Our three-day conference brought together hundreds of Latinos and allies to engage in conversation around issues that impact immigrant, refugee, and Latinx workers.
Hundreds of UFCW members, activists, and allies from across United States and Canada recently gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 2022 UFCW United Latinos Educational Conference, where participants engaged in conversations around issues impacting immigrant, refugee, and Latinx workers, and their critical role for the present and future of the labor movement...
We recognized those leaders and unions empowering Latinx working people
This award recognizes an individual whose leadership has served to strengthen and support Latino workers and the Latino community. The recipient must have done work for the betterment of the Latino community within the U.S. labor movement and made contributions to promote diversity and inclusion of Latino workers at all levels of the American labor movement.
2022 Recipients: Kim Cordova & Dora Cervantes, Secretary-Treasurer of IAM
This award is presented to a labor leader who has made a lifetime commitment to Latino worker rights, to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution in promoting the interest of Latino workers. The recipient must have a proven leadership role in the betterment of Latinos in the American labor movement.
2022 Recipients: Esther Lopez & Oscar Saenz
This award is presented to a national, state or local organization which has promoted the alliance between the UFCW and Latino community organizations by working in collaboration with the UFCW to protect and expand the rights of Latino workers in the U.S. The recipient must have done work to promote labor and Latino community partnerships for the betterment of the Latino community.
2022 Recipients: NOVO Legal
This award is presented to leader who has promoted the alliance between the UFCW and Latino community organizations by working in collaboration with the UFCW to protect and expand the rights of Latino workers. The recipient must have done work to promote labor and Latino community partnerships for the betterment of the Latino community.
2022 Recipients: UFCW 1518 & TUAC 500
This award is presented to a young leader or organization that has made a commitment to advance the activism on behalf of the Latino community and promotes activism among Latino youth. It recognizes an individual or organization that has worked for the betterment of the Latino community on a grassroots level and has made significant contributions relevant to contemporary America.
2022 Recipients: Clara Mejía Orta
