Labor Council For Latin American Advancement

Programs: Campaigns - lclaa is committed to pioneering solutions to advance the social, economic, and political welfare of the hispanic community and to the americas as a whole in the areas of education, government, the economy and infrastructure improvement, immigration, trade and economic development, global warming, and job growth, among others. By anticipating emerging issues and through creative partnerships, lclaa establishes new angles of inquiry in order to provide a roadmap for responses by government, labor, and society; taking into account the unique needs of burgeoning hispanic demographics.

convention - its purpose is to serve as the launch pad to discuss the issues that the labor movement and latino working families are facing. The convention was the crowning highlight of the year ended december 31, 2014, and provided a unique opportunity to engage with latino and labor leaders concerned about advancing progressive policy that benefits both the u. S. Workers and the u. S. Economy and focuses on the critical work that still remains unfinished.

membership - lclaa fights for the social, political, and economic advancement of the latino community and they firmly believe that all workers deserve quality jobs with living wages nationwide. Lclaa educates workers about their rights and promotes the political participation of latino working families. The dues paying members receive information about policy and advocacy campaigns, participate in local events, and have a voice during lclaa's national conventions, local chapter elections and meetings.

communications- lclaa has integrated its social networking platforms into its bilingual outreach strategy to disseminate communications to educate and mobilize the online communities into action. In addition, during 2012, lclaa launched its national latino workers blog. Regularly updated, the blog covers developments on key topics for latino working families, including social security and medicare, the environment and green jobs, health care, young workers, labor issues and immigration.