Brothers and Sisters, Here it is. The 5 things you have to know affecting the California Labor Movement! #UnionizeCalifornia Nearly 700 union members came together in Sacramento last week for our annual Unionize California Joint Legislative Conference, co-hosted by the Labor Federation and the State Building and Construction Trades Council. New to the agenda this […]
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about CA Labor: APR 2023
Brothers and Sisters, I can’t wait to see you all at the Legislative Conference, starting May 7th! Here it is. The 5 things you have to know affecting the California Labor Movement! Julie Su for U.S. Labor Secretary If you are a union activist in California, we don’t need to tell you how great Julie […]
Read MoreOpinion: Cesar Chavez paved the way for stronger worker protections, but the fight continues
Opinion: The fight for workers’ rights continues – The San Diego Union-Tribune What workers want is not gigs, they want full-time hours guaranteed, reliable schedules, employer-provided health care and Social Security benefits. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher 5–7 minutes Gonzalez Fletcher is chief officer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, and lives in San Diego. Imagine a […]
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about CA Labor: MAR 2023
Brothers and Sisters, Here are 5 things you should know about what’s happening on the labor movement: Organize California Institute The California Labor Federation hosted our very first California Organizing Institute in San Diego. We capped registration at 40, but let some folks sneak in. So we ended up training 43 union activists from 22 […]
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about CA Labor: FEB 2023
Sisters and Brothers, California is defying national and historic trends, as the percentage of the workforce that is unionized increased last year. Despite broken labor laws and corporate union busting, California had 99,000 new union workers last year. Let’s keep organizing! Congratulations to the 1500 workers at Sharp Grossmont, our newest brothers and sisters who […]
Read MoreCalifornia Labor Head Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Applauds New Protections for Immigrant Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shubhangi Domokos, 916-934-6963 SACRAMENTO – (Friday, January 13, 2023) – Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, leader of the California Labor Federation, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced guidance that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, labor rights violations can now access a […]
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about CA Labor: JAN 2023
Sisters and Brothers, Happy January! As a way to ensure better communication with all of you, we are starting the year with our monthly “5 Things You Need to Know” about California Labor. Please feel free to forward these to other union activists and allies so they can sign up HERE for updates and action alerts […]
Read More2023 Labor Diaper Drive!
LABOR GIVES BACK Diaper Need is an issue that too many working families face. The cost of diapers continue to rise, costing upwards of $120 a month to diaper a baby! Childcare has been identified as a major issue for workers, but childcare cannot be accessed if a family doesn’t have a daily supply of […]
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