Mission

The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. LCLAA was born in 1972 out of the need to educate, organize and mobilize Latinos in the labor movement and has expanded its influence to organize Latinos in an effort to impact workers' rights and their influence in the political process. LCLAA represents the interest of more than 2 million Latino workers in the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations  (AFL-CIO), The Change to Win Federation, Independent Unions and all its membership.

 

Goals

Voter Registration, Education and Participation IN THE Latin American COMMUNITY.

Union Solidarity

Fair and Minimum Wages

LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY

Worker solidarity with our union brothers and sisters

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM

Support of the Dream Act. Support an Immigration Policy based on Labor, Miranda, and Human Rights

TRADE 

Opposing the expansion of NAFTA/Colombia and similar Trade Treaties

EDUCATION

Support safe, quality and affordable center based child care 

ECONOMY

Creation of a clean-energy economy

JUSTICE

 Taking action against the Increasing rate of hate crimes in the Country