APRIL 28, 2023 — Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new Deferred Action process for non-citizen workers who experience or witness a labor violation. Because of this, many workers are now potentially able to apply for labor-based Deferred Action. NLAN & National Immigration Law Center (NILC) brought together a group of experts for a training on both the Deferred Action process and clinic models that have been successful in assisting workers to apply. If you’re interested in learning more about this training, reach out to us at info@n-lan.org.
Read MoreJoin NLAN & the Center for Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law for Surveillance in the Workplace: a Training for Organizers & Advocates on June 30, 2022.
This webinar will be an introduction to workplace surveillance, its historical context, its role in racial capitalism, technology that is used to monitor & control workers and the legal landscape. Speakers include Cynthia Khoo from Center for Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, Nzinga Hooker from the National Black Worker Center and Alvin Velazquez from SEIU.
Read MoreJoin NLAN on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 12:30pm CST for Law & Organizing for Temp Workers, a legal training for organizers. The training will discuss the temporary staffing landscape, pertinent laws for workers’ rights, issue-spotting, law & organizing considerations and expanding temp worker rights. (with insights from NLAN’s Litigation Director, Chris Williams & Temp Worker Justice’ Digital Organizer, Tyler Cunning)
Read MoreJoin NLAN and the National Coalition for Safety and Health (COSH) on Friday, April 1 for a legal training for organizers on OSHA. The training will cover OSHA laws and how OSHA action can be strategically used in a campaign to protect and advance worker health and safety. The training will be followed by NLAN’s Organizer Drop-In Hours.
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