Thursday, Jan. 14
11 a.m., Public Works Room, Los Angeles City Hall
This hearing is a mechanism for carwash workers and the Los Angeles community to highlight the experiences of workers on the job and establish a community voice on worker rights’ issues. The National Workers’ Rights Board is a project of Jobs with Justice that has a proven track record of shining the light on workplace abuses and creating opportunities to address them. The Board will be composed of key national and local leaders who are drawn from a broad spectrum of the LA community. Members of the Workers’ Rights Board panel will be hearing testimonies from workers and employers, community and labor leaders, health and safety and environmental experts and academics about conditions in the carwash industry.
Welcome remarks:
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Serving on the Board:
- Cardinal Roger Mahony
- Madeline Janis, LAANE
- Kent Wong, UCLA Labor Center
- Douglas Heller, Consumer Watchdog
- Marielena Hincapie, NILC
- Rabbi Jonathan Klein, CLUE
- Former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg
- Thomas Saenz, MALDEF
- Councilmember Ed Reyes
- Prof. Suzi Weissman, Saint Mary’s College of California
Testifying to the Board:
- Los Angeles carwash workers
- Maria Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- Leo Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers
- Frances Schreiberg, National Lawyers Guild
- Gale Bateson, Worksafe
- Luis Cabrales, Coalition for Clean Air
- Western Carwash Association
