OUR WORK
Current Projects
2021-2022
COVID-19 WORKER EDUCATION PROJECT
KERN INYO MONO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
The Kern Inyo Mono Central Labor Council in Partnership with the Central Valley Workers Center is currently engaged in direct community outreach to educate residents of Kern County on COVID-19 and the ongoing vaccination efforts. Our outreach approach is doing direct community engagement to impacted communities through door-to-door, phone banking, text messages, social media, vaccine clinics, and community events. Through this project, we have partnered with various agencies and elected officials to ensure we have access to impacted communities.
Pablo Villagrana, Iron Worker Local 155
CA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM WORKER EQUITY INITIATIVE
UCLA LABOR CENTER
The Initiative will make recommendations for increasing worker inclusion, equity, and positive outcomes in the public workforce development system, particularly in the context of COVID-19 and movements for racial equity. Taskforce members will identify ways that the public workforce development system -- and in particular LWDA-- can support marginalized workers in training for, connecting to, and thriving in quality careers in major industries. In doing so, the initiative seeks to center workers’ needs, voices, and career aspirations with a racial equity framework.
2020-2021
Kern Complete Counts Committee with Partner CBOs
Census Outreach Project
KERN INYO MONO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
The Valley Worker Center in Partnership with the Kern Inyo Mono Labor Council conducted outreach to disproportionately impacted populations, including workers in the hardest-to-count communities for the 2020 census. By prioritizing interactive engagements designed to connect individuals with information and education on the importance of being counted. Our focus was in Kern, Inyo, and Mono counties in collaboration with various local agencies.
2018-2020
ROOTS TO LATINO POWER INITIATIVE
LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Central Valley Worker Center was able to support the leadership development and civic engagement of youth in the Central Valley. The work site component gives us the opportunity to engage residents in a wide range of socio-economic issues. Our organizing approach also focused on intergenerational engagement educating our student fellows, union members, and community-at-large.
IMMIGRANT WORKERS RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
THE SIERRA HEALTH FUND
The Central Valley Worker Center aims to educate and empower Immigrant workers in the workplace. Through direct outreach at the workplace and communities, we hope to educate immigrant workers on their rights and protections. The focus of the training cover, but not limited to the following: worksite raids, I-9 audits, E-Verify, anti-retaliation, labor laws, and potential immigration remedies.