Worker Center Achievements
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May 2021
Inauguration of the Workers' Center and Celebration of International Workers' Day
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June 2021
First worker retreat
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July 2021
◉ COPAL and the Workers’ Center present at Latin Days Festival in Valley Fair.
◉ Ilhan Omar secures funds for the Workers’ Center.
◉ Weekly cultural celebration: every Friday, we cook a different dish to share.
◉ Membership assembly
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August 2021
◉ Training for workers in the hotel, hospitality and restaurant industry.
◉ Job search and resume-building workshop
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September 2021
◉ Protest outside Rep. Hagedorn's office demanding he support a path to citizenship for essential and farm workers.
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October 2021
◉ Day of the Dead celebration.
◉ Curatividad: an art and community event to heal with creativity.
◉ Community event in Rochester and the first campaign victory.
◉ The Workers’ Center stood in solidarity and protested alongside members of the AFSCME union at the University of Minnesota.
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November 2021
◉ We did outreach in Savage and Burnsville as well as the Guatemalan Consulate.
◉ Job search and resume-building workshop
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December 2021
Training for workers in the construction industry.
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January 2022
◉ Community vaccination at the Workers’ Center.
◉ Distribution of rapid tests at the Workers' Center.
◉ Launch of computer classes
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February 2022
◉ Launch of the radio program Justicia Obrera.
◉ Community vaccination at the Workers’ Center
◉ Distribution of rapid tests at the Workers' Center
◉ Members of the Primero de Mayo council attended a retreat to evaluate and plan this year's work
◉ Machismo training
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March 2022
◉ We lead direct actions to support workers Alejandro and José.
◉ Community vaccination at the Workers’ Center
◉ Distribution of rapid tests at the Workers' Center
◉ Workers’ Center stood in solidarity with and supported striking Minneapolis educators
◉ Launch of the flexible and free GED course
◉ Ilhan Omar and Amy Klobuchar secure additional funds for the Workers' Center.
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April 2022
◉ Community vaccination at the Workers’ Center.
◉ Distribution of rapid tests at the Workers' Center
◉ Launch of the monthly workshop "Know your rights"
◉ Training for the Workers’ Center team to better support the community to be leaders
◉ Worker misclassification training
◉ We celebrated worker Jeferson’s victory: he received thousands of dollars in stolen wages
◉ We lead a direct action to support the worker Ricardo
◉ National Garifuna Heritage Month Celebration with the Bodoma Garífuna Cultural Band
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May 2022
◉ First anniversary of the Workers' Center and International Workers' Day
◉ Community vaccination at the Workers’ Center