For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross PostingOctober 19th 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, 323-250-3018 NDLON Response to 3rd Presidential Debate: Immigrant Worker Rights Take Center Stage! Washington, DC — In response to statements about immigration that ocd during the third presidential debate, Cal Soto, Worker Rights Coordinator at the NDLON issued the following statement: “I’m glad…
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 8, 2015Press Contact: Olga Tomchin, olga@ndlon.org National Coalition Demands DOJ Drop Charges Retaliating Against Portland Labor Leader for Seeking Sanctuary in a Church Portland, OR—Today, 118 labor, faith, immigrant rights, and civil rights organizations joined together to call on US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Acting US Attorney Billy Williams to immediately…
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 4, 2015Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org Federal Judge Confirms Long Island Day Laborers are Protected by US Constitution Long Island, NY—In response to a federal court judge striking down a NY town’s law banning day laborers from seeking work, representatives of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) made the following statements: Gabriel…
For Immediate ReleaseMay 29, 2015Contacts:Jorge Torres, El Centro del Inmigrante,jorge@elcentronyc.orgNadia Marin-Molina, NDLON,nadia@ndlon.org OSHA Investigation into Worker’s Death at Worksite Finds “Willful” Disregard by Construction Company, Fines Over $121,000 “No more excuses” for Staten Island DA to delay immediate charges against Formica Construction Staten Island, NY: The Justice4Delfino Campaign welcomes the completion of the Occupational Safety…
For Immediate Release April 26, 2015Contact:Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, El Centro Hispano NC, procha@elcentronc.orgSalvador G. Sarmiento, NDLON, sgarmiento@ndlon.org Carrboro Opens First Workers Center for Day Laborers in North Carolina“A promise fulfilled to serve our community—work with dignity, pride & fair wages” Orange County, NC—On Sunday, community leaders joined Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Aldermen Randee Haven-O’Donnell to celebrate…