Fuerza Laboral builds worker power. We are a Rhode Island-based organization of immigrants and low-income workers who organize to end exploitation in the workplace. We train workers in their rights, develop new community leaders, and take direct action against injustice to achieve real victories. More...
What's New
300 People Demonstrate for Immigrant Rights on May Day
Monday May 5, 2008
Fuerza Laboral was one of the main organizers of the event, which was called to stand up to the Governor's Executive Order and the anti-immigrant legislations being proposed at this moment in the State House. See articles in the Providence Journal and Providence en Español More...
Fuerza Laboral Leaders Demand Change in Washington
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Four leaders from Fuerza Laboral represented the organization in this year's National People's Action Conference (NPA) in Washington, DC. Ana, Cristina, Ignacio and Vicente joined with over 500 community leaders from grassroots organizations across the country to share victories and strategies with groups working on workers' rights and immigrants' rights, as well as youth rights, health care, ending predatory lending and foreclosures, protecting family farms, halting gentrification, and affordable housing for the homeless. All of our leaders were featured speakers on panels or facilitators of workshops. Then, we took action, demanding that community folks have a seat at the table with policy makers in the decisions that affect us directly. NPA won meetings with all of the decision makers we approached! Vidoes to be posted soon. More...
501(c)3 Status Granted
Friday March 21, 2008
The IRS approved our application for 501(c) 3 nonprofit status! Now tax-deductible donations can be made directly to Fuerza Laboral. Many thanks to the George Wiley Center, our fiscal sponsor up to this point, for all their support! More...
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Fuerza Laboral
398 Dexter St
Central Falls, RI 02863
401-725-2700