than 300 affiliated unions with common values. Our mission is to safeguard the rights of working people and make a real difference for their families and communities. We empower workers to organize, because that’s the best way to ensure good, safe jobs. We fight for anyone who believes in the American Dream, especially those who have systematically been kept from it. We support policies and campaigns that will transform LA. We don’t take baby steps, we leap forward to create lasting change. We’re proud of our 100-year history, but our eyes are fixed on the next hundred years.
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