233:. AJSOCAL is a legal organizations in Los Angeles County that maintains this breadth of language capacity, and thus is an important resource to limited English proficient speakers who are in need of legal assistance. AJSOCAL also advocates through the courts and legislature on many issues, including: voting rights, workers' rights, immigration, domestic violence, race discrimination, and language rights. AJSOCAL is also noted for its interethnic relations and multiracial coalition building through youth, parent and community-focused leadership development programs, as well as its work in hate crimes prevention, race relations, and
338:, AJSOCAL worked with Asian American community-based organizations to conduct non-partisan voter mobilization efforts, helping AAPI voters overcome common voting barriers. The mobilization efforts included bilingual phone banks, voter hotlines, and materials translated into Asian languages. The get-out-the-vote effort for both the June primary and November Presidential elections proved to be highly successful, reaching 12,000 voters in June and 15,000 voters in November. The outreach effort increased Asian American voter turnout by 17%, surpassing previous similar outreach efforts.
385:(NLRB), alleging that AAAJ-LA violated labor laws by laying off employees without providing the Union with notice and an opportunity to bargain. The NLRB's Office of the General Counsel investigated the complaint and issued an Advice Memorandum on November 3, 2020, concluding that AAAJ-LA had indeed violated labor laws in certain respects. The memorandum found that AAAJ-LA had a duty to bargain over the decision to lay off employees in several departments and that it failed to provide the Union with adequate notice and an opportunity to bargain over the effects of the layoffs.
186:, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, AJSOCAL focuses on the most vulnerable members of Asian American and NHPI communities while also building a voice for civil rights and social justice. Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California is part of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a national affiliation of four civil rights nonprofit organizations whose members also include Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC (National Affiliate) and
254:. Once freed from the apartment, the workers were taken by the U.S. government and thrown into federal detention. Eventually, the work of AJSOCAL, along with a coalition of advocacy groups in Los Angeles, led to the release of all the workers. AJSOCAL, along with other advocates, then led the successful workers' rights lawsuit against the manufacturers and retailers responsible for the sweatshop conditions.
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313:, which found that immigrant and limited English proficient communities are not fully incorporated in disaster preparedness educational efforts and emergency response plans, and provides recommendations to personnel and government officials in better prepare immigrant communities in major disasters.
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The layoffs also drew concerns about their impact on the organization's ability to serve the community, particularly as they affected multilingual hotline workers who provided critical services to non-English speakers. The incident led to public protests and condemnation from labor organizations.
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negotiations committee members, sparked significant controversy and accusations of anti-union tactics. The layoffs were attributed to a reported $ 2 million budget shortfall, but critics argued they were strategically timed to weaken the union's bargaining position.
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garment workers who had been trafficked into the United States, held illegally, and forced to work behind barbed wire and under armed guard in an apartment complex in
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