December 2021 Newsletter

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December 2021 News

Dear Friend,

Thank you for being a member of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice. You are integral to the struggle for dignity, justice, and fair work! Please consider a year-end gift to support the organized, connected interfaith movement for economic justice.  Donate now.

If You Read Nothing Else, Read This.

• The campaign for a safer working environment continues at Kingspan Light and Air. Micaias and his co-workers need your help. Please sign a letter of support that they will submit to their employer.
• Clergy turn out in the effort to strengthen rent control in Long Beach, winning increased protection for renters. And residents win a years-long struggle to establish rent control in Santa Ana.
• CLUE supports Long Beach truck drivers, struggling to make ends meet, with a toy drive in December. You can help.
• Clergy join low-wage workers in Anaheim stand up to West Anaheim Medical Center, demanding proper staffing and better wages.

There is SO much more to read about! See a summary below or visit our new website  to dive into all the news. 

Los Angeles

• CLUE continues outreach to support the public health campaign to end the pandemic.
• Black Jewish Justice Alliance seeks to Check the Sherriff.
• Reclaim Black L.A. stakes a claim on unused public property.

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Long Beach & South Bay

• Clergy turn out and renters win strengthened protections in the face of the Long Beach affordable housing crisis.
• ACTION ALERT: CLUE will participate in a toy drive for XPO drivers and their families in Commerce. This event is intended to show appreciation and support for truck drivers. Participate as a clergy member or donate toys. 

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Orange County

• As workers struggle to form a union and Clean Up Kingspan Light and Air, clergy support their efforts. Read the latest and learn how you can join them.

• ACTION ALERT: Sign a letter to Kingspan in support of workers!

• We celebrate the years-long effort to win rent control in Santa Ana!
• CLUE recruits young religious leaders to the movement.

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Immigration Justice

• Receive action alerts to keep up with what's happening in CLUE's immigration work.

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