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Vol. 71/No. 29      August 6, 2007

 
Day laborers plan convention
 
WASHINGTON—The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) will hold its fourth annual national convention August 2-5 in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Some two hundred day laborers and organizers from around the country are expected to attend and take part in discussions and workshops including “What to do during a raid,” “How to organize on the street corners,” “Winning back wages,” “Labor Health and Safety,” “English for Day Laborers” and “History of the Labor Movement.”

NDLON is an umbrella group for more than 30 organizations nationwide that organize day laborers. A year ago it entered into a partnership with the AFL-CIO labor federation aimed at improving the wages and working conditions of immigrants and others who work construction, landscaping, cleaning, and other jobs on a day-to-day basis.

John Arvizu, NDLON development director said in a July 16 phone interview that several dozen member organizations will send delegations from Southern California, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Austin, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and elsewhere. The convention, which takes place every two years, is an opportunity for day laborers to share experiences and compare organizing strategies, Arvizu said. In addition to workshops and meetings, the day laborers will organize press conferences, rallies, and marches to highlight fights by day laborers in the region.

—SETH DELLINGER

 
 
 
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