On April 6th, LCLAA released Latino Workers in the United States, 2011 Download the Report Here |
Your contribution will be used to improve the conditions of Latino working families. |
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Puerto Rico's Public Workers
Regain Collective Bargaining Rights
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Gov. Luis Fortuño signs Public Law 73 restoring collective bargaining rights to public employees in Puerto Rico.
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Press Release
May 23, 2011
"Not too long ago, Puerto Rico's legislature set a menacing precedent, threatening the job security of thousands of workers as many were laid off and those that remained had their collective bargaining rights suspended. In solidarity with Puerto Rico's workers, LCLAA held solidarity rallies across the U.S. and our leaders have been working arduously in the island to put an end to this draconian law. It is through the collective efforts of the labor movement with the broader community in Puerto Rico that workers are now able to reclaim their right to bargain collectively in the workplace."
-Milton Rosado, National President of LCLAA.
"This is a great victory for workers in Puerto Rico. The bill passed unanimously in the legislature and by signing it into law, Fortuño has shown he is willing to deal with workers and the labor movement fairly and in doing so, putting an end to over two years of animosity. We welcome this shift in direction that reinstates what Public Law 7 suspended: the rights labor unions had secured for workers through collective bargaining agreements as well as the power to negotiate economic portions of the agreements."
-Edgar De Jesus, LCLAA Executive Board Member who serves as Executive Director/Area Organizing Director for Servidores Públicos Unidos de Puerto Rico, Council 95, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.
Collective bargaining rights will be central to our Educational Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Join us to learn more.
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Immigrant Youth Make Gains
at the State Level
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LCLAA Engages in Hate Crime Awareness Campaign to Promote Community Dialogue and Action
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LCLAA is endorsing an anti-hate crime initiative that builds community support through film screenings across the nation. NIOT's recent documentary, Light in the Darkness, follows the story of a small community in Patchogue, N.Y. in their efforts to fight anti-immigrant sentiments that led to the the brutal murder of Marcelo Lucero, a community member that was targeted because he was a Latino. To build community awareness, initiate dialogue, and take a stand against intolerance, we encourage our members and allies to contact us if you are interested in hosting a screening of the film. Very soon, LCLAA will be launching a webpage to engage our network in a serious conversation about hate crimes, a growing problem that threatens the public safety of Latinos throughout the U.S. You can find more information on the campaign at www.niot.org.
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Light In The Darkness Trailer:
The Patchogue Story |
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LCLAA Joins FLOC in Rallying Support for U.S. Tobacco Farm Workers
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On April 27, 2011, LCLAA joined Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) in front of British Embassies and Consulates in calling for the British American Tobacco Company to take responsibility for the human rights abuses of U.S. tobacco farm workers. |
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Representing the New York City LCLAA Chapter, National Executive Board Member John Delgado (LIUNA) brought "El Poder Naranja" to the New York delegation. |
We would like to thank our members in Washington, DC; New York City; Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Orlando, Florida; Michigan and other LCLAA Chapters for joining our efforts in calling for justice for farmworkers throughout the nation. More information on the actions and pictures |
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Jesse Fuentes (CWA) LCLAA Houston Gulf Coast Chapter Pres.; Richard Shaw, Sec.-Treasurer, Harris County AFL-CIO; and National LCLAA Board Member Dora Cervantes (IAM) at the Houston British Consulate. |
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Denver LCLAA Chapter President Joe Juarez led the delegation in Denver, Colorado. |
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On May 6th, for the first time in a three year campaign, the British American Tobacco (BAT) company acknowledged that it had a responsibility to work with other parties, including farmworkers, to fix their supply chain.
On May 17th, FLOC was present at the shareholders meeting of JP Morgan Chase, a major lender of Reynolds America, in Columbus, Ohio and challenged them for financing farm worker exploitation. FLOC Secretary Treasurer Beatriz Maya invited Chase's CEO to visit tobacco farmworkers in the South to see first-hand the appalling working and living conditions of these workers. Chase's CEO responded that they plan to look into this.
"We have their attention now and it is time to increase pressure!!! "
- Beatriz Maya, FLOC Secretary Treasurer
Find out more about FLOC's Campaign
You can also contact FLOC at 419-243-3456 x3 or bmaya1@floc.com |
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LCLAA Discusses Obama's Immigration Speech
TV Interview on Agenda Washington
May 20, 2011
Hector E. Sanchez, LCLAA's Executive Director, responds to Obama's immigration reform speech in El Paso, Texas.
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LCLAA Interview on Immigration |
LCLAA on the Latino Community Response to the Obama Administration
TV Interview on Telesur
May 13, 2011
Rosa Saavedra-Vanacore, LCLAA activist and United We Dream END Policy Advocate, expresses DREAMers' disappointment with the Obama administration in its inaction on immigration reform.
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LCLAA Interview on Obama's inaction on immigration |
LCLAA on the Re-Introduction of the DREAM Act
Press Release
May 11, 2011
"DREAMers want to use their college degrees to contribute to our tax base, strengthen our workforce and boost U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. They want to protect and defend our nation in the armed forces without having to worry about their family being deported by the country they serve," stated Milton Rosado, LCLAA's national president.
On Mother's Day, LCLAA Sheds Light on Vulnerable Latina Working Women, Our "Trabajadoras"
Op-Ed in the Huffington Post
May 7, 2011
LCLAA's Executive Director tells us that: "Trabajadoras, Latina working women, are some of the most vulnerable, and lowest-paid, working mothers in the nation. They represent 12.8 percent of women in the U.S. workforce, but their jobs are among the most dangerous and least compensated in the nation."
