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Yvonne Wheeler Elected New President of L.A County Federation of Labor

By Edward Henderson, California Black MediaNovember 23, 2022

Yvonne Wheeler was elected the new president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO (LA Fed) on Nov. 21. The historic unanimous vote by her peers makes Wheeler the first Black woman to hold the title and makes her one of the most influential people in Los Angeles politics. 

Community Stands Behind Ralph’s Workers Seeking Living Wage

Jennifer Bihm, Contributing WriterJuly 12, 2019

“Living Wage not Minimum Wage,” read some of the picket signs outside of the market as workers demanded a wage adequate enough for “one job” to sustain a living in the City of Angeles. The most recent contract, said workers, “offers slashed wages as much as 25 percent for checkers, offer less than one percent to other employees, eliminate some overtime, and put their healthcare benefits at risk of bankruptcy.”