LCLAA Pittsburgh

tional organization representing the interests of approximately 1.7 million Latino/a trade unionists throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. LCLAA was founded in 1972 by local Latino trade union committees to promote participation by Hispanic trade unionists in a more responsive labor movement. To date LCLAA is the only national Latino labor organization. LCLAA builds political empowerment of the Latino family, supports economic and social justice for all workers, and promotes greater cultural diversity at the workplace. LCLAA brings union members together in solidarity, regardless of race or ethnicity. With 65 Chapters throughout the country and Puerto Rico, LCLAA members engage in different creative programs promoting political empowerment, cultural pride, and economic development of Latino workers and their families.