Alex Gómez, a long-time leader in El Salvador’s union movement and a member of the National Lottery Workers Union (SITRALONB) Executive Board, will be touring cities on the West Coast of the United States from February 3-13, 2013 as part of CISPES’ Labor Solidarity Tour. During his visit, Mr. Gómez hopes to forge new solidarity ties with US labor groups and activists to share experiences, perspectives and strategies in the transnational fight for workers’ rights and dignity as his union and its allies prepare to face off against a proposed Public-Private Partnership law. Click here to download a bio of Alex Gómez with information about the SITRALONB union. The CISPES Labor Solidarity Tour and Mr. Gómez will be visiting these cities on the West Coast:

• Seattle - February 3-4
  • February 3, 7 PM, Tropic Breeze 
  • February 4, 11 AM-1 PM, Labor Temple, Hall 8 
  • February 4, 1:30-3 PM, WTC and Port 
  • February 4, 6-8 PM, Seattle University STCN Student Center
• Olympia, WA- February 5
  • February 5, 3-5 PM, the Evergreen State College, Sem II C1107, contact [email protected] for more information
• Portland, OR - February 6
  • February 6, 6 PM, SEIU 503 (6401 SE Foster Rd.)
• Santa Cruz, CA
  • February 7, 5-7PM, University of California Santa Cruz, Baytree Conference Center, Cervantes & Velasquez Room, Santa Cruz, CA
• Bay Area, California- February 9-11
  • February 9, 12-2 PM, East Bay Labor and Community Lunch, California Nurses Association, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, CA
  • February 9, 7-9 PM, San Francisco Labor and Community Event, Redstone Labor Temple, 2940 16th St. #302, San Francisco
  • February 11, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, San Francisco State University Event, J. Paul Leonard Library Room 121, 1630 Holloway, San Francisco. Co-sponsored by the Labor Archives and Research Center
• Los Angeles- February 12-13
  • February 12, 6:30-8:30 PM, Downtown Labor Center, 675 South Park View St., Los Angeles, CA 90057

If you are interested in helping plan events in your city or would like to invite the tour guest to meet with your union or organization, please contact the CISPES committee in your city.

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