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Workers Defense Statement on DACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 5, 2017
Contact: Sam Robles
(956)407-0661
WORKERS DEFENSE STATEMENT ON DACA
VIDEO: This should be a moment of moral clarity
More than 800,000 young immigrants are protected by DACA
Texas economy would lose $6.1 billion annually with removal of 120,000 DACA recipients
AUSTIN, TX – The following statement was released by Jose P. Garza, executive director of the Workers Defense Project in response to today’s decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
“DACA has made our state and our workforce stronger. The destruction of DACA will hurt our state’s economy and Texas …
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Work Strong Austin Launches Earned Paid Sick Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Contact: Sam Robles
Work Strong Austin Launches Earned Paid Sick Campaign
Advocates and Business Owners to ask City Council to pass Earned Paid Sick Days
City-wide campaign to benefit one out three Austin workers
9/28: City Council to consider resolution for stakeholder process
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Work Strong Austin, a coalition of working families and community groups, along with small businesses, labor organizations, human services agencies, and elected officials announced the launch of a city-wide campaign for earned paid sick days. Approximately 223,000 Austin worker, 37% of the total
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America Ferrera joins Workers Defense Project and Voto Latino to release SB 4 video
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 1, 2017
Contact: Sam Robles
(956)407-0661
America Ferrera joins Workers Defense Project and Voto Latino to release SB 4 video
VIDEO release in response to SB 4 preliminary injunction
SB 4 will NOT go into effect 9/1
AUSTIN, TX – Today, in response to the preliminary injunction America Ferrera lent her voice to an explainer video created by Workers Defense Project and Voto Latino to shed light on work that still needs to be done to push back against SB 4.
“Yesterday’s decision was possible because an organic movement of immigrant workers …