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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

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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

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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

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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.

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