Categoría: Sala de prensa

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Defensa Laboral anuncia a Lizeth Chacón como Co-Directora Ejecutiva

Contact: Juan Benitez, juan.benitez@workersdefense.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 […]

Conozca A Nuestra Nueva Co-Directora Ejecutiva: Lizeth Chacón

Dear Workers Defense family,  After a nationwide search, the Board of Workers Defense is excited to announce that Lizeth Chacón will become our next Co-Executive Director, joining current Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder Emily Timm in leadership. In our search for a leader to steward our family of organizations, we centered our members’ collective vision of […]

6 años de servicio de Ana González en Defensa Laboral

Over the past six years, Ana Gonzalez has been an integral part of Workers Defense. She’s led with heart supporting our members at the Texas Legislature and taken on tremendous fights to move the needle forward in policies that improve the lives of construction workers throughout the state. After six incredible years and victories for […]

Stephanie Gharakhanian’s 8 Years of Service at Workers Defense

Over the last eight years, Stephanie Gharakhanian has fought alongside our members to achieve economic justice for workers throughout Texas. Our members know her for her work to recover unpaid wages and as a true visionary in campaigns to win better working conditions — including rest breaks, paid sick days, immigration reform, and her work […]

En respuesta a la nominación pendiente del alguacil González del condado de Harris como director de ICE, los defensores exigen responsabilidad y medidas audaces

A principios de esta semana, los defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes y la justicia penal se sorprendieron al saber que el alguacil Ed. Gonzales del condado de Harris fue nominado por la administración de Biden Harris para dirigir el servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés), una agencia federal de control de inmigración arraigada al imperialismo y supremacía blanca, y responsable de numerosas violaciones de derechos humanos.

Mensaje de parte de los presidente de la junta de Workers Defense sobre la próxima búsqueda nacional del Director Ejecutivo

A medida que nos enfocamos en la búsqueda de nuestro próximo Co-Director Ejecutivo y en la realización de una transición exitosa, la Junta Directiva ha contratado el apoyo de Strategies for Social Change (SSC). SSC es una empresa de desarrollo de capacidades y liderazgo dirigida por mujeres de color, dedicada a trabajar con organizaciones de justicia social de todo el país.

After One Year of Freedom City Policies, Community Groups Call on Austin Police Department to Fully Comply

Austin, TX — On June 14, 2018, following a long community-led campaign, the Austin City Council unanimously approved the Freedom City Policies, a community-based response to local entanglement with federal immigration enforcement and racial disparities in arrests by the Austin Police Department (APD). To mark the Policies’ one-year anniversary, immigrants, community groups and residents reflect on their impact […]