Organizations Filed Purposes:
WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME WORKERS TO ACHIEVE FAIR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, DIRECT SERVICES, ORGANIZING, AND
EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES: EACH YEAR, WDP ASSISTS THOUSANDS OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS IN ADDRESSING SERIOUS WORKPLACE ISSUES THROUGH ITS EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM (ELS). SPECIFICALLY, ELS SUPPORTS WORKERS BY: A) RECOVERING BACK WAGES FOR WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED PAYMENT FOR THEIR WORK; B) ASSISTING INJURED WORKERS TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND COMPENSATION; C) PROVIDING PRO-SE TRAININGS THAT ORIENT AND PREPARE LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN JUSTICE COURT; D) CONNECTING WORKERS TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND PARTNER ATTORNEYS; E) ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS TO APPLY FOR DACA AND OBTAIN IMMIGRATION RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.
ORGANIZING: THE ORGANIZING PROGRAM AT WDP FOCUSES ON GROWING MEMBERSHIP, DEVELOPING MEMBER COMMITTEES, AND DEVELOPING NEW MEMBER LEADERS TO LEAD THEIR COMMUNITY TO TAKE ACTION THROUGH: A) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSES THAT FOCUS ON BUILDING ADVOCACY SKILLS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF INEQUALITY; B) CIVIC PARTICIPATION THAT EMPOWERS WORKERS THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION AND CANDIDATE FORUMS.
BETTER BUILDER POLICY: THE BETTER BUILDER POLICY PROGRAM AIMS TO ILLUMINATE THE DEFICIENT WORKING CONDITIONS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND TO EMPOWER WORKER-MEMBERS TO ENGAGE WITH POLICY-MAKERS ABOUT CREATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THROUGH BBP, WDP ENGAGES ITS MEMBERS IN: A) RESEARCH ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDE DETAILED DATA TO POLICYMAKERS ABOUT WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO PERSISTENT PROBLEMS IN THE INDUSTRY; B) POLICY ADVOCACY THAT DEVELOPS THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SPEAK FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES; C) A WORKER COMMITTEE THAT MEETS WEEKLY TO ADDRESS SERIOUS WORKPLACE ISSUES AT A SYSTEMIC LEVEL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jose Garza | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $97,311 |
| Emily Timm | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $85,811 |
| Remberto Apaza | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Webber | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Phillip Scmandt | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mario Ontiveros | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Olvera | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gerardo Tovar | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Eva Deluna Castro | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Parisa Fatehi-Weeