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About LAANE
For the past 17 years, LAANE has proven itself to be one of the country’s most innovative and effective advocacy organizations. From groundbreaking living wage campaigns to leading-edge green jobs initiatives, LAANE has pioneered a new approach to economic development that has become a model in cities across the U.S. LAANE played a pivotal role in the passage of one of the country’s most sweeping anti-pollution and anti-poverty measures, a Clean Truck Program for the region’s ports that has dramatically improved air quality and will raise the standard of living for more than 10,000 truck drivers. LAANE also helped enact the nation’s first Construction Careers and Green Jobs Policy, which will ensure middle-class green jobs for thousands of construction workers and open a path to good careers for at risk populations. LAANE’s efforts to transform conditions in key industries have led to significant economic and environmental improvements for communities throughout the region. LAANE has also published a series of influential reports, including studies on working poverty and the impact of Wal-Mart on urban America. LAANE is a co-founder of the Partnership for Working Families, a rapidly growing national alliance that advocates for good jobs and healthy communities in nearly 20 major metropolitan areas. LAANE and its leadership have received numerous honors, including awards from the Mayor of Los Angeles, the Speaker of the California Assembly, the UCLA School of Law and the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese. |
In Focus
Video: "Within Our Reach: An Economy That Works For All"
LAANE'S 2011 "City Of Justice" Awards Dinner Video.
