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July, 2009

4 Upcoming CLEAN Pickets- Join Us!

Published on Thursday, 30th July, 2009 at 1:54PM
08/01/2009 - 12:00pm
CLEAN members and allies,
 
The CLEAN Car Wash Campaign will be having four upcoming pickets starting Saturday. Please join us as we will picket in support of carwasheras/os from Vermont Hand Wash. Be among friends and allies and be ready to chant!

Video: The Environment, Jobs and Change

This resource was originally posted on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 6:03pm

Nobel Laureate Woodrow Clark, II talks to students about green jobs and the future of the U.S. economy in light of economic and environmental changes and issues.

April 2009


Video: Labor History Day and Mexican Repatration: A personal story

This resource was originally posted on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 5:52pm

Emilia Casteneda tells her story about growing up in the 1930s and experiencing Mexican Repatriation.

May 2009


Teaching or Interested in Teaching Labor Studies in the LACCD? We Can Promote Your Classes!

Published on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2009 at 2:38PM
Image of cover of the Primer on Teaching Labor Studies
  • Are you interested in incorporating Labor Studies into your current classes?
  • Do you already do so?
  • Are you using the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute Primer on Teaching Labor Studies?
  • Would you like to get one to use it in your classes?
  • Would you like to promote your classes to those interested in Labor Studies?

If so, let us know! We will advertise your class on our website and in our next brochure publication if you

(a) use any portion of the Primer in teaching your classes
(b) already teach Labor Studies or
(c) incorporate Labor Studies into your current classes. 

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 10:58am
JOB LISTINGS
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Please find below info about:
1.        A Green Jobs Fair & Conference, July 23 in Los Angeles
2.        A Job Opening for a Policy Analyst with the ONE Campaign (position is in Washington, DC)

Join Peter Dreier to discuss "Out of California's Quagmire"

Published on Monday, 20th July, 2009 at 11:01AM
07/20/2009 - 1:00am
Friends -
 
Please join me next Tuesday for an interesting discussion about California's budget crisis, its impact, and what we can do to fix it.  LA City Controller Wendy Gruel and Nancy Berlin, director of the California Partnership, will be there to inform and challenge us.  Please RSVP to the Progressive Jewish Alliance.

Video: Robert Maynez discusses "Eye Of The Storm" Documentary

This resource was originally posted on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 5:51am

Robert Maynez, Director of Administration for ILWU Local 63 speaks to students at East LA College.  He answers questions after a showing of the documentary, "Eye of the Storm."

September 2008


Video: The Harbor Area’s Labor Legacy: The Past, Present, Future of Working on the Docks

This resource was originally posted on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 8:15pm

Dave Arian, Longshoreman, president of the Harry Bridges Institute, and former President of ILWU Local 13 talks to Harbor College students about the events behind the documentary “Eye of the Storm." The movie presents the story of the ILWU and longshoremen ’s struggles against the PMA lockout
of 2002.

October 2008


Labor Education Fair at next Delegate's meeting

Published on Thursday, 2nd July, 2009 at 1:57PM
07/20/2009 - 6:00pm
07/20/2009 - 7:00pm

Labor Education FairIA Local 80 6pm – 7pm.  The LA County Federation of Labor will have a tent set up and tables for each labor education program.  There will be brochures and representatives available to talk about the programs.

For questions contact: 

STOP THE RAIDS AND DEPORTATIONS - ACTION IN RIVERSIDE

Published on Wednesday, 1st July, 2009 at 9:00AM
07/02/2009 - 10:45am
STOP THE RAIDS AND DEPORTATIONS!
¡ALTO A LAS REDADAS Y DEPORTACIONES!
 
Durante el año pasado, familias inmigrantes en el Inland Empire, han sufrido de una nueva oleada intensa de ataques por la patrulla fronteriza. Éstas redadas injustas han aterrorizado a nuestras comunidades y desgarrado tantas familias, separando hijos de sus padres y deportando trabajadores que han trabajado muchos años en éste país.