New Vision - January 2010

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Posted: January 26, 2010 | Download PDF | Printable Version

As we send out New Vision, LAANE’s newsletter, the fate of national health care reform hangs in the balance. We urge you to take action to ensure passage of a real health care reform bill. Here in Los Angeles, thousands of L.A. airport workers won full family health benefits with the help of the newly-amended L.A. Living Wage Ordinance. Read more below.

Take Action - Let's Urge Congress to Finish the Job on Health Care!

This is a critical time for our national leaders to act in the interest of working families and the millions of Americans who lack quality health insurance. Sign this petition, circulated by Health Care for America Now, urging Congress to pass real health care reform.
To go to the petition, please click here.

L.A. City Council Moves to Attack Problem of Food Deserts

In response to a community effort to bring responsible grocers to underserved areas, the L.A. City Council voted on December 16 to draft an ordinance that would address the lack of access to healthy, affordable food in low-income neighborhoods. Read More »

10,700 Gain Family Health Care Coverage

Thanks in large part to a LAANE and SEIU-led campaign to update the L.A. Living Wage Ordinance, thousands of workers and family members gained family healthcare coverage for the first time on January 19. Read More »

LAANE Study Shows Century Corridor Hotel Living Wage Produces $23.9 Million in Economic Benefits

A LAANE study released in November found that the Century Corridor hotel living wage ordinance, combined with the successful negotiation of collective bargaining agreements at four LAX-adjacent hotels will produce $23.9 million in economic benefits. Read More »

Fight for Clean Air and Good Jobs Moves to the Courts and to Congress

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Sierra Club, both key members of a the LAANE-led Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports, filed suit on January 4 against the Long Beach Harbor Commission over what they describe as a backroom agreement between the agency and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) that could illegally reverse efforts to improve air quality in communities surrounding the Port of Long Beach. Read More »

Premier Progressive Dinner in Los Angeles

On December 10th, LAANE held its annual City of Justice Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills with over 900 guests and supporters in attendance. The festive event was emceed by actress and activist Angela Reid and University of Southern California Economics Professor and LAANE Board Member Manuel Pastor. Music performance by Michelle Shocked rocked the ballroom. Read More »