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Facebook’s commitment to contract service workers provides a lifeline to thousands of Black and Latinx families amid the pandemic

March 23, 2021
Federal Trade Commission and states Attorneys General inquiries into potential anti-competitive practices by Facebook as well as other tech corporations raise serious questions.

This is our moment

January 20, 2021
Today we are filled with hope and determination as we inaugurate a new President of the United States.

Serving Silicon Valley

November 12, 2020

This morning, we released a new study on Silicon Valley’s “invisible workforce” — the cafeteria workers, janitors, security officers, and other people who keep tech campuses running. The key takeaway: tech giants’ commitments to their service workers have meant over 14,000…

Together we are powerful

November 11, 2020
Today, I am angry, and I am hopeful. I am angry that giant corporations and billionaires can spend obscene amounts of money to deceive and divide us — so they can keep their wealth and privilege.

Racial capitalism is on the ballot

October 28, 2020
This election, a generation-defining set of propositions is on the ballot in California. We will decide whether multi-billion dollar corporations can buy our democracy, or if we will center the lives, voices, and needs of Black, indigenous, people of color, and…

Onward

October 7, 2020

Last week, while immigrant workers fasted on the Capitol’s doorstep, praying for the passage of AB 3216 to give them a light at the end of the long tunnel of 2020, Governor Newsom ignored their calls and vetoed the bill. AB…

Why I caravaned to the state capitol today

September 22, 2020
Today, I caravaned with hundreds of workers from across the state to deliver a letter urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 3216, which would protect the jobs of hotel and service workers through rights of recall and retention.

Job security for California’s hardest-hit workers

August 27, 2020

We need job security for hundreds of thousands of service workers like me who have lost our jobs due to COVID-19. When I moved to San Jose from Mexico 24 years ago, I wanted to build a stable home and a…

Right of recall for workers advances to the Senate

August 13, 2020

Despite a massive corporate lobbying effort to kill the bill without a vote, yesterday the California Senate Labor Committee voted YES on AB 3216! Because of your calls and emails, the “right of recall” for workers in sectors most impacted by…

AB 3216 needs a Senate hearing

July 25, 2020

We are all stronger when everyone has what we need to care for ourselves and our loved ones during this pandemic. But as Governor Newsom emphasized yesterday, Californians are grappling with huge disparities in access to paid sick leave, forcing far…

Can new technology improve healthcare for patients and workers?

June 24, 2020
COVID-19 has made so clear that healthcare workers — whether janitors, nursing assistants, registered nurses, or doctors — play a critical role in our society and economy.

AB 3216 passes the Assembly

June 18, 2020
California Assembly members just took a key step forward for working families by voting YES on AB 3216 – strengthening paid sick leave, family leave, and right of recall for workers most impacted by COVID-19.
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Our failure to invest in affordable housing is rob Our failure to invest in affordable housing is robbing us of a diverse and vibrant future — and it’s the primary reason why so many of our community members have been forced into homelessness.

In 2020 San José voters chose to end this cycle by investing in real, long-term solutions to our housing crisis. Now's not the time to backtrack!

#ProtectMeasureE 
#HomeSweetAffordableHome
YESS! 👏 Parents shouldn’t have to choose betw YESS! 👏 Parents shouldn’t have to choose between economic stability, staying home, and caring for their family! When parents cannot take time off to care for their children, they are more likely to send a sick child to school. And, caregivers shouldn’t have to go to work sick and jeopardize the people they care for because they don’t have good - that's why we're celebrating that #SB616 passed out of the Senate Suspense Hearing and will now move to the Senate floor.

But let's keep up the momentum going; contact your #CAleg representative today 🔗https://workfamilyca.org/paidsickdaysnow

#SB616 is about supporting the health and safety of California’s children, parents, elders, and  caregivers whose essential labor we all depend on.
Congratulations to the first ever cohort of the Wo Congratulations to the first ever cohort of the Worker Power Academy of Silicon Valley for finishing their final session of the program! ✊ These incredible young leaders of tomorrow are equipped with workers’ rights knowledge regarding discrimination and harassment, labor trafficking, benefits navigation, and union rights & organizing!

Thank you to the San Jose Conservation Corps for partnering together to launch a powerful pilot to create new worker leaders.
Our hearts are filled with joy and pride as we mar Our hearts are filled with joy and pride as we marched together — as workers, tenants, immigrants, parents, and community members at the San José May Day Parade today. 

Today is a reminder that we're all in this together, and that the movement for justice is fueled with our joy and love for our communities!! 

#MayDay2023 #WorkerPower #WorkersUnite
Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for community engagement and economic development? 

We're looking for a Coalition Manager to lead a diverse group of stakeholders to create a new, equity-centered approach for economic development in the South Bay—directly informed by workers and impacted community members themselves. 

