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CicLaVia Holds 51st Open Street Event on the Westside’s Venice Blvd.
Under a bright blue sky on the Westside, CicLAVia was a hit yet again. Almost six miles of Venice Boulevard was closed to cars from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, allowing bikers, pedestrians, and those riding alternative modes of transportation to fill the streets at the 51st CicLaVia event.
Santa Monica Democratic Club Hears Update on Reparations Efforts for Black Californians
It was the last Wednesday of the month, and that meant the monthly meeting of the Santa Monica Democratic Club at Virginia Avenue Park. On March 27, the Club hosted a panel to talk about efforts that have been underway to develop a system of restorative justice and reparations for Black Californians. About 75 attended in person or over Zoom, and several dozen members of the community have since viewed video of the meeting on YouTube.
Unite HERE Announces Successful Contract Negotiations with 34 Hotels
The fight isn’t over for hotel workers in Los Angeles, but the excitement was palpable Monday morning as their union celebrated victory. At the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, Unite HERE Local 11 announced that the union has reached an agreement with 34 hotels in Los Angeles on behalf of its workers. Strikes over working conditions and wages at many of the hotels in Los Angeles have been staged by the union since July 2023, and they were rewarded with significant wage increases.
L.A. County Federation of Labor Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Los Angeles’ largest labor organization has officially made their stance on the explosive Israeli-Hamas War. In a statement released Monday, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (L.A. Labor Fed) — the second-largest central labor body in the nation — called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The organization represents over 800,000 union members across over 300 affiliates. It is part of The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) — the largest federation of unions in the country.
CicLaVia Holds 51st Open Street Event on the Westside’s Venice Blvd.
Under a bright blue sky on the Westside, CicLAVia was a hit yet again. Almost six miles of Venice Boulevard was closed to cars from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, allowing bikers, pedestrians, and those riding alternative modes of transportation to fill the streets at the 51st CicLaVia event.
Santa Monica Democratic Club Hears Update on Reparations Efforts for Black Californians
It was the last Wednesday of the month, and that meant the monthly meeting of the Santa Monica Democratic Club at Virginia Avenue Park. On March 27, the Club hosted a panel to talk about efforts that have been underway to develop a system of restorative justice and reparations for Black Californians. About 75 attended in person or over Zoom, and several dozen members of the community have since viewed video of the meeting on YouTube.
Unite HERE Announces Successful Contract Negotiations with 34 Hotels
The fight isn’t over for hotel workers in Los Angeles, but the excitement was palpable Monday morning as their union celebrated victory. At the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, Unite HERE Local 11 announced that the union has reached an agreement with 34 hotels in Los Angeles on behalf of its workers. Strikes over working conditions and wages at many of the hotels in Los Angeles have been staged by the union since July 2023, and they were rewarded with significant wage increases.
L.A. County Federation of Labor Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Los Angeles’ largest labor organization has officially made their stance on the explosive Israeli-Hamas War. In a statement released Monday, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (L.A. Labor Fed) — the second-largest central labor body in the nation — called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The organization represents over 800,000 union members across over 300 affiliates. It is part of The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) — the largest federation of unions in the country.
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