06/19/2026
“During Operation Metro Surge, I knew my staff would be targeted because of the color of their skin regardless of their legal right to work in my shop. Racial profiling justifying state sanctioned violence was a theme of Operation Metro Surge, and I know this was all too familiar for the Black residents of our city.
At CTUL, one of the core pillars of our work is fighting for racial justice - because workers rights and racial justice are inextricably linked. For example, Black and Latinx workers are three to four times more likely than white workers to experience wage theft.
We know that our organizing for racial justice at CTUL stands on the shoulders of Black leaders in the Abolitionist and Civil Rights movements. Black people have always been on the frontlines of the fight for working people’s rights and protections, since the beginning of the labor movement in the United States, which was the fight to end legalized slavery. Black leaders have taken many risks, and all communities benefit from the wins - that is not lost on us. We are honored to continue to be in this work of solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters, until we are all free.”
-Ignacia Ambriz, CTUL Board Member
Happy Juneteenth from the CTUL family! And today is a great day to follow and Black Visions if you do not already.