Communities Civil Rights Filipino Workers in Long Beach Protest Unfair-Labor Practices
| Filipino Workers in Long Beach Protest Unfair-Labor Practices |
Filipino-American hotel workers are organizing themselves in protesting alleged unfair-labor practices by some of the biggest hotels in the Long Beach, California. A delegation attended last Wednesday's meeting of the Media Breakfast Club held at the Social Hall of the Filipino-American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA). The delegation was soliciting community support for its advocacy. The MabuhayRadio.com will report on this developing story, after it covers a planned demonstration in Long Beach on July 10, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Please see attached reproduction of a flyer being circulated in Long Beach and surrounding cities.
Filipino Americans who may like to support the campaign against the exploitation of ethnic hotel workers are urged to use the Blue-Line train and get off at the end of the line in Long Beach. The crowd of protesters will assemble in front of the Hilton Hotel in Downtown Long Beach.
The public demonstration will be held on July 10, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., in front of the Hilton on 701 W Ocean Blvd. (between Maine and Golden Ave. in downtown Long Beach).
For more information, contact Angela Reid at: 213-977-9400x111
* Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community*
Here are the directions to the FIRST-EVER MARCH of the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community this Thursday!
- From Downtown Long Beach/ Civic Center: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
- From CSULB: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
- From Downtown LA: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
* There is metered street parking on 3rd St & Maine and North of 3rd., as well as a $6 lot behind the hotel on Broadway.
Look forward to music, special creative visuals provided by CSULB students, and a spirited march with hundreds of Long Beach workers and community members! We will picket in front of the Long Beach Hilton from 5 - 5:45pm, then march East on Ocean Blvd. and close with a rally at Shoreline Aquatic Park by the Lighthouse from 6:30 - 7:15pm. Please spread the word to your friends and colleagues! The first marchers who arrive will receive a historical "We Love Long Beach" sandwich board, made by student volunteers from CSULB. We look forward to seeing you there!
In solidarity,
Maya Raquel Anderson
Senior Community Organizer
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
464 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-977-9400 x 107
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