UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Dear Members, this month of July we are very excited to welcome our new Co-Executive Director, Lizeth Chacón! Lizeth will be joining our team in our Dallas office! Throughout the summer, Lizeth and I will be traveling around the state to meet with members in each of our cities in person. …
This morning, the United States Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case which outlined the legal foundation for abortion rights in the United States. In thirty days, Texas’ trigger law will go into effect, making performing an abortion a first-degree felony. Almost all of Texas’ neighboring states will have an abortion ban …
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UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: STATEWIDE UPDATES: Last Thursday, May 12th, we convened our second immigration assembly. National allies from Jobs with Justice and the National Day Labor Organizing Network joined us. We learned about the DALE campaign (demands here) and a new path to immigration protection (like deferred action) for workers with certain workplace abuse …
Greetings comrades, I hope you are all doing well. I had the opportunity to visit with our Austin members at the Workers Memorial Day event last month and it was so energizing to get to see each other in person! I hope to get to visit with our Dallas and Houston members in the next …
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Dear Workers Defense Members, I want to share some very exciting news with you. As the co-founder and co-director of the Workers Defense Project and Workers Defense ActionFund, it has been an honor to fight alongside you to achieve fair treatment for immigrant workers in Texas for the past 20 years. In 2019, your board …
UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: STATEWIDE UPDATES: Statewide immigration assembly – On April 13th we convened a member assembly on our fight for immigrant justice. Updates were shared about our national demand for citizenship for all. Many members shared their profound sadness and anger at the inaction and false promises of politicians who have for years …
Actualizaciones De Nuestra Co-Directora Ejecutiva: Actualizaciones Estatales: Asamblea de inmigración estatal – El 13 de abril convocamos una asamblea sobre nuestra lucha por justicia para lxs inmigrantes. Se dió actualizaciones sobre nuestra demanda nacional por ciudadanía para todxs. Muchos miembros expresaron su profunda tristeza y enojo ante la falta de acción y promesas falsas de …
Estimadxs Compañerxs de Defensa Laboral, Les quiero compartir una noticia muy emocionante. Como co-fundadora y co-directora de Proyecto Defensa Laboral y Defensa Laboral en Acción, ha sido una honra luchar a lado de ustedes para lograr un trato justo para los trabajadores inmigrantes de Texas por los últimos 20 años. En 2019, su mesa directiva …
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Contact: Juan Benitez, juan.benitez@wdactionfund.org, (512) 466-9258 AUSTIN, TX — Workers Defense today announced that it has appointed Lizeth Chacón as its Co-Executive Director. In this new role, she will co-lead Worker Defense Project and Workers Defense Action Fund into its next phase of building power for low-wage construction workers in partnership with Emily Timm, the organization’s …
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Estimada familia de Defensa Laboral, Después de una búsqueda nacional, la Mesa Directiva de Defensa Laboral anunció que Lizeth Chacón será nuestra próxima Co-Directora Ejecutiva, uniéndose con Co-Directora Ejecutiva y Co-Fundadora Emily Timm en el liderazgo. En nuestra búsqueda de un líder para administrar nuestra familia de organizaciones, centramos la visión colectiva de nuestros miembros …
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