CURRENT PROJECTS
 
Grocery and Retail Campaign

Securing Quality Jobs for Supermarket Workers and Access to Healthy Food
for All Communities
  Construction Careers Policy
Working to make the commerical construction industry a source of middle class careers for underserved communities
  LAX Airline Services Campaign
LAANE has joined with workers; disability rights activists, labor, and senior advocates to advocate for improved conditions in the airline services industry
  Clean and Safe Ports Campaign
Good Jobs and Dignity for Truck Drivers; Clean Air for the Community
  New Century Campaign
Transforming the LAX Hotel Industry
and Alleviating Poverty in Nearby Communities
  LAX Community Benefits Campaign
Creating Job Opportunities and Reducing Health Risks for Residents Near the Airport
Policy
Research and Publications
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City of Justice Awards Dinner - Tuesday December 4, 2007
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Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)
The Vital Role of Faith
Over 600 religious leaders throughout Los Angeles County have formed Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) to support low wage workers in their fight for dignity and respect. More

Partnership for Working Families
A National Movement for Economic & Social Justice
The Partnership for Working Families is creating a new model for urban growth and grassroots activism in major metropolitan regions across the United States, by supporting local organizations and bringing them together in a national network. More
 

LAANE in the News

Airline To Raise Service-Worker Standars
Daily Breeze - April 21, 2008

Rallying For Benefits And Wages
Daily Breeze - April 9, 2008

L.A. Living Wage Law Upheld
Los Angeles Business Journal - April 11, 2008

School Board Was Right To Take Stand LA Hotels
Los Angeles Business Journal - March 24, 2008

Ports of Los Angeles Plan Weighs On Shippers
Los Angeles Times - March 21, 2008

Group: LAX Workers Have Lost Millions
Daily News - March 17, 2008

Los Angeles Labor Ordinance Voided
Los Angeles Times - March 05, 2008

School Board Backs Hotel Boycott
San Fernando Valley Business Journal - February 27, 2008

Monitoring LAX's Impacts
Daily Breeze - February 26, 2008

Plan Aims To Gauge LAX's Effect On Area's Air Quality
Los Angeles Times - February 26, 2008

EDITORIAL: Proposal Would Streamline Process, Speed Projects
Los Angeles Business Journal - February 25, 2008

Unsafe Trucks Stream Out of L.A.'s Ports
Los Angeles Times - January 21, 2008

YOUR NEXT GROCER - FROM BRITAIN? - Tesco, the world's third-largest retailer, plans to open 50 stores in the next year in the Southwest.
the Christian Science Monitor - December 17, 2007

Long Beach Agrees to Ban Old Diesel Trucks from Port
Los Angeles Times - November 9, 2007

L.A. Wants Say in LAX Hiring
Daily Breeze - November 8, 2007

Welcome to America: Tesco checks out friend and foe at Los Angeles debut
the Independent - November 9, 2007

Hotel Workers Sue Eight Hotels, Including Hilton, LAX Westin, Four Points for Violating Service Charge Ordinance
City News Service - November 7, 2007

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center: Valley Residents Want Environmental Impact Report
California Chronicle - October 3, 2007

The Poor Work Harder to Survive in Los Angeles County
Tidings Online - September 7, 2007

Study Touts Clean Trucks Plan
The Daily Breeze- August 31, 2007

L.A.'s Getting Richer
Los Angeles Daily News - August 29, 2007

Hay Pobres Fuera de las Estadísticas
La Opinión - August 29, 2007

Despite Gains in Income, Millions of L.A County Residents
Cannot Meet Basic Living Needs

City News Service - August 29, 2007

LAX Passenger Safety Questioned
Los Angeles Business Journal - July 12, 2007

Airport Employees May Not Be Adequately Trained
CBS Broadcasting Inc. - July 12, 2007

Quejas por Servicio de LAX
La Opinión - 12 de Julio de 2007

Poor Training at LAX Called Risk to Public
Los Angeles Daily News - July 11, 2007

Group's Report Alleges that Passenger Service Workers at LAX Do Not Get Adequate Training
Argonaut - July 20, 2007

Another Employee's Butchered Benefits
Los Angeles Times - June 26, 2007

Madeline Janis: L.A.'s Labor Warrior
Los Angeles Times - June 17, 2007

More Than 25 Employees of The Westin LAX Hotel Claim they Were Suspended from Work Today for Wearing Pro-Unionization Buttons
City News Service - May 9, 2007

2 L.A.-Area Ports Aim to Slash Diesel Exhaust
Los Angeles Times - April 14, 2007

Judge Halts Implementation of Living Wage
Our Weekly - March 9, 2007

Pagar por el Silencio
La Opinion - March 2, 2007

Airing a Pollution Solution for the Ports
Los Angeles Times - February 23, 2007

Grand Ave. Plan Not Grand Enough
Los Angeles Times - February 11, 2007

Living-Wage Victory in LA
The Nation - February 5, 2007

Wal-Mart to the Wall
Los Angeles City Beat - January 25, 2007

Compromise Circumvents Battle Over Living Wage
Los Angeles Times - February 1, 2007

Living Wage Deal Reached
Los Angeles Business Journal - January 31, 2007

Wal-Mart, Make Dr. King’s Dream a Reality
Our Weekly - January 11, 2007

Civil Rights Activists Decry Wal-Mart
Los Angeles Times - January 9, 2007

Wal-Mart Fights for Its Reputation
Business Week - January 9, 2007

Goldman Sachs Lowers Wal-Mart to 'Neutral'

Womens Wear Daily - January 9, 2007

Lluvia de Voces Contra Wal-Mart
La Opinion - January 9, 2007

Wal-Mart's Well-Timed Spin Cycle
The Huffington Post - January 9, 2007

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Ads That Promote Contributions
Bloomberg - January 8, 2007

Urban Activists Urge Wal-Mart to Improve Pay, Benefits
Associated Press - January 8, 2007

 

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