Happening now LCLAA Women’s Luncheon! An honor to Co-Chair the Women’s committee with SEIU EVP Aida Garcia.

Congratulations to Xochitl Cobarruvias for being recognized with the well-deserved LCLAA Trabajadoras Award! 🌟🏆 Her dedication, advocacy, and efforts in advancing justice and equality for working women are truly commendable.

Muchas Gracias a todos who attended day three of the #LCLAAConvention! We had an amazing time at the women's luncheon, honoring our Latina leaders and celebrating the strength and accomplishments of women in the trades.

.AFT delegates LCLAA convention took to the floor on several ocaciones to defend & reaffirm the equal rights of women, immigrants, workers, & families regardless of immigration status. AFTs EVP Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️ calling for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️ LCLAA CFT AFT Socorro AFT Chicago Teachers Union AMPR AFT New Mexico Several local leaders from CA, PR & NY took to the floor to defend the rights of women calling for greater investments in leadership programs, elimination of the pink tax to expanding access to quality, affordable childcare & medical leave policies. LCLAA #LCLAAConvention

An inspirational session on Workers Rights in a Global Economy. The intersectionality of our shared struggles here & abroad. We have to understand that racism & machismo is baked into our society & it spills over into the labor movement. We have to overcome. LCLAA CUT Brasil

Yanira Merino, our National President, led LCLAA's commitment to empowering Latino/a workers and advancing the labor movement. We extend our deepest gratitude for her transformative leadership. Her legacy will guide us toward a brighter future!

Thank you to the AFT delegates from UTLA / Anton Engen Socorro AFT @AMPR Chicago Teachers Union UFT for supporting me during this process. LCLAA

Congratulations to AFT Executive-Vice President Evelyn DeJesus (Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️) on her election as President of the Labor Council For Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)! Read our statement here: aft.org/press-release/…

As our National President since 2018, Yanira Merino has been the driving force behind LCLAA's unwavering commitment to Latino/a workers. We extend our deepest gratitude to Yanira for her transformative leadership. Her legacy will forever guide us toward a brighter future!

UFT and AFT members and staff participated in community service projects in Puerto Rico last week at LCLAA’s 24th National Membership Convention! 🧵

.AFT prez Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 spoke with the “Today” show about the teacher shortage. We need to invest in public schools—and that includes teachers.today.com/video/school-d…

.AFT EVP & @AMPR president lead a discussion on the Importance of Language & Culture in Education at the Reencuentro Taíno Conference. Reencuentro Taíno Conference

Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️ Reencuentro Taíno Conference Ms Irizarry member of AMPR AFT from Carolina shared concrete examples of how she has integrated art & music into her lesson plan to teach children about #Taino culture. We have to beyond the literature & bring Taino culture to life in the classroom. Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️

Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️ Reencuentro Taíno Conference AMPR AFT Congratulations Evelyn DeJesus AFTExecVP 🇺🇸🇵🇷📚👩🏻‍🏫⛪️ on an informative session. W/ the right resources & professional development, teachers can help students connect with their indigenous roots & bring #Taino culture forward.

For Us. By Us. Create, Collaborate, & Celebrate—NYC SchoolDistrict 4 Election Day Paraprofessional Professional Learning. So inspired by the GREATNESS in our community! UFT CSA Servia Silva Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos @QCarolyneQ1 Dan Weisberg Dr. Danika Rux @cec4EastHarlem Manhattan CB11

Special thanks to our NYC SchoolDistrict 4 Early Childhood Educators for creating a space for learning and unpacking the creativecurriculum resources—#NYCReads @cec4EastHarlem Manhattan CB11 Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Dr. Danika Rux Dan Weisberg @QCarolyneQ1

Our children get to see themselves, they get to see their full potential. That's what #CommunitySchools do. - UFT VP Karen Alford United Community Schools

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