San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO
3737 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 403
San Diego, CA 92108
Main Phone: (619) 283-5411
Fax: (619) 281-1296
Email: sdlc@unionyes.org
Lorena Gonzalez. Email Address: sdlc@unionyes.org
Press Contact:
Evan McLaughlin
Main Phone: (619) 228-8101, ext. 3
emclaughlin@unionyes.org
Rally for Local Jobs with President Trumka - Jan. 6, 2010
# AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at the Rally for Local Jobs
Over 350 union members attended the Rally for Local Jobs and
listened to rousing speeches calling for rapid job creation from
union and community leaders and AFL-CIO President Richard
Trumka.
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Statement by Lorena Gonzalez on Passage of Health Care Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Monday, March 22, 2010
Statement by Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer/CEO Lorena
Gonzalez on Passage of Health Care Reform
SAN DIEGO – (Sunday, March 21, 2010) – Lorena Gonzalez, the
Secretary-Treasurer/CEO of the San Diego and Imperial Counties
Labor Council, AFL-CIO, made the following statement following
the House of Representatives’ passage of a health care reform bill
this evening:
"For the past year, the men and women of San Diego’s Labor
Movement joined millions of Americans in calling on the President
and Congress to reform our nation’s broken health care system.
We told Washington we wanted a system that put people before
Health Insurance companies by making healthcare accessible and
affordable for everyone by lowering costs and expanding coverage.
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San Diego Labor Community
Announces Commitment to
Environmental Partnership, Opposition
to Attacks on Environmental Laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Local Union Members Attend
Workshops on Energy, Transit, Water,
Development;
Hear From National Green Jobs Leader
SAN DIEGO, CA – (April 20, 2010) –
Labor leaders from unions throughout
the region gathered tonight to hear
from keynote speaker Jerome Ringo,
former President of the Apollo Alliance,
about key environmental issues
impacting the region and how the labor
community can work with
environmental partners to ensure San
Diego’s green economy creates middle-
class careers for local workers. This
Earth Week gathering comes at a time
when California's major environmental
laws, including the Global Warming
Solutions Act (AB 32) and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) are under attack in
Sacramento.
"Too often we are presented with a
false choice: good jobs or a clean
environment," said Lorena Gonzalez,
Secretary-Treasurer and CEO of the
San Diego and Imperial Counties
Labor Council, AFL-CIO and a former
environmental attorney. "In fact, we
can, and must, have both. We oppose
current attacks on California's
environmental laws as a step backward
for working people. It is nothing more
than an attempt by a select group of
corporations to undermine the green
economy and to gain a free pass to
pollute our workplaces and our
communities."
Former Apollo Alliance President
Jerome Ringo, keynote speaker at
tonight's event, notes, "Green jobs and
smart growth can revive San Diego's
economy and resolve some of our
worst environmental problems.
Working together, labor and
environmental allies can seize this
moment to create a just future for
America's workers and a cleaner,
healthier 21st century for our
communities."
Union members were briefed on
various environmental issues that
create good jobs for San Diego by
teams of labor leaders who work on
those issues along with environmental
experts:
Water Quality
Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO, San Diego and
Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
Bruce Reznik, San Diego Coastkeeper
Mass Transit
Evan McLaughlin, San Diego and
Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
Duncan McFetridge, Save Our Forests
and Ranchlands
Renewable Energy
Micah Mitrosky, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local 569
Richard Miller, Sierra Club
Responsible Development Graham
Forbes, UNITE HERE Local 30
Cory Briggs, Briggs Law Corporation
The San Diego and Imperial Counties
Labor Council, AFL-CIO, represents
192,000 firefighters, teachers, nurses
and other workers who are making the
region a better place to live and work.
For more information, visit www.
unionyes.org.
Announces Commitment to
Environmental Partnership, Opposition
to Attacks on Environmental Laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Local Union Members Attend
Workshops on Energy, Transit, Water,
Development;
Hear From National Green Jobs Leader
SAN DIEGO, CA – (April 20, 2010) –
Labor leaders from unions throughout
the region gathered tonight to hear
from keynote speaker Jerome Ringo,
former President of the Apollo Alliance,
about key environmental issues
impacting the region and how the labor
community can work with
environmental partners to ensure San
Diego’s green economy creates middle-
class careers for local workers. This
Earth Week gathering comes at a time
when California's major environmental
laws, including the Global Warming
Solutions Act (AB 32) and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) are under attack in
Sacramento.
"Too often we are presented with a
false choice: good jobs or a clean
environment," said Lorena Gonzalez,
Secretary-Treasurer and CEO of the
San Diego and Imperial Counties
Labor Council, AFL-CIO and a former
environmental attorney. "In fact, we
can, and must, have both. We oppose
current attacks on California's
environmental laws as a step backward
for working people. It is nothing more
than an attempt by a select group of
corporations to undermine the green
economy and to gain a free pass to
pollute our workplaces and our
communities."
Former Apollo Alliance President
Jerome Ringo, keynote speaker at
tonight's event, notes, "Green jobs and
smart growth can revive San Diego's
economy and resolve some of our
worst environmental problems.
Working together, labor and
environmental allies can seize this
moment to create a just future for
America's workers and a cleaner,
healthier 21st century for our
communities."
Union members were briefed on
various environmental issues that
create good jobs for San Diego by
teams of labor leaders who work on
those issues along with environmental
experts:
Water Quality
Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO, San Diego and
Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
Bruce Reznik, San Diego Coastkeeper
Mass Transit
Evan McLaughlin, San Diego and
Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-
CIO
Duncan McFetridge, Save Our Forests
and Ranchlands
Renewable Energy
Micah Mitrosky, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local 569
Richard Miller, Sierra Club
Responsible Development Graham
Forbes, UNITE HERE Local 30
Cory Briggs, Briggs Law Corporation
The San Diego and Imperial Counties
Labor Council, AFL-CIO, represents
192,000 firefighters, teachers, nurses
and other workers who are making the
region a better place to live and work.
For more information, visit www.
unionyes.org.
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