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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

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.

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!

196 Workers Trained in Labor Rights

Friday March 21, 2008

In just one week in February, Fuerza Laboral presented our Basic Labor Rights Workshop to 196 people, through relationships with Progreso Latino's Adult Education Program and St. George's Episcopal Church in Central Falls.

Temp Workers Demand Accountability

Friday March 21, 2008

Fuerza Laboral appeared in the Providence Journal and Providence en Español for our press conference announcing the class-action lawsuit against Mobile Workforce for wage robbery of approximately 120 workers.