







2023 Gala Sponsors
Previous Honorees


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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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Gala Host Committee
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



















































