{"id":13851,"date":"2022-03-14T11:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicdarkthemes.com\/themes\/hotel-booking\/wp\/demo\/hotel\/?p=150"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:41:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:41:08","slug":"new-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somosunpueblounido.org\/wagewatch\/new-website\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a1Feliz a\u00f1o nuevo! Thank you for being part of the Somos familia and supporting our\neconomic and racial justice work in 2023. As we continue to organize for worker\u2019s rights\nand economic justice for our families, please consider making an end-of-year tax\n\ndeductible contribution today. \u00a1Gracias!<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Organizing for Essential Worker\u2019s Rights & Quality Jobs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Immigrant workers, not just industry representatives, should have a\nsay in the state\u2019s workforce development strategies. In\ncollaboration with Santa Fe\u2019s Office of Economic Development,\nWelcoming America, and the American Immigration Council (AIC),\nwe launched Gateways for Growth, an initiative to better integrate\nimmigrants in the City\u2019s workforce and economic development\nplans. In 2023, we coordinated a working group of local stakeholders\nand surveyed 120 immigrant workers in six different economic\ngrowth sectors. Stay tuned for a report with recommendations to\nthe City Council early next year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Somos members also participated in community meetings hosted by the NM Department of Workforce Solutions\n(DWS) to influence the state\u2019s Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) four-year plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We conducted 53 know-your-rights workshops empowering 1,185 workers with\ninformation on sick leave, wage and hour laws, health and safety standards, and\ndeferred action status for workers who have pending claims with labor\nenforcement agencies. We organized 11 worksite committees at cleaning\ncompanies, hotels, restaurants and assisted living agencies. 36 workers filed\nwage theft complaints and recouped $90,538 in unpaid wages and damages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Advancing Guaranteed Income (GI) & Cash Assistance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This year, we concluded New Mexico\u2019s first statewide 18-\nmonth GI pilot for mixed status immigrant families.\nPartnering with the Economic Relief Working Group and\nUpTogether, we supported 330 families in 13 counties with\n$500 a month. The results demonstrated improved outcomes\nin education, employment, and housing, especially in rural\ncommunities. After receiving GI for a year, rural participants\nreported a 14% increase in employment. The pilot will help us\nmake a case for government-sponsored cash transfer\nprograms as a potent tool in helping low-wage workers get\nahead. Check out the final report at nmvoices.org.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To support expansion of GI programs in our state, Somos advocated for a rule change\nthis year at the Human Services Department (HSD) to ensure future GI recipients in\nNew Mexico do not face reductions in SNAP\/TANF benefits. a crucial step in avoiding\nthe \u201ccliff effect\u201d when accessing essential safety net services.\n\n

\nSomos also won funding for a DWS feasibility study on how to extend unemployment\nbenefits to undocumented immigrants and self-employed workers in low-wage\nindustries such as child and home health care. UNM is currently working with DWS and\nSomos to conduct the study which will allow us to launch a 2024 campaign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Demanding a Just Transition for Immigrant Oil & Gas Workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Somos continued to expand in southeastern New Mexico to ensure the state uses oil and gas surpluses to invest in\njust transition initiatives for fossil fuel workers and families. We hired a new organizer in Eddy County and will\nopen our fifth worker center in Artesia in 2024.\n

\nIn 2023, Somos played a pivotal role in securing state funding for two senior\nlevel positions at the NM Economic Development Department (EDD) to\nadvance energy transition initiatives for frontline communities. We also\nconducted a comprehensive study with 100 oil and gas workers in\ncollaboration with UNM\u2019s Center for Social Research shedding light on\nworking conditions in the industry and workforce development barriers.\nThe final report will be available mid-January and it will provide a multi-year\norganizing roadmap for our just transition work.\n\n

\nSomos also helped organize a just transition symposium with New Mexico\u2019s Speaker of the House and UNM Law\nSchool\u2019s Natural Resources Journal for policy makers and community groups where we shared our funding and\npolicy proposals for building out an equitable workforce development infrastructure in the southeast and other\nrural communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our citizenship program in Santa Fe and southeastern New Mexico keeps growing every year. In 2023, we held 32\ncitizenship forums in Hobbs, Roswell, Santa Fe, and Carlsbad with 350 attendees; 133 signed up for our\nprogram and are on the path to citizenship. In 2024, we'll expand our unique community-based program, which\nemphasizes leadership development and voter engagement, to Taos, Espa\u00f1ola, and Artesia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Somos took part in Santa Fe\u2019s Community Health and Safety\nTaskforce and identified policies to address economic security\nand public safety for immigrants and low-income families. Our\nworker\u2019s committee organized focus groups and surveys in\ncollaboration with UNM\u2019s Center for Social Research, resulting in\nseveral recommendations to the City Council which include:\nexpanding cash assistance and GI programs for low-wage\nworkers with small children and those in workforce development\nprograms; implementing a citywide language access plan; and\nproviding additional restorative justice and diversion programs\nfor young people caught up in the criminal justice system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2023, Somos worked closely with U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez to develop the Energy Workers Health Improvement\n\nand Compensation Fund Act which would create a federal fund, paid by oil & gas companies, for workers\u2019 out-of-\npocket medical and health care expenses. Vasquez also worked with Somos and other local immigrants\u2019 rights\n\ngroups to develop the Strengthening Our Workforce Act which would support undocumented immigrant\nworkers who fuel our economy by providing a pathway to lawful permanent residency. While these bill\nintroductions will not result in passage of federal legislation by a gridlocked Congress, they contribute to a\nbroader narrative change regarding essential immigrant workers and provide important policy ideas for future\nimmigration and worker\u2019s rights legislation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Somos Acci\u00f3n, Somos Un Pueblo Unido's sister 501(c)(4) organization, played a crucial role in informing and\nmobilizing Santa Fe voters to support a 3% excise tax on homes that sell for over $1 million to help create a\n\npermanent funding stream for affordable housing. Somos knocked on 2,701 doors and talked to 744 low-\nincome voters, as part of the United for Affordable Housing Coalition. The tax will raise an estimated $6 million\n\nper year to build more affordable housing and provide rental and mortgage cash assistance so Santa Fe residents\nwho sustain our local economy can live in the city where they work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Somos will continue to grow power for low-wage workers and\nimmigrant families. Our upcoming legislative priorities include:\n$20 million General Fund investment in workforce development\nand adult education programs to help immigrant, rural, women,\nand other disadvantaged workers access infrastructure, green\nenergy and early childhood education jobs.\nA guaranteed income pilot for workers enrolled in workforce\ndevelopment programs.\nAn increased early childhood education budget for a career and\nwage ladder for childcare providers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Join us on Monday, January 22nd for Immigrant & Worker\u2019s Day of Action 2024 at the Roundhouse. Hundreds of\nimmigrants and workers will rally to push for state investments for our families and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Feliz a\u00f1o nuevo! Thank you for being part of the Somos familia and supporting our
\neconomic and racial justice work in 2023. As we continue to organize for worker\u2019s rights
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