News from the Front

Dispatches From Across the Southland

  • Call for Boycott of Hotel Figueroa

    After years of demanding dignity in the workplace, restaurant employees at the Hotel Figueroa’s restaurants lost their jobs in early February 2024. CLUE has been accompanying them through nonviolent direct action since then. Now we

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  • Support Legislation to Help Asylum Seekers Become Self Sufficient Faster

    Support Legislation to Help Asylum Seekers Become Self Sufficient Faster

    Urge congress to to pass the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325), which reduces the wait time for asylum seekers to obtain a work permit from 180 days to just 30.Read More

  • CLUE Prepares for More Migrant Support in 2024

    CLUE Prepares for More Migrant Support in 2024

    During the past month, CLUE and the LA Welcomes Collective have continued to anticipate and prepare for the buses expected to bring migrants to Los Angeles from Texas.  Fortunately, Texas has not put busloads of people in harm’s way during the recent storms and flooding, and fewer crossings have been reported at the border duringRead…

  • Sacred Solidarity and Calls for Justice in Santa Monica

    Sacred Solidarity and Calls for Justice in Santa Monica

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    On Tuesday, February 27th, Santa Monica CLUE members and workers joined together to present a letter from more than 500 CLUE members and faith leaders to the City Council demanding accountability and an investigation into retaliation and unfair labor practices at the Viceroy and Le Méridien Delfina hotels. Before submitting the letter to the Council,Read…

  • Join the CLUE Team!

    Join the CLUE Team!

    CLUE is proud to be hiring a 20-hour/week communications coordinator! If you have the chops and the passion, we invite you to apply today! The complete job description is below. Email cover letter, résumé, writing sample, and sample social media toolkit to Rev. Kara Howardat [email protected]. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2024. Communications CoordinatorRead…

  • February 2024 – Sacred Solidarity Scoreboard in the Hospitality Workers Campaign

    February 2024 – Sacred Solidarity Scoreboard in the Hospitality Workers Campaign

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    CLUE commemorated Ash Wednesday with laid-off workers from Cafe Figueroa (at Hotel Figueroa) and others from the LA Grand Hotel, who participated in an Occupy-style action at LA City Hall. It’s not too late to sign the petition to pressure the Santa Monica City Council to respond to November 2023’s Truth Commission hearing. And workers…

  • A Powerful Action to Begin the Season of Lent

    A Powerful Action to Begin the Season of Lent

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    Ash Wednesday, clergy and community members from across Los Angeles joined workers for a lunch break and anointed them with ashes: the ashes are a reminder that we will all return to dust; and the anointing a reminder of our common humanity and desire to live and thrive. This sacred ritual reinforces God’s commitment toRead…