Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Los Angeles Chapter

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Los Angeles Chapter OFFICIAL page for the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA-LA)

Since its founding, APALA has played a unique role in addressing the workplace issues of the 660,000 APA union members and as the bridge between the broader labor movement and the APA community. Backed with strong support of the AFL-CIO, APALA has 13 chapters and pre-chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C. Los Angeles plays a key role in the labor movement today, as one of the most dyna

mic centers of labor organizing – through unions and worker centers. Los Angeles has about 1.1 million union members, which is about 45% of all the union members in California. In addition, the unionization rate for Asian Pacific Americans is 14.6% in Los Angeles, compared to 16.5% overall. There are 1.3 million Asian Pacific Americans in Los Angeles, the 2nd largest population in the country. Representing the greater Los Angeles area, APALA LA seeks to uplift the voice of Asian Pacific American workers in a region with one of the highest gaps between rich and poor.

APALA was present at the No Kings Day rally 💪👑🚫🚫No crowns, no thrones—just people rising.
03/29/2026

APALA was present at the No Kings Day rally 💪👑🚫🚫No crowns, no thrones—just people rising.

APALA LA members were present at the LA FED workers congress!!! 💪💪💪💪
03/16/2026

APALA LA members were present at the LA FED workers congress!!! 💪💪💪💪

03/15/2026

Arlene Inouye gave the Keynote Address at California Teachers Association’s Human Rights Awards Banquet. She shared Kent Wong’s love of educating students on the labor movement, inspiring those to go on to careers in supporting and organizing workers.

03/15/2026

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Lifetime Warrior and UTLA’s Arlene Inouye’s Keynote Address at the California Teachers Association Human Rights Award Banquet on March 14, 2026. CTA named their Asian & Pacific Islander Human Rights Award in honor of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Los Angeles Chapter’s Kent Wong.

03/15/2026

On March 14, 2026, California Teachers Association named their Asian & Pacific Islander Human Rights Award in honor of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)’s Kent Wong. UTLA’s Arlene Inouye shared this video to the audience, exemplifying Kent’s love of educating and inspiring students, effectively empowering and growing the labor movement.

03/15/2026

California Teachers Association’s Alma Galapon introducing Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Lifetime Warrior Arlene Inouye at CTA’s Human Rights Award Banquet on March 14, 2026.

03/15/2026

Burbank Education Association’s Fadi Saba accepting California Teachers Association’s Kent Wong Asian & Pacific Islander Human Rights Award at the CTA Human Rights Award Banquet in Costa Mesa, CA.

03/15/2026

California Teachers Association named their Asian & Pacific Islander Human Rights Award in honor of Kent Wong. In its first year in our Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) founder’s name, it was awarded to Luther Burbank Education Association’s Fadi Saba.

03/12/2026

The UCLA Labor Center’s Asian American Racial Justice (AARJ) Project, in partnership with the UCLA – JLWC Nonviolent Education Project (NVEP), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Los Angeles Chapter (APALA LA), and IATSE TAG 839, will be hosting a Nonviolence Direct Action Training on Friday, March 13th, from 6:30–8:30 PM (location provided upon RSVP).

Building on the momentum of last July’s historic mass training led by the late Kent Wong and LA Federation President Yvonne Wheeler, this gathering is both a continuation and a renewed commitment. At a time when unions and community organizations are being called to mobilize more urgently to defend workers’ and immigrant rights, we must grow the number of labor and community activists prepared to participate in principled, disciplined, and effective nonviolent direct action. Together, we will explore how to transform pain, anger, and hope into strategic, peaceful collective action rooted in dignity and purpose.

03/12/2026

YEAR 28 IS HERE.
Tuesday Night Cafe, the longest (still) running Asian American mic series, is at the Union Center for the Arts in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo every first and third Tuesday from April through October.
Tuesday Night Cafe is a free, volunteer-run interdisciplinary art+community space that presents Asian American/Los Angeles artists and a three-slot open mic.
Each show lineup will be released 2(ish) weeks before show date. Block off your calendars and we'll SEE YOU THERE.
We're very scrappy, please share, like comment, tag a friend, etc thank yooooou!
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