Alabama Arise staff and members participated in a listening session with the U.S. Department of Labor and the City of Birmingham on June 11, 2024. From left: Arise board member Kenneth Tyrone King, Arise’s Cover Alabama storyteller Whit Sides, former Arise board member Helen Rivas, health coverage gap storyteller Diana Isom, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su, Arise worker policy advocate Dev Wakeley, Arise communications director Chris Sanders, Arise member Marva Douglas and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.
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Alabamians need quality jobs that provide economic security and an opportunity to get ahead. That was the message Alabama Arise staff and members were excited to share with acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su during her visit to Birmingham last week.
Numerous Arise supporters participated in a worker listening session with the Department of Labor (DOL) on June 11. And worker policy advocate Dev Wakeley represented Arise at a June 12 roundtable meeting on good jobs.
Su expressed her appreciation for Arise’s work as well. She praised both Arise and Jobs to Move America (an Arise member group and partner in the Coaliton for Community Benefits) during a June 12 news conference at the North Birmingham Library.
“I did want to thank the union leaders for showing up here and every single day, to Jobs to Move America and Alabama Arise, who have helped make this trip so rich and meaningful for me,” Su said. “You are all truly incredible.” |
Midfield resident Marva Douglas (left), a longtime Alabama Arise member, speaks with acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su after a June 11, 2024, listening session in Birmingham. |
