Hotel workers called on Hyatt to sign a fair contract as soon possible. If management didn’t hear the workers’ message, then onlookers and hotels guests most certainly did. Chants of “Rich and rude, we don’t like your attitude” echoed off the ritzy hotel in Century City. Guests stood from their balconies to watch. READ MORE >>

LA TIMES: AFL-CIO chief still has an activist's passion By Patrick J. McDonnell

National Workers’ Rights Board Hearing on the Carwash Industry
Thursday, Jan. 14
11 a.m., Public Works Room, Los Angeles City Hall

This hearing is a mechanism for carwash workers and the Los Angeles community to highlight the experiences of workers on the job and establish a community voice on worker rights’ issues. The National Workers’ Rights Board is a project of Jobs with Justice that has a proven track record of shining the light on workplace abuses and creating opportunities to address them. The Board will be composed of key national and local leaders who are drawn from a broad spectrum of the LA community. READ MORE>>

The Dream that Lives: 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Breakfast & Kingdom Day Parade

Labor Breakfast
Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
7 a.m. - 8 a.m. check-in & registration
8 a.m. Breakfast Program Starts
UFCW 770
25949 Belle Porte Ave. in Harbor City

Kingdom Day Parade
Monday, Jan. 18, 2010
10:00 a.m. – Labor Viewing Grandstand opens (Intersection of Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd)
11:00 a.m. – Live broadcast of parade begins

This year’s breakfast celebrates the legacy of Dr. King’s dream by highlighting the reopening of Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital - a major victory for Los Angeles County hospital workers, the communities directly impacted by the loss of critical hospital services, and the working families of Los Angeles. READ SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION TO LEARN HOW TO ATTEND>>