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Immigration Protections During Labor Disputes�

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DHS has long recognized that labor and civil rights can be protected by their agency through the use of prosecutorial discretion, including deferred action or parole

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2011 DHS-DOL MOUs seeks to protect people trying to exercise their rights.

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The agencies recognized that standards for all workers are hurt when some workers are vulnerable to exploitation and retaliation.

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2016 NLRB and EEOC are included.

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Workers have been fighting to make this real!

In 2013, the Tito’s workers began organizing with IUPAT and were immediately targeted by their boss with immigration threats.

NLRB took their case and tried to get U-visas, but ran into serious delays.

Then, in 2016 the NLRB tried to help get deferred action.

Most recently, in 2021 the Biden Administration finally grants DA and work permits. This resulted in a win of $250k in back wages tp Tito’s workers from their NLRB case.

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What has changed?

What more do we need ?

Inter-Agency Coordination�

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Department of Labor

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Department of Labor Power Map

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Office of Solicitor

Emily Tulli (Tulli.Emily.L@dol.gov)

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Jim Fredrick

(Frederick.James.S@dol.gov)

Natalicia Tracy (Tracey.Natalicia.R@dol.gov)

Regional Enforcement Solicitors

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HQ Immigration Team:

Valeria Treves

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Regional Enforcement Directors

NE: Jennifer McGraw, McGraw.Jennifer@dol.gov�SE: Jeffrey Genkos, Genkos.Jeffrey@dol.gov�MW: Nicole Van De Bogart, VanDeBogart@dol.gov�SW: Kimberly Avery, Avery.Kimberly@dol.gov�Western: Priscilla Garcia-Ocampo, Garcia-Ocampo@dol.gov

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WHD National Headquarters

• Acting Administrator Jessica Looman (Looman.Jessica@dol.gov)
• Chief of Staff Kristin Garcia (Garcia.Kristin.M@dol.gov)
• Associate Regional Enforcement Lee Ann Dunbar (Dunbar.Lee@dol.gov)

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District/Area WHD Offices�Community Outreach Specialists Contact Sheet

Notes:

• When submitting cases, CC all contacts in yellow boxes
• All underlined items are links to org charts/contact info

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Jennifer Abruzzo (General Counsel)

Regional NLRB Offices

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Jessica Rutter (jessica.rutter@nlrb.gov), Associate General Counsel

Aaron Karsh (Aaron.Karsh@nlrb.gov),

Operations-Management Division, Office of GC

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Regional Immigration Coordinators�(new position, ask regional office for the contact info)

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Notes:

• For cases, CC contacts that are highlighted
• All underlined items are links to org charts/contact info

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Power Map

Charlotte A. Burrows, Chair

Lucy Rosas & Davis Kim,

Immigration Advisors

lucila.rosas@eeoc.gov, davis.kim@eeoc.gov

Regional EEOC Offices

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�District EEOC Director

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Notes:

• For cases, CC contacts that are highlighted
• All underlined items are links to org charts/contact info

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Power Map

Outreach to labor agencies and lifting new cases…

Do you or will you have workers with cases to file?

Yes

No

Convene local coalition meeting with USCIS, Regional DOL-Solicitor, NLRB, DOL-WHD, and/or DOL-OSHA

1. Contact Anita, Natalie, or Martha at Jobs With Justice for support
2. If there are multiple workers trying to organize or already with WC or union, file with NLRB (cc Aaron.Karsh@nlrb.gov)

Based on relevance, also file with:

• DOL-WHD or DOL-OSHA send to field office leadership and cc HQ point people (see DOl slide) - and senior counsel for the Solicitor's office for both Tulli.Emily.L@dol.gov
• EEOC: include field office leadership and Lucila Rosas from HQ.

Action Steps

Injury2All Union to Union strategizing, 1st Friday of the Month

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Contact Us

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Natalie Patrick-Knox, Jobs With Justice: natalie@jwj.org, 503-915-5701

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Anita Mathias: anita@jwj.org

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