Administrator, Author at NDLON

Day Laborer Organizations Share Reaction to Historic $2.1 Billion Fund for Undocumented and Excluded Workers in NY

Press ReleasesBy Administrator April 7, 2021

After a year long campaign led by undocumented and excluded workers, New York State has approved a budget that includes $2.1 billion for an Excluded Worker Fund. It is an enormous step against the racist exclusion of immigrant workers and their families from COVID relief, and a victory made possible by the sacrifice and struggle of migrant workers, day laborer centers, and many more.

Immigrant Workers and Advocates Call for Federal Whistleblower Protections to Address Employer Retaliation

UncategorizedBy Administrator April 6, 2021

On Monday, April 5th, dozens of workers and worker advocates gathered to protest the rampant abuses of Unforgettable Coatings Inc., and call on the US Department of Labor to intervene.

NDLON Response to Gov Newsom Appointment of Rob Bonta to California Attorney General

Press ReleasesBy Administrator March 24, 2021

In response to news that Governor Gavin Newsom has named Rob Bonta for California Attorney General, NDLON Campaign Director Salvador G Sarmiento made the following statement

Reaction to News that VP Harris will head immigration reform:

Press ReleasesBy Administrator March 24, 2021

In response to President Biden tapping Vice President Kamala Harris to lead on immigration, NDLON General Counsel Chris Newman made the following statement

NDLON Reaction to Confirmation of Marty Walsh for Labor Sec.

Press ReleasesBy Administrator March 22, 2021

In response to Senate confirmation of Marty Walsh for US Labor Secretary, NDLON Co-Executive Director Nadia Marin Molina made the following statement

Mississippi’s Undocumented & Indigenous Workers ask Biden to Undo the Harms of Trump’s Workplace Raids

Press ReleasesBy Administrator March 15, 2021

A coalition of civil rights and immigrant organizations have asked President Biden to repair the harms inflicted by Donald Trump and ICE on immigrant factory workers targeted by workplace raids in August of 2019. The organizations delivered the letter below to the Biden Administration over email on March 10, 2021. The letter comes only weeks after the communities received news that one of their community members deported by Trump (Edgar Lopez) was a killed in a massacre of Guatemalan migrants in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

NDLON Reaction to Introduction of Immigration Bills: Democrats are making this harder than it needs to be. Presidential Leadership is Needed.

Press ReleasesBy Administrator March 4, 2021

In response to the introduction of the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, Chris Newman, General Counsel for NDLON, issued the following statement:

Reacción de NDLON antes de la introducción del proyecto de ley sobre inmigración: “Esperemos hasta el final antes de aplaudir”

Press ReleasesBy Administrator February 18, 2021

Antes de la introducción de la propuesta “US Citizenship Act” de 2021 del presidente Biden, Pablo Alvarado, codirector ejecutivo de la Red Nacional de Jornaleros (NDLON) emitió la siguiente declaración:

NDLON Reaction ahead of bill introduction: “Hold all applause until the end”

Press ReleasesBy Administrator February 18, 2021

Ahead of introduction of President’s Biden’s US Citizenship Act of 2021, Pablo Alvarado, Co-Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) issued the following statement:

NDLON Calls for Action from President Biden Following Disgraceful Vote in US Senate

Press ReleasesBy Administrator February 5, 2021

Salvador G. Sarmiento, National Campaign Director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) released the following statement following passage of the Young Amendment to exclude undocumented immigrants from federal pandemic related stimulus aid during the Votarama:

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