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Greetings, Rally, Food, Entertainment, Speak-Out & Candlelight Vigil! June 24, 2009 7PM to 9PM
Wednesday Freedom Plaza 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC
20004 (near the Metro Center Metro stop) Join us on June 24th
to:
Our
country is in the midst of a healthcare crisis. We have a broken
system that costs too much, covers too few, and is increasingly
out of reach for many communities. But for some, particularly
women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other underserved
populations, the crisis is much deeper than
that. For far too long, African Americans, Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders and Native Americans have endured systemic healthcare inequalities that have resulted in greater suffering from chronic diseases, shorter life spans, and an overall lower quality of life. We demand that our elected leaders pass a healthcare reform bill that ensures higher quality, affordable healthcare that works for everyone.
Tell your friends and family about this fantastic event and join us as we prepare to make equitable healthcare a reality for all people in this country.
Can you join LCLAA at this event? We'd love for you to come! Transportation is available if you are coming from the DC, MD and VA area.
If you are interested in coming to this event please call me at 202-508-6919 or email me at adelgado@lclaa.org and I'll fill you in on the details.
I look forward to hearing from you all!
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM RALLY & LOBBY DAY: JUNE 25
Make Your Voice Heard!
Join thousands of union leaders, members and allies in our nation’s capital to demand real health care reform that works for real people. Help make this the largest health care lobby day in history. The June 25 mobilization comes at a historic time in our fight to Turn Around America. This summer, Congress will craft the way we fix our broken health care system. And this will be a battle of epic proportions—don’t sit by quietly. WHAT: National Health Care Reform Rally & Lobby Day, Washington, D.C. WHEN: Thursday, June 25 WHERE: Rally: Upper Senate Park SEE YOU IN WASHINGTON! This event is organized by the AFL-CIO TURN AROUND AMERICA 2009 and HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW!
IMMIGRATION: Nationwide Poll
says there is widespread Support for Reform, Increased
Urgency A poll of 1,000 likely voters throughout the country finds widespread support for a comprehensive immigration reform. The majority of participants perceive an economic and fiscal benefit to immigration reform and want Congress to address the economy and immigration reform simultaneously. A comprehensive reform proposal receives support from nearly 9 in 10 voters. Read more
HILDA SOLIS, standing up for workers' rights at the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stood up for workers by suspending regulations passed under the Bush administration that lowered wages for immigrant farmworkers and weakened protections for American farmworkers. The Department of Labor announced it will reinstate the former regulations in 30 days.
Arturo Rodriguez, President of the United Farm Workers and LCLAA's Executive Board member stated, "The Bush Administration's rules lowered wages and worker protections and made it easier to bypass legal U.S. workers in favor of guestworkers. We are overjoyed that the Secretary has overturned these cruel and illegal changes."
Baldemar Velasquez, President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and LCLAA Executive Board Members called the announcement, "an important victory against the Bush Administration's efforts to exclude farm workers from voicing their concerns over the harsh policies of a bygone era."
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