WHAT IS THE LABOR COUNCIL?
The South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council is currently celebrating over a half-century as a chartered organization. The Labor Council represents over a hundred unions in Santa Clara and San Benito counties and over 110,000 union members.
The Labor Council is involved in many programs that are directly intended to improve the lives of working families in the Bay Area.
LABOR COUNCIL NEWS
Added July 15th, 2010
It's no secret that Latinos and other immigrants across the nation are facing escalating threats to strip them of their civil rights and personal security.
No place highlights this more than Arizona with its new anti-immigrant law.
Please attend "Welcoming the Stranger: A Mass in support of those impacted by Arizona’s SB 1070," sponsored by the Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, 80 S. Market St., San Jose.
Afterward, you are invited to a fund-raising reception hosted by Miguel Marquez, Cindy Chavez, Christopher Arriola, Al Morales, Micael Estremera and others with Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Sponsorships, which are tax deductible, begin at $250. For more information call Anna at (408) 266-3790 or email anna@atwork.org.
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Added July 14th, 2010
Show Hyatt we are serious about standing up for workers' rights.
Support Hyatt Santa Clara workers at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at a rally and picket at the Hyatt. It will be part of a "National Day of Action," with 15 cities across North America participating.
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Added July 14th, 2010
Looking for ways to cut your home energy use and save on utility bills?
Sacred Heart Community Service at 1381 S. First St. in San Jose is offering a free English-language workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 17 that can help. The workshop will cover weather stripping, caulking and programmable thermostat training as well as information on home water-saving devices. You'll get a free showerhead.
Childcare for potty-trained children will be available, and there will be a drawing for a "smart" power strip. To register, call (408) 300-4645 or email energysavings@sacredheartcs.org.
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Added July 14th, 2010
If you're an Asian Pacific woman interested in becoming a labor union organizer, here's your chance.
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO and the Orange County Labor Federation will host the first APALA Women's Organizing Institute on Aug. 6-8 in Orange, Calif.
Asian Pacific Americans represent the fastest growing segment of the unionized workforce, and women make up half of all Asian Pacific American union members. This intensive training program was established in 1992 and has proven to be the most effective training for the next generation of organizers. Participants will learn from some of the most seasoned Asian Pacific American union leaders from across the country.
Call the APALA national office at (202) 508-3733 or the Orange County Labor Federation at (714) 385-1534 for more information.
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Added June 18th, 2010
The San Jose City Council voted Thursday (June 17) to follow Mayor Reed over the cliff of municipal disaster with a budget severely cutting City services.
The cuts in Reed's budget will significantly hamper the police department's ability to investigate and solve robbery, domestic violence and school crimes as well as close fire stations and libraries. Councilmember Nancy Pyle, supported by colleagues Ash Kalra, Nora Campos and Kansen Chu, attempted to block the cuts by moving funds from other parts of the budget but were out-voted by the Mayor and his allies.
While the political intent was to scapegoat City workers the real victims are the residents of San Jose whose lives and well-being were ignored.
The Council did delay the Mayor's attempt to impose on City unions even after unions with open contracts had met Reed's demand for 10 percent cuts in total compensation. The imposition vote is now scheduled for Tuesday, June 22, to give negotiators for both sides time to resolve technical issues about the pension aspects of the concessions.
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Added June 18th, 2010
The first class of 14 pre-apprentice roofers graduated Tuesday, June 15, from a four-week pilot training program designed to prepare workers for this developing green industry and provide them with direct access to job opportunities.
By the end of this week, half of the graduating class already had jobs.
The Apprentice Roofers Readiness Program is a joint effort of the Workforce Institute at the San Jose / Evergreen Community College District; Working Partnerships USA; work2future, Silicon Valley’s Workforce Investment Board; Roofers and Waterproofers Local 95 Journeylevel and Apprenticeship Training Program; the Building & Construction Trades Council of Santa Clara & San Benito Counties; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 332 / Electrical JATC.
At full rollout, the program is designed to expand beyond roofing to produce up to 350 workers for green building and construction trades, to enhance their skills so they can move up career ladders and to serve as a model for similar programs across the nation.
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