Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing Saturday

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

As a follow-up to the National Workers' Rights hearing in November 2009, Saturday’s DC Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing – scheduled to begin at 10:30A at the National Education Association – will feature local worker testimonials on the right to organize, wage theft, immigrant worker exploitation and civil rights. “Given the current attack on working people throughout the country, the hearing provides a local perspective of personal courage and strategies in the fight for worker solidarity and economic justice,” say event organizers. Invited speakers include Miya Saika Chen (Advisor on Community Engagement, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders), Bonnie Kwon (Coordinator, Restaurant Opportunities Center-DC), David Carpio (National Education & Training Cordinator, AFL-CIO), Tina Pham (Community Organizer, DC Language Access Coalition, Nail Salon Project), Woong Chang (Restaurant Worker, Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC)-DC member), Rajini Raj (Washington Hospital Center nurse/member of National Nurses United) and Millet Panga (educator/member of Prince George's County Education Association). Click here for more information and to register online. - photo courtesy APALA