Workers at two more Southern California carwashes won their first contracts with carwash owners after they voted last year to join the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675.
The workers at Vermont Carwash and Nava's Carwash in South Los Angeles came together in the CLEAN Carwash Campaign to fight for their rights. The CLEAN Carwash Campaign is a coalition supported by the USW, the AFL-CIO and more than 100 community, faith and labor organizations in Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.cleancarwashla.org.
Today, the carwasheros celebrated their victory at a ceremony with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Says Trumka:
The headline should read: "Carwash workers make history in LA." The labor movement and Los Angeles community stand shoulder to shoulder with them and their brother and sister carwash workers across LA who are working to follow in their path.
Tea party Republicans in Congress want to cut funds for unemployment insurance (UI) while adding provisions to an UI extension bill that would punish and humiliate jobless workers. The clock is ticking for long-term unemployed workers—their UI expires Feb. 29. Congress needs to stop playing games and pass jobless aid now.
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Two years ago, the Supreme Court undermined our democracy when it struck down restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations and their supporters. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "The Citizens United ruling further tilted the playing field in favor of the 1% and against the 99%."
