Chicago Community and Workers' Rights (CCWR)

[J. Mujica]

Dear Friend:
Present:

Chicago Community and Workers' Rights (CCWR) has the honor to invite
you to the first anniversary of our organization.
We look forward to a strong presence. In order for this organization
to continue its hard work and continue helping the community.

Guest Speakers:
Miguel Del Valle
Chicago City Clerk

Rudy Lozano Jr.

During our activity we will honor:

1.- Wynham Glenview Hotel Workers that were on strike for eight months
for the violation of their collective agreement.
http://espanol.news.yahoo.com/s/13082010/54/n-business-empleados-hispanos-logran-recuperar-trabajos.html
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=363023&CategoryId=12395
(english)
2. - The 8 colleagues who completed the course "Community Defenders."

3. – The Chicago Students arrested in Washington DC, who are promoting
civil disobedience in order to pass "Dream Act" as a first step to
immigration reform.
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The event will be held on September 17th 2010, from 6:00 pm to 11:00
pm at Highlanders Banquet Halls the address of the place is 4808 S.
Archer Ave Chicago IL, 60 632. The cost for a table is $500.00 dollars
or the individual ticket is $50.00 or if you want to help us with an
add please call Maria Villagrana at 773-603-8362.

Here are some of our programs:

Vendors have been held for almost twenty years to fight against the
lack of opportunities to work as street vendors in a regulated manner.
We need the project "Justice for Street Vendors" to make the city of
Chicago issued an ordinance that allows us to sell on the street.

The group Community Advocates is a group of workers who have faced the
challenge of preparing and self-organize to educate other workers
about their labor rights, to support them in their struggle for wage
claims, and to organize direct action against employers who abuse of
immigrant workers.

Mexican immigrants are one of the fastest growing social groups in the
United States. Of these, undocumented workers are the most vulnerable
group: they are receiving lower wages, excessive working hours, often
in unsafe conditions and without access to health insurance or health
programs. It is also this group, representing 5% of the workforce in
the city of Chicago, who suffers from further violations of their
rights. During the Bush administration until 2006, undocumented
workers have also faced harassment and discrimination in companies
based on the letters "No Match" from SSA, and now with the "E Verify."

According to the study of the Center for Urban Economic Development,
the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC. (April 2010) www.urbaneconomy.org,
which CCWR is part of the Committee of directors, low-income workers
in Cook County who are unaware of the law, they experience the loss of
more than $ 7.3 million dollars a week as a result of violations to
the labor law by employers.

For all that the program "Community Defenders" and "Justice for Street
Vendors" of CCWR are essential.

We have the volunteer work of 13 people a week four hours each, for
distribution of brochures and to care for people requiring
information. Also to carry out fundraising events.

The legal clinic "Workers' Hands" meets with people who need legal
aid. Also for groups who have questions about injuries at work we are
organizing a monthly workshop given by the Attorney José Rivero, we
also make workshops with IDOL, OSHA, IDHR that are informative for our
community and their are given three times a year.

Thanks

Martin Unzueta
Volunteer Executive Director
Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights
3200 S. Kedzie
Chicago IL, 60623