VI Asamblea Nacional de Jornaleros, Pablo Alvarado Director de NDLON Frente a Frente con José A. Ronstadt.
VI Asamblea Nacional de Jornaleros, Pablo Alvarado Director de NDLON Frente a Frente con José A. Ronstadt. 02.21.2012
Day laborers win Supreme Court free-speech case
Day laborers in Western states including California scored a legal victory Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling declaring that cities violate free speech when they make it a crime to seek work from passing drivers. The case comes from the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach and affects dozens of cities in California
Hacen reclamo a Sheriff Baca
Al Sheriff Lee Baca le sigue pesando estar a favor del programa federal Comunidades Seguras (S-Comm) y de compartir la información de los detenidos por sus agentes con la Oficina de Migración. Duras críticas, order presión legislativa y órdenes judiciales han puesto en jaque tan polémica colaboración. Esta semana tres organizaciones civiles lo forzaron a través de los tribunales a publicar detalles de esa participación, exigiéndole revelar quiénes y cuántos indocumentados sin delitos graves fueron deportados por S-Comm en Los Ángeles, y especificar si hubo alguna “negociación” de por medio. – La Opinion 02.23.2012
Day Laborers Continue Fight Against SCOMM In California
Hundreds marched in downtown Los Angeles, cheap chanting and singing in protest against Se Communities, a federal program that demonstrators say allows law enforcement agencies to unfairly deport undocumented immigrants whether or not they have criminal charges against them. The rally was held by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) on Wednesday, the third day of its four-day summit, to discuss the future of day laborers and the challenges they face. NDLON consists of 43 organizations aiming to advance the rights of immigrant workers. – Neon Tommy 02.23.2012
Jupiter resource center sets up free safety works for laborers
Many workers are so eager for a job they do not think about safety. They will climb on roofs, go up ladders and work with chain saws without proper instructions, said Joceyln Skolnik, executive director of El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center. Skolnik said one worker from the non-profit center lost a portion of his finger while unloading a truck. To prevent future injuries, El Sol is holding one work on Saturday and two more next month on worker safety. The works are free and open to the public. – Palm Beach Post 02.23.2012
Jupiter resource center sets up free safety works for laborers
Many workers are so eager for a job they do not think about safety. They will climb on roofs, go up ladders and work with chain saws without proper instructions, said Joceyln Skolnik, executive director of El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center. Skolnik said one worker from the non-profit center lost a portion of his finger while unloading a truck. To prevent future injuries, El Sol is holding one work on Saturday and two more next month on worker safety. The works are free and open to the public. – Palm Beach Post 02.23.2012
Ammiano Reveals TRUST Act Details as Hundreds Rally Against Sheriff Baca’s Immigration Policies in LA
Ammiano unveils details of “TRUST Act 2.0”
as hundreds take to streets in LA
First-in-the-nation proposal seeks to rebuild community trust in local police,
Damaged by disgraced “S-Comm” deportation program
February 23, 2012 – As hundreds of day laborers and advocates from across the country marched in Los Angeles Wednesday evening to protest the devastating impact of the so-called “Se” Communities or S-Comm deportation program, Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-SF) publicly unveiled the details of a bill to reform California’s participation in the troubled program.
The announcement came in the wake of troubling revelations earlier this month that S-Comm made parents of Miramonte students in Los Angeles too fearful of deportation to contact law enforcement authorities to report their own children’s abuse,
The new incarnation of the TRUST Act, which captured national attention last year, seeks to restore community trust in law enforcement and ease S-Comm’s unfair burden on local governments, who are pressured to hold for extra time even survivors of domestic violence for deportation.