Justice For Workers
Hotel workers have a 40 percent higher injury rate than other service workers, and out of all hotel workers, housekeepers get hurt most often.
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
MARTIN lUTHER king, jr
Housekeepers are under pressure to clean too many rooms in too short a time, and then to leave them pristine. This means they don’t take breaks and work off the clock to meet their quotas. Hotel workers also regularly face sexual harassment from guests and colleagues, and when they report it, hotel companies ignore them.
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– Quoted Person
CLUE has been active for decades in unionizing campaigns for hotel workers across Southern California, including in Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Long Beach, among others. We take part in picket lines, join delegations that meet with management, share workers’ stories from the pulpits of our churches, and conduct dramatic actions to highlight the sacrifices workers and immigrants make to survive in their jobs.
Working For Justice
Meet the Young Religious Leaders Fellowship of Summer 2026
CLUE’s new Young Religious Leadership Fellows Begin Today! We are happy to introduce the 10 incoming Fellows who will be joining us this summer for 10 weeks of faith-rooted organizing training and mentorship. Fellows will be learning skills and strategies for community organizing from a faith perspective, and growing as new leaders for justice in8 June 2026
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Meet the Young Religious Leaders Fellowship of Summer 2026
CLUE’s new Young Religious Leadership Fellows Begin Today! We are happy to introduce the 10 incoming Fellows who will be joining us this summer for 10 weeks of faith-rooted organizing training and mentorship. Fellows will be learning skills and strategies for community organizing from a faith perspective, and growing as new leaders for justice in
Giants of Justice, 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Giants of Justice, 2026. The room was full of the amazing faith leaders, organizers and community members (and those who are all of the above) who make up the organization that we call CLUE. This year we honored three movement leaders who have truly shown what it
A Little Help Here and There Goes a Long Way
by Kate Maruyama I have been a volunteer with CLUE since August of 2025. I’d been so frustrated by the ICE roundups terrorizing the city since June, and felt helpless in the hugeness of it. 30-60 people a week were being rounded up in the Los Angeles area. I’m older and dealing with arthritis, so
Compassionate Witnessing
by Lisa Eve Cheby At a protest in downtown Los Angeles in 2018, we marched from city hall to the Metropolitan Detention Center. As the protest ended, taking a short cut through a pedestrian walkway in between what looked like two office buildings, we paused where a crowd chanted in a call and response with
Gratitude and Support – Thank You for Joining us for Architects of Justice 2026
Thank you to all who were able to accompany us for this year’s Architects of Justice celebration, where we recognize and give flowers to today’s Orange County movement leaders. The CLUE extended family converged at Harbor Christian Church in Newport Beach, where event hosts Izeah Chairez, CLUE board of directors member and political and community
CLUE Faith-Rooted Organizer in Los Angeles and Santa Monica
Position Description A Faith-Rooted Organizer (“Organizer”) educates, organizes, and mobilizes faith and community leaders to engage in economic justice campaigns. The organizer builds and leads committees of faith leaders who are prepared and committed to standing alongside workers and working-class families in their struggle for dignity and justice in the workplace. The Organizer will consistently