Los Angeles Worker Center Network

09/09/2025

The Supreme Court’s ruling is a devastating blow, permitting discrimination and illegal ICE stops based on race, language spoken, location, and type of work. This decision cuts deep, but it cannot silence our collective resolve to fight for true justice and constitutional rights for every worker, every immigrant, every family. Read our statement below. https://laworkercenternetwork.org/resources/u-s-supreme-court-grants-stay-in-l-a-raids-case/

Garment Worker Center CLEAN Carwash Worker Center L.A. Black Worker Center Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice KIWA Warehouse Worker Resource Center Pilipino Workers Center (PWC)

08/13/2025

Important update on our ongoing lawsuit: The Supreme Court is about to decide if ICE agents can legally use race, language, or neighborhood as the only reasons for stops and enforcement.

Allowing this would legalize racial profiling and threaten our constitutional rights and community safety. We’ve seen the fear and harm these raids cause in our neighborhoods, targeting workers for being brown or speaking Spanish isn’t justice; it’s intimidation.

We stand for a country where rights apply to everyone, not just a select few. The fight for justice is alive, and we’re watching closely, because the stakes couldn’t be higher.

The fight against ICE’s racialized immigration enforcement in Los Angeles:...

08/02/2025

The Ninth Circuit’s decision to uphold protections against racialized immigration enforcement is a landmark victory for workers, immigrants, and the Constitution itself. At its core, this ruling affirms that being brown, speaking Spanish, or simply showing up to work is not probable cause. It sends a resounding message: ICE and local law enforcement are not above the law, and the Fourth Amendment does not stop at the gates of a carwash, a garment factory, or a food distribution line.

As one of the lead plaintiffs in this case, the Los Angeles Worker Center Network (LAWCN) is proud to have stood alongside impacted workers and to have carried their voices into the courtroom. Our member organization, CLEAN Carwash Worker Center , played a leading role in this legal challenge, supported by the strength of our entire network: the Garment Worker Center, Warehouse Worker Resource Center, L.A. Black Worker Center, Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), KIWA, UCLA Labor Center, and Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice. These organizations have stood with us through fearless leadership, organizing, and advocacy, worker power built over decades that laid the foundation for this victory. This win is not just a legal success, it is a tribute to the worker centers and grassroots movements that refused to be silent.

When workers rise, justice follows. And we are just getting started.

Read our statement: https://laworkercenternetwork.org/resources/ninth-circuits-decision-upholds-protections-against-racialized-immigration-enforcement/

08/02/2025

An appellate panel upheld a finding that federal agents appeared to rely exclusively on race and other factors, such as speaking Spanish, in making arrests.

08/01/2025

📣 Conzoca sus derechos: En esto tiempos de mayor control migratorio, mantenerse informado es su mejor defense. Nuestra Orden de restrinción temproal del 11 de julio, logrado con mucho ezfurezo, obliga que agentes federales a *seguir el protocol y el procedimiento* al dentener a personas, la cual ha reducido significamente la cantidad de redads en el sur de California en las ultimas semanas.

➡️ Estos derechos aplican a todos sin inmportar su estatus migratorio. Por favor comparta es información con su comunidad.

🚨 Por último, si se entera de alguna redad en su comunidad, por favor envíenos un correo electrónico a [email protected] (tambien se aceptan mensajes directos) y notificaremos as nuestro socio de litigios ACLU of Southern California.

07/31/2025

📣 Know Your Rights: In times of increased immigration enforcement, staying informed is your strongest defense. Our hard-fought July 11 Temporary Restraining Order means federal agents have to *follow protocol and procedure* when stopping and detaining people, which has significantly decreased the amount of raids in SoCal in the last few weeks.

➡️ These rights apply to everyone regardless of immigration status. So please share this knowledge with your community.

🚨 Lastly, if you hear of any raids in your community, please email us at [email protected] and we will notify our litigation partner ACLU of Southern California.

07/28/2025

A new report from the LA City’s Chief Legislative Analyst is calling for bold action to protect low-wage workers. From enforcing overtime and meal break laws to collaborating with community partners, such as LAWCN, and the County of Los Angeles, the report lays out key steps to hold bad employers accountable—especially in high-risk industries.

We are urging the City Council to take urgent action on these recommendations and invest in *real* enforcement. When workers can speak up without fear and employers are held responsible, we all benefit.

Garment Worker Center CLEAN Carwash Worker Center Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) Warehouse Worker Resource Center Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice KIWA L.A. Black Worker Center

A new report from the City of Los Angeles Chief...

07/02/2025

Breaking: LAWSUIT FILED. Since June 6, the federal government has been disappearing Angelenos, tearing families apart, targeting people with and without status, and violating basic rights.

People are being detained without warrants, legal counsel, or due process and held in dungeon-like conditions.

This is racial profiling. This is unlawful. And we’re fighting back.

Represented by ACLU and Public Counsel, the Los Angeles Worker Center Network and allies are suing to stop these abuses, defend our communities, and protect the rights and dignity of every person. Together, we say:

Press release: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/workers-family-members-and-community-groups-sue-dhs-unlawful-arrest-and-detention

06/10/2025

URGENT: Donate to our legal fund, organized in collaboration with Organized Power In Numbers ➡️➡️ https://workers.fyi/CADEFENSE

Since June 7th, our member organizations including the CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, Garment Worker Center, Warehouse Worker Resource Center and others have responded to emergency calls, attempted to identify the location of workers, connected families with legal support, and held community actions to resist these unjust and inhumane raids. Workers have been taken from laundromats, sidewalks, parking lots, and their places of employment, many without being informed of their rights or where they were being taken.

This is a crisis moment. Help us raise funds to assist our folks today ➡️➡️ https://workers.fyi/CADEFENSE

04/29/2025

Thank you KQED/NPR for this important coverage of our advocacy around labor standards enforcement and wage theft in Los Angeles! With our city in a financial crisis, prioritization of worker rights remains key: kqed.org/news/12037881/…

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