Interfaith Prayer Vigil and Fast for Humane and Just Immigration Reform

Tuesday, June 29, marks one month before SB 1070 goes into effect in Arizona. People of many different faiths will join their voices and hearts in prayer to show their support for those in Arizona who stand against this new extreme legislation and who face firsthand the devastating consequences of federal inaction on comprehensive immigration reform.  They will also call upon our state, county and city leaders to oppose any similar legislation in California.  Join the vigil to pray that our leaders in Washington will find the courage to act now on immigration reform that will keep families together and fix our broken system.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
          - Vigil and Fast: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM 
          - Press Conference: 11:00 AM
          - Story Telling: 6:00 PM

WHERE: Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90010

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Lancaster Rite Aid Workers Rally for a Contract, Rio Tinto Miners Join in Solidarity

Rite Aid workers at the Southwest Distribution Center will rally on Tuesday, June 29 to call on the company to stop dragging out contract negotiations and provide a contract for more than 600 workers. The rally marks the two-year anniversary of negotiations for a first contract at the distribution center.

Workers at Rite Aid’s massive distribution center, just returned from the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where they told management that “two years is too long” to drag out negotiations for a union contract. They will rally with Rio Tinto Boron miners from ILWU Local 30 who recently won their own contract fight after enduring an employer lock-out that lasted more than three months. Rite Aid Workers also will call on the company to stop unfair speed-ups and improve other working conditions at the facility.

Join Boron miners and other members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the United Food and Commercial Workers, the Teamsters, and many other community supporters.

WHEN:    Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WHERE:   Rite Aid’s Southwest Distribution Center, 2801 West Avenue H, Lancaster (Avenue H exit off Highway 14/Antelope Valley Freeway)

APALA Women’s Organizing Institute: August 6-8, 2010

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO and the Orange County Labor Federation, with financial assistance provided by the Berger Marks Foundation, are proud to host the first APALA Women’s Organizing Institute from August 6-8, 2010. Participants will be trained by some of the most seasoned Asian Pacific American women union organizers in the country.

Asian Pacific American women represent almost half of all Asian Pacific American unionized workers. However, there are limited opportunities to train Asian Pacific Americans, and Asian Pacific American women in particular, to become union organizers. Apply to participate in the first APALA Women’s Organizing Institute and become a union organizer!

WHEN: August 6-8, 2010
WHERE: IBEW 441, 309 N. Rampart, Orange, CA 92868

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://www.apalanet.org/ht/display/DoSurvey/i/85852.  Financial scholarships will be available to participants based on need. The application deadline is July 1, 2010.

Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in a phone interview. Applicants will be notified of whether or not they are accepted to the program by July 19, 2010.  For More Information, call the APALA National Office at 202-508-3733 or the Orange County Labor Federation at 714-385-1534.