Join us in our mission to empower working families and make a difference in the Bay Area! Apply now by sending your resumé to jobs@wpusa.org!
❌ Higher Rents = ⛺️ More Tents While corpo ❌ Higher Rents = ⛺️ More Tents 

While corporate landlords keep jacking up prices & collecting our rents, more Californians are being pushed into homelessness & tents. On Tuesday 4/25 we call on @senator_umberg senatorashby @sendavemin @senatorcaballero to vote YES on the #HomelessnessPreventionAct #SB567
 
Yesenia Miranda Meza is a single mother. Both she and her son have had health problems in the last year and is concerned about losing their home. ""I did not ask for my son to have 3 surgeries in a span of 6 months. I am an increase away from becoming homeless."" 

Over 170,000 Californians are living on the streets and the homelessness is growing in every community. The people most at risk of becoming homeless are people of color and immigrants. Corporate landlords will always choose profits. 

☎️ Will you call @senator_umberg senatorashby @sendavemin @senatorcaballero TODAY to choose the people and vote YES on #SB567 to #KeepFamiliesHoused and stop the rent hikes and unjust evictions? Without their votes, this bill won't make it. 

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/10/legislator-proposes-california-law-to-protect-renters-from-becoming-homeless/
ICYMI our State Senators can pass #SB567 to cap re ICYMI our State Senators can pass #SB567 to cap rent increases annually. We already know rent has been skyrocketing across CA 📈 and a majority of us can hardly make it through the month. So we’re driving calls to ☎️ @senator_umberg senatorashby @sendavemin @senatorcaballero

Corporate landlords are looting constantly us by controlling rent hikes while we struggle to make ends meet 💰 We can’t afford to wait another day to protect seniors, families, students, and everyday Californians. We need to pass SB567 NOW! 

For too long, real estate lobbyists and corporate landlords have been able to hike rents unchecked but with SB567 we’re about to put a stop to that 🛑 

We gotta get these State Senators on board and out of the pockets of corporate interests so call them TODAY and demand they pass SB567 ☎️ #HomelessnessPreventionAct #KeepFamiliesHoused #HomeIsSacred
ICYMI our State Senators can pass #SB567 to cap re ICYMI our State Senators can pass #SB567 to cap rent increases annually. We already know rent has been skyrocketing across CA 📈 and a majority of us can hardly make it through the month. So we’re driving calls to ☎️ @senator_umberg senatorashby @sendavemin @senatorcaballero

Corporate landlords are looting constantly us by controlling rent hikes while we struggle to make ends meet 💰 We can’t afford to wait another day to protect seniors, families, students, and everyday Californians. We need to pass SB567 NOW! 

For too long, real estate lobbyists and corporate landlords have been able to hike rents unchecked but with SB567 we’re about to put a stop to that 🛑 

We gotta get these State Senators on board and out of the pockets of corporate interests so call them TODAY and demand they pass SB567 ☎️ #HomelessnessPreventionAct #KeepFamiliesHoused #HomeIsSacred
"We already know you’ve heard about the rent inc "We already know you’ve heard about the rent increases and rising homelessness in CA 🗣️ OF COURSE you have! A MAJORITY of Californians are facing skyrocketing rents 🚀 making our cost of living impossible! 

But WHY are these rents are rising, you ask? 📈 Corporate landlords have been buying up housing complexes and single family homes all across California, and then deliberately driving up the cost of rent. In San Diego, Blackstone drove up rents by 64% in TWO YEARS. It’s pushing out seniors, families, students, and so many others from their homes.

And starting this TUESDAY 4/25, our reps are gonna decide what to do about it — because there’s something WE can do about it! We can contact @senator_umberg senatorashby @sendavemin @senatorcaballero today and demand they vote ✅ YES and pass #SB567 so we can prevent more homelessness, cap rents, and ensure people have a roof over their heads #HomelessnessPreventionAct #KeepFamiliesHoused #HomeIsSacred
Every year, workers across the country come togeth Every year, workers across the country come together on April 28 to remember workers killed, disabled or injured on the job. In 2021 occupational injuries were the cause of death for over 5000 workers in the US, and many more were permanently disabled. 

Next week, we're joining @South Bay Labor Council and other local partners to take a moment to honor workers who have lost their lives on the job and renew our commitment to creating safe workplaces for people from all occupations. Join us!

#WorkersMemorialDay2023
We are so excited to have kicked off our brand new We are so excited to have kicked off our brand new transformative program—the Worker Power Academy of Silicon Valley, a cohort designed to create leaders in the workplace. 

Our first cohort, with the San Jose Conversation Corps, features some of the brightest and toughest transitional age youth, who will soon be ready to spread knowledge of rights in the workplace!
Save the date for our annual Champions for Change Save the date for our annual Champions for Change gala! 🎉

We are putting together a delicious spread and local entertainment in a beautiful setting where you can look forward to connecting and reflecting on the shared energy and joy we create amidst the incredibly hard work we do together.

Whether you are new to the movement or a veteran activist, work in faith, community, labor, government, or business — we want to celebrate with you at Champions for Change 2023.

We'll be posting details on how to purchase your ticket and other event information later on.
Sign up for updates with the link in our bio! 🔗
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