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Our 2023 Ethical Honorees



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Our 2023 Ethical Honorees


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A Special Thank You
To IBEW 11, Our
BLUE UNION ANGELS!

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BLUE WORKER CHAMPION

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FRIENDS OF THE LABOR 411 FOUNDATION

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FRIENDS OF THE LABOR 411 FOUNDATION


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    Previous Honorees

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    A committed labor, civil rights, and community activist, Yvonne Wheeler has spent her entire life championing the rights of working people. Today, she continues that tradition as the newly elected President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the second largest Central Labor Council in the country.

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    On the field, the Los Angeles Dodgers is an iconic sports franchise with multiple World Series titles and name recognition across the world.

    Off the field, as a committed union employer and community-focused organization, L.A.’s favorite team hits a home run with every swing.

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    SoFi Stadium is a shining example of union/corporate partnership and local hire. Union built and union staffed, SoFi is the largest stadium built in the NFL in the last 100 years, and created tens of thousands of good union jobs inside the stadium grounds.


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    For more than 35 years, Maria Elena Durazo has been a warrior for working families. Starting out working in the fields, Maria Elena has spent her career giving a voice to hundreds of thousands of exploited workers across the labor movement as the S/T of the LA County Federation of Labor and now as a state Senator.

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    Tom Morello is a groundbreaking musician both as a solo artist (The Nightwatchman) and as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. He’s long been a valiant activist across issues of homelessness, poverty, hunger, and social justice, among other causes.

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    For more than 70 years, quality health care and a unionized workforce have gone hand in hand at Kaiser Permanente. It is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plan, serving more than 12.2 million members.

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    Created in 1928, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest supplier of treated water in the United States, providing water to a service area of 19 million people in six counties.

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    UNITE HERE! Local 11 represents more than 30,000 workers employed in hotels, restaurants, airports, sports arenas, convention centers and elsewhere throughout Southern California and Arizona.

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    UFCW Local 770 is leading a movement of workers in California’s rapidly growing cannabis industry. This unique partnership between the union, employers and workers are growing good jobs.


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    Cherri Senders
    Co-chair, Labor 411 Foundation


    Daniel Cardozo
    CEO
    Ethix Ventures
    Co-chair, Labor 411 Foundation


    Karen Urban
    Vice President & National Director
    Labor & Trust
    Kaiser Permanente


    Joel Barton
    Business Manager Emeritus
    IBEW Local 11


    Nayantara Banerjee
    Garment Worker Center Strategy & Research


    Ada Briceno
    Co-President
    UNITE HERE Local 11

    Thom Davis
    2nd International VP
    IATSE


    Dr. Peter Dreier
    Director, Urban & Environmental
    Policy Dept.
    Occidental College


    Tony Fazio
    Principal
    Winning Directions Political Campaigns


    Sally Greenberg
    President and Executive Director
    National Consumers League


    Gene Hurd
    President Emeritus
    UAW Local 509


    Stephen J. Kaufman
    Principal & Founder
    Kaufman Legal Group

    Chris Kerr
    Executive Director
    Ignation Solidarity Network & CEPA (Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance)


    Caroline Luce
    Ph.D. Researcher and Lecturer
    UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment


    Harold Meyerson
    Political Columnist
    Editor, American Prospect


    Devin Osiri
    Chief of Staff
    LA Federation of Labor


    Manny Valenzuela
    Activist


    Kent Wong
    Director Emeritus 
    UCLA Labor Center

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