| Dear Friend, Hot Labor Summer just became an inferno! The United Auto Workers are poised to strike for the first time in almost five years.(1) Starbucks Workers United is planning a nationwide Day of Action. Writers and actors are still on the streets, as are hotel workers. Friend, a year ago, you told us that fair wages and support for working families were top priorities for you. This is the moment we can see real change -- and Courage California members can make a difference. But I’ll be honest with you. At this critical moment, with Hot Labor Summer coming to a close, the funds we need to continue our worker actions are dwindling. Donations across the board have fallen 32% this year, and we already saw declines in 2022 and 2021. It’s just not sustainable.
Courage California has been a pivotal hub in taking actions like the Palmdale Amazon drivers’ strike and bringing them statewide attention. Now Amazon is on the verge of coming to the table with the Teamsters union to raise pay and address working conditions.(2) We’ve lobbied for better workers’ rights laws and urged Attorney General Rob Bonta to step up for workers. We are known statewide and nationally for bringing together passionate people and shifting the narrative. Now we are laying the groundwork for even more. We have launched Uplift California to defeat disinformation. We’ve developed a social media tool to give our members the power to tell the stories of workers. We’re collaborating with unions to develop support funds to keep them strong during strikes. We know things are hard for our Courage community, especially with exploding food and health care costs. We’ve cut back in every place possible -- we are working with fewer staff and less technology supports than we ever have. But we just can’t win these fights if our members don’t step up right now. If you want us to keep changing the face of workers' rights in California, now is the time to commit to the cause. Rush a donation to Courage California now! Thank you for standing with us, –Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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