The women of Latinas Contra Cancer (LCC) do the kind of work that rarely makes headlines yet changes entire lives: they walk alongside people facing cancer when the system feels cold, confusing, or impossible to access. They confront the real-world barriers that force families to choose between care and survival—language, lost wages, lack of insurance, immigration-related fear, and the daily weight of inequity—by making sure patients are seen, heard, and supported with culturally rooted care and unwavering dignity.

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Wealth inequality is playing out in real time with for 150 Westlake Royal Stone Solutions Teamsters Local 853 members who have been on the picket line, day after day, night after night since July of last year.

Westlake Royal Stone Solutions, is a multi-billion-dollar company, is refused to negotiate in good faith for eight months before they forced these members to strike. The sticking points? EVERYTHING! These workers do all the hard work that makes this company successful.

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Workers who guide women battling cancer have won a significant victory for themselves. On April 17th, fifteen employees at Latinas Contra Cancer (Latinas Against Cancer) voted to become Teamsters. A card check election overseen by Jean Cohen from the South Bay Labor Council and Maria Noel Fernandez from Working Partnerships USA, determined that an overwhelming majority of the employees wanted to join Local 853.

Darcie Green, CEO of the non-profit, was present to observe the process and upon hearing the results of the vote,

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After three years of battling for our members at UNFI, Teamsters Local 853 secured an incredible win for its members. Due to a contract violation over wage rates, Business Agent and Vice President Ray Torres enforced the merits of the agreement, arguing that significant back pay was due to these members.

The company did not agree that they had violated the collective bargaining agreement, and so began a three-year grievance that ultimately resulted in arbitration.

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Teamsters at Watsonville Community Hospital have voted unanimously to accept the new contract offer.

This has been a long-running affair. Three years ago, the hospital was in financial trouble under previous leadership, preventing substantive increases for its employees at that time. However, things have changed as the Hospital is now under new leadership and ownership.

“We spent six months working to improve wages and benefits for our members and came out successful in our efforts.” said Teamster 853 President Steven Lua,

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Aurelio Mendoza and Ivan Gonzalez are Tony’s Fine Foods stewards who were instrumental in moving the organizing drive forward for their group. So when this group voted UNION YES, what did the company do? They tried to terminate the employment of Aurelio and Ivan on some trumped-up charges. How surprising.

Under the law, this is called retaliation, and it is illegal in the United States.

So despite the company’s best efforts to intimidate these members,

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