In a recent newsletter, we mentioned UNITE-LA’s President, Alysia Bell, would be serving as co-chair of the CSN executive committee, effective July 1, 2024, and that time has come!

In June, UNITE-LA initiated two surveys to gauge the business community’s perceptions regarding the impact of immigrant workers and entrepreneurs on regional economic growth.

You asked, we answered! “What opportunities are there for employer engagement?”

UNITE-LA congratulates California Forward (CA FWD) for naming Kate Gordon as its new CEO. We look forward to partnering closely with Gordon, as UNITE-LA continues its work with CA FWD and its affiliate, the California Stewardship Network (CSN).

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (HCC) extended an invitation to UNITE-LA to join them and a handful of board members for a high-level fly-in to Sacramento to lobby on HCC’s legislative agenda.

UNITE-LA is thrilled to announce that our partner and friend Luis Sandoval, executive director of Building Skills Partnership (BSP), has been awarded the prestigious Dr. Alma Salazar Bridge Builder Award by the National Skills Coalition (NSC). The Dr. Alma Salazar Bridge Builder Award was established by the NSC’s board of directors in 2021 in memory of their beloved, fellow board member and one of the most important leaders in the organization’s history. Alma served as the executive vice president of UNITE-LA before her passing in 2020. Alma was a spectacular colleague and human who spent her career fighting for high-quality education and training for students and workers.

UNITE-LA has been invited to serve on a targeted Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) workgroup designed to develop and implement the Jobs@LAX Academy.

Last month, members of the UNITE-LA team supported the launch of Talent Rewire's SoCal Action Lab in partnership with San Diego Workforce Partnership.

UNITE-LA is pleased to have been invited to join the New California Coalition (NCC) as an official partner.

Last month, UNITE-LA had the opportunity to join the National Association of Women Business Owners' (NAWBO-LA’s) 3rd Annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) convening.