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The Rally Against SB 1070
Posted: April 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm By MichaelOn the biggest day of our national week of action for immigrant families, the US Supreme Court heard the oral arguments against Arizona’s infamous anti-immigration law, SB 1070. While the constitutionality of the bill was being discussed inside the Court’s white marble walls, faith leaders, labor unions, DREAMers, politicians, activists for immigrant and civil rights, undocumented and documented immigrants, and many others—nearly 1000 in all—stood in solidarity before the steps of the Supreme Court against SB 1070 and other hateful anti-immigration laws.
Why we’re marching
Posted: March 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm By admin3 days and 22 miles later, it’s time for an update. We’ve met some incredible people along the way – from Idaho, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maryland, Alabama, and more. I met a man from Waldorf, Maryland — who wished to not be named — whose uncle was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s roommate in college. His uncle [...]
Important Labor Unions Condemn Arizona Law, support Immigration Reform
Posted: July 12, 2010 at 10:00 am By Rich StolzEarlier this month, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), one of America’s largest unions, passed an important resolution at their national convention in Boston, MA calling for comprehensive immigration reform that respects workers and condemning the Arizona law, SB1070: “That Arizona’s law is an affront to American values and our constitution. [...]
Coming to a Farm Near You: Stephen Colbert?
Posted: July 9, 2010 at 1:01 pm By Rachel LaBruyereThe Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Arturo Rodriguez www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News Originally posted on DailyKos. That’s right, you heard me. Stephen Colbert has accepted the United Farm Workers’ creative challenge to Americans of all stripes to head out to the fields and try their hands at [...]
Stephen Colbert and United Farm Workers: Take our jobs
Posted: July 8, 2010 at 6:27 pm By Rachel LaBruyereIf you’re a fan of Stephen Colbert (and let’s face it, you should be) tune in tonight for a special announcement about a new campaign from United Farm Workers. Our country relies heavily on undocumented migrant laborers for much of the food on American tables. In the face of the current economic crisis and high [...]
United Farm Workers Wants YOU… To Come Take Their Jobs?
Posted: June 25, 2010 at 12:30 pm By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted at America’s Voice. That’s right, the United Farm Workers (UFW) have commenced what they are calling the “Take Our Jobs” campaign, an unprecedented effort to call attention to the importance of immigrant workers to our food supply — and the difficulties agricultural employers have in maintaining a stable, legal workforce. As UFW highlights [...]
Working Solutions – not Politics – for Working People
Posted: March 4, 2010 at 2:31 pm By Rachel LaBruyereThe Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is asking Senators to focus on jobs legislation and avoid scapegoating immigrants. In an email to their list, SEIU said: As the U.S. Senate continues to work this week on jobs legislation for out of work and working Americans, some Republican Senators are playing the “blame immigrants” game in [...]
Hundreds Turn Out for Immigration Reform in L.A.
Posted: February 22, 2010 at 12:24 pm By adminBy Joaquin Guerra, originally posted on the SEIU blog. On Saturday, over 400 community members, clergy, students and SEIU (Service Employees International Union) members crammed into Los Angeles offices of SEIU ULTCW (United Long Term Care Workers) for a Community Accountability and Planning Session on Immigration Reform. Congressman Xavier Becerra and SEIU ULTCW Trustee Laphonza [...]
Fighting for Workers?
Posted: December 10, 2009 at 5:28 pm By Rachel LaBruyereBy Eliseo Medina, Vice President of the Service Employees International Union. Originally published on Huffington Post. If there is one thing that the movement for comprehensive immigration reform can learn from the congressional fight for health care reform, it’s that Republicans will distort the facts and delay in order to block the change Americans need. [...]
Businesses and Unions Face Immigration Reform: The Guest-Worker Dilemma
Posted: December 10, 2009 at 5:26 pm By adminFrom Maribel Hastings. Part 7 in the series “Immigration Reform: Know the Players” In April of this year a coalition of unions, headed by the AFL-CIO and Change to Win (CTW), announced with great fanfare what would have been impossible in 2007: a statement of support for comprehensive immigration reform. Furthermore, their agreement included a [...]
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