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Labor Movement and Immigration Reform

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Join us Monday, August 10th for a discussion on the Labor Movement and Immigration Reform.
 
Dear Friends,

With talk of immigration reform now on the nightly news, what role is the local and national labor movement playing in the debate? What impact will various reform proposals have on the civil rights of immigrant workers, and our ability to organize and grow the labor movement in the future?

As you all know, for the last several months, the Worker Immigrant Rights Coalition has been building support for our Unity Statement for Fair and Just Immigration Reform to build the movement for progressive immigration reform. Over 35 local unions and immigrant rights organizations have signed on, including our 7 Bay Area labor councils. While we have been working hard to build support among the labor movement at the local level, the wheels have also been working at the federal level to push for immigration reform this year. In April, the AFL-CIO and Change to Win announced that they have agreed on a joint framework for immigration reform.

In August, the Worker Immigrant Rights Coalition and the San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO are excited to host an hour-long presentation and discussion at the San Francisco Labor Council Delegates Meeting on the Labor Movement and Immigration Reform with Special Guests:

Ana Avendaño,
Director of Immigration Policy, AFL-CIO

Esther Lopez,
Director of Civil Rights and Community Action,
UFCW International

Marielena Hincapié,
Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center

Monday, August 10th
      6:00 PM – 7:00 PM     
Plumbers’ Hall
1621 Market Street, San Francisco

We hope that you will join us in this dynamic discussion about the priorities and positions for the labor movement in pushing for immigration reform as soon as this fall.

For more information or to RSVP, contact WIRC organizer Diana Rashid at (510) 289-1220 or email at Diana@workingeastbay.org.

Sincerely,
Diana Rashid, WIRC Organizer

The Workers Immigrant Rights Coalition (WIRC) is a growing alliance of Bay Area unions and worker justice organizations fighting for just and humane immigration reform that prioritizes the rights of immigrant workers.
 
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