March With Immigrant Workers Friday, May 1st 3:30 PM at the Fruitvale Bart (Oakland), CA

March With Immigrant Workers
Friday, May 1st
3:30 PM at the Fruitvale BART

Dear friends,

EBASE and the Worker's Immigrant Rights Coalition (WIRC) have been organizing with a large coalition of organizations in Oakland for this year's May 1st March for Immigrant Rights. We are turning out supporters to march with immigrant workers.

In the last few years of the Bush administration, immigrant workers saw their fundamental rights trampled upon. As inhumane raids ripped the fabric of workplaces and communities, unscrupulous employers learned to use broken immigration laws as tools to intimidate and fire workers who organize unions or stand up for their rights, eroding workplace conditions for all. In order for all workers to have good jobs with dignity and respect, we urgently need a just and compassionate immigration policy.

This year we have a critical opportunity with President Obama in office and a Democratic majority in Congress to pass immigration reform, but we're still uncertain as to when it will happen and what kind of reform might ultimately be enacted. During his campaign, President Obama promised to take up immigration reform this year and he has recently said that it's still a priority. Now, we need thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant supporters out on the streets, marching this May 1st , to hold our new president accountable to his promises just immigration reform. We'll be marching to demand an immigration system that prioritizes equal rights for all workers, an end to raids and deportations, and legalization and family reunification.

Join us at the entrance/exit to the BART station in the Fruitvale Plaza between 3:30 and 4:00 PM. We'll have a big banner that says "Labor Stands with Immigrant Workers" and we'll be marching in a labor contingent of immigrant and non-immigrant union members and workers. If you're a union member, remember to bring your union banners and t-shirts to show your labor presence. We look forward to seeing you there. Click here to forward this email and spread the word to your friends and colleagues.