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I am pleased to introduce our newest employee, Esau Gutierrez, who is joining our team as the Training Specialist. Esau has a fascinating background that has taken him through various labor organizing and advocacy fields.

 

Born in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Esau immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine. His father, a shoemaker turned public school custodian, and mother, homemaker turned hotel housekeeper, saw firsthand the importance of unionized labor in improving the lives of working families. This experience sparked a passion in Esau to become involved in labor advocacy and community organizing.

 

Esau worked in Sacramento homeless shelters as well as with UNITE HERE! Local 49 as an organizer, political canvasser, and trainer since 2016. He has fought casino and hotel decertification, organizing citizenship workshops, and political campaigns for labor including the Reno 2018 and 2020 campaigns and the Georgia runoff election in 2020.

 

From 2020 to 2023, Esau spent nearly three years as a Labor Representative for the California School Employees Association (CSEA). In this role, he represented, trained, and organized thousands of public school employees. He also bargained for fair agreements with fair wages, including some of the very first public school agreements in the state to recognize the Juneteenth Federal Holiday.

 

Esau's experience and expertise in labor organizing make him an excellent addition to our team. Please join me in welcoming Esau to our organization, and we look forward to the contributions he will make!

 

 

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