LCLAA Discusses the Budget Cuts to the EPA, Energy & Environmental Programs
TV Interview on HITN's Destination Casa Blanca
April 28, 2011
Andrea Delgado, LCLAA's Senior Policy Analyst, speaks on the impact of EPA budget cuts on the health of Latinos.
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LCLAA Interview on Green Job Growth |
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This May Day, working people and immigrant families joined to push back against attacks on the middle class and low-income Americans.
HOUSTON CHAPTER- Joined with Houston United to organize a huge march for workers' rights and immigrant rights.
BUFFALO CHAPTER- Marched 2.1 miles from Buffalo's East side to its West side to rally against the closing of a Community Health Clinic that supports the growing Latino community. It would create job losses and affect the city as a whole.
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May Day March to Rally in Buffalo, New York |
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Debbie Fuentes, LCLAA Buffalo Chapter Member and Chapter President Evelyn Hidalgo |
NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER- Over ten thousand participants gathered at the second Annual May Day Rally 2011 held in New York City's Foley Square, sponsored by the Alliance for Labor Rights, Immigrant Rights & Jobs For All! The Coalition includes major NYC and NYS unions, and immigrant and religious organizations. The New York City LCLAA Chapter serves as Co-Chair of the Alliance and is a leading force in the founding, coordination, and mobilization of May Day NYC 2011.
The unity message calls for an end to the attacks on public sector workers, for an end to the outsourcing of private sector jobs, support for union building and construction, and a call for immigrant workers' rights and legalization process for the undocumented.
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This year's national speakers included:
R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International President, IAM, AFL-CIO;
Arlene Holt Baker, National Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO; and
Eliseo Medina, International Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU, as well as a wide sector of labor leaders from major New York unions. |
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LIUNA
NYC May Day Crowds |
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AFSCME
NYC May Day Crowds |
SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER- Co-sponsored the May 1, March for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and a living wage.
TOLEDO CHAPTER- Together with FLOC joined forces with Latinos Unidos de Michigan to organize a march in Detroit.
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER- Endorsers of the May Day United, www.maydayunited.org and organizers of the San Diego May Day March and rally www.sandiegomayfirst.org.
MAY DAY EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN SEVERAL CITIES.
CONTACT THE CHAPTERS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION:
DENVER
LOS ANGELES
SACRAMENTO
SAN FRANCISCO
CHICAGO
ORLANDO
To submit photos of your chapter activities with a brief description for the next newsletter, please email rsaavedra@lclaa.org by June 22, 2011. |
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NEW YORK CITY LCLAA 7th ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
The Seventh Annual New York City LCLAA Gala Dinner Dance, held on May 6, 2011 was attended by over three-hundred and fifty labor leaders and representatives of the New York State labor movement.
This year, "Lifetime Achievement Recognition" Awards were presented to honorees: National Secretary-Treasurer Maria Portalatin, UFT-AFT, and to Ida Torres, President Emeritus, Local 3 and International VP, RWDSU-UFCW. Labor leaders receiving the "Annual NYC LCLAA Leadership Labor Award" were George Gresham, President, 1199 SEIU, UHCWE, Henry Garrido, Associate Director, DC 37, AFSCME, and Julie Kushner, Director, Region 9A UAW.
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Milton Rosado, LCLAA's National President |
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NYC LCLAA Executive Board (*)
Sonia Ivany*, President, NYC LCLAA
Aida Garcia*, 1199, SEIU, EVP National & NYC LCLAA;
John Delgado*, LIUNA, 3rd VP, NYC LCLAA,
Cassie Carlo*, UFT, NYC LCLAA Board,
Maria Portalatin, National LCLAA Secretary Treasurer,
Angel Luis Acosta*, PEF,
Elliot Santiago*, DC 9 IUPAT
Evelyn De Jesus, UFT Manhatttan Director,
Jose Vargas*, UFT Bronx Director,
Anthony Harmon, UFT, Director, Community Outreach, President NY Metro APRI
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NYC LCLAA Executive Board
Ed Vargas, Workers United, SEIU
Elliot Santiago, DC 9 IUPAT
Ed Rosario, GCC IBTL 1
Guadalupe Astacio, 1199 SEIU,
Agueda Arias, Rec Sec, UFCW 888,
Charles Garcia, 4th VP, CWA 1180,
John Delgado, 3rd VP, LIUNA 79
Aida Garcia, EVP, 1199 SEIU,
Sonia Ivany, President, NYS AFL-CIO
Aurora Romero, Treasurer, Workers United SEIU
Angel Luis Acosta, NYS PEF, Ed Cordero, UFCW 348 S, Joseph Nazario, 2nd VP, 371 DC 37
Santos Crespo, 372, DC 37, Past President,
Cassie Carlo, UFT-AFT
Anita Gomez-Palacio, CSA 1, AFSA
Ray Ithier, 1199 SEIU |
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Guadalupe Johnson, EVP, Long Island LCLAA
Richard Acevedo, President, Long Island LCLAA
Sonia Ivany, President, NYC LCLAA Esteban Brown, President, Westchester LCLAA
Sandra Brown, Westchester LCLAA
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Strengthening the Alliance between the Labor Movement and the Latino Community
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