Protecting the Fabric of Freedom
Querida familia LCLAA,
This Pride Month, we celebrate the strength, dignity, and resilience of LGBTQ+ workers and communities across our country. As we remember the fight de nuestros hermanos y hermanas, we must confront a sobering truth: discriminatory policies and extremist rhetoric are fulling fear, violence, and injustice. These attacks fall hardest immigrants, communities of color, and low-wage workers.
From attacks on trans rights to rollbacks on workplace and healthcare protection, we are witnessing a dangerous rise in hate and we cannot stay silent. ¡No daremos ni un paso atrás! We will not go back to a time when intolerance was normalized. We've fought too far and come too far to let hate turns us around now.
At LCLAA, we are committed to protecting and defending the Fabric of Freedom, a diverse and powerful Labor Movement, built by immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and workers striving for justice.
As we stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ siblings, we reject any display ment to glorify one individual. We are not a monarchy, we are a democracy rooted in the power of the people.
We are not outsiders. We are immigrants, workers, and dreamers - we are the heart of this great nation and the backbone of its workforce.
This Pride Month let's not just celebrate, let's organize, mobilize, and raise together.
Because and injury to one is an injury to all.
¡Unámonos por nuestros derechos y nuestras familias!
In Solidarity,
Evelyn DeJesus,
LCLAA National President.
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Every Voice Matter
Tell us what's on your mind and how you think LCLAA can engage better with our communities, workers, and families.
Now it is more important than ever to be united and work together to build the future we deserve and work for.
Email us your opinion at: headquearters@lclaa.org or crodriguez@lclaa.org, or fill this form.
Let's Raise Our Voices Juntos y Fuertes!
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¡El Desvío está de regreso!
En este nuevo episodio de El Desvío, cuatro jóvenes, líderes comunitarios de Gainesville, Georgia, nos comparten las historias desgarradoras y las preocupaciones de las familias inmigrantes que se enfrentan al miedo y a la incertidumbre, debido a las políticas migratorias.
¡Escucha este nuevo episodio y comparte!
Listen to El Desvío and join our conversations! Spotify, Apple Podcast and More!
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Take Action, Join LCLAA's 25th Convention
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⏰ The clock is ticking!
🗓 Don't miss out!
Registration for the 25th LCLAA's National Convention is open.
Let's organize, unite and keep building power juntos!
Register today!
For more details and information please visit:
LCLAA National Convention Page.
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25th LCLAA's Convention Highlights
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Keep in Mind!
Join the Central Florida LCLAA, AFT, Mi Familias En Accion, the Mexican Consulate in Orlando, the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association, and other community organizations to the Together We Rise Citizenship Clinic & Community Fair on Saturday, June 21st at the Mexican Consulate office in Orlando.
This is FREE clinic offering vital support and services for Lawful Permanent Residents eligible in applying for U.S. Citizenship, including:
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Important: Applicants are required to attend one of the free Citizenship preparation forums before the Citizenship Clinic:
Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Orange County Classroom Teachers Association (OCTA), 1020 Webster St. Orlando, FL.
Please reserve your spot for the citizenship info sessions and clinic here: https://bit.ly/43cDU2Y
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Join Pride at Work, our allied organization, to march with the AFL-CIO and affiliated unions at WorldPride 2025 on Sunday, June 8. Let's brings together the labor movement and the LGBTQIA+ community in pursuit of social and economic justice.
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Keep in Mind!
Get ready familia LCLAA. Remember the LCLAA's 25th National Convention a month and half away in Atlanta, Georgia. Stay informed about upcoming dates and deadlines para continuar juntos Construyendo Puentes, Rompiendo Barreras y Protegiendo Nuestro Legado ✊
Pass the word, contact your chapter or the LCLAA National team, and visit the 25th Convention Page here for more details.
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🎓 UC Berkeley Students at the House of Labor
The LCLAA National team, LCLAA, our incredible Interns, and board member Cesar Moreno, had the honor of sharing an inspiring conversation with students from UC Berkeley at the AFL-CIO. 💪🏽🎓 ¡Gracias por su energía y compromiso! 📚✨
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Central Florida LCLAA Chapter in Action
LCLAA Executive Boar Member Gisela Alvarez and Central Florida LCLAA chapter members Victor Sanchez, Art Franco, Alex Vargas, Maira Rivera, and Clinton McCracken stood strong and in solidarity con nuestros hermanos y hermanas at the UAW at the picket line last week. United for workers’ rights, strategy, and justice.
¡pa’lante siempre! 💪
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LCLAA | Full Time, Bilingual Community and Labor Organizer: to work in the intersectional campaign aimed at empowering immigrant workers in the Hyundai/Kia supply chain in Alabama and Georgia. To learn more about this position click here. All candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, three professional references and a writing sample. Please send materials to Jose Vargas, Executive Director at headquarters@lclaa.org
LCLAA | Advocacy, Communications and Policy Internship Program: LCLAA’s Internship Program exposes interns to administrative, communications, research, and legislative advocacy work. For more information email kpineda@lclaa.org.
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El Avance is published by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. Since its inception in 1972, LCLAA has remained a grassroots organization driven and directed by Latino labor leaders who understand the importance of unionization in helping workers secure rights and protections on the job, empowering them to become voices for justice and change in their communities. To help us continue our support for workers, please consider donating to LCLAA and becoming a member. Thank you!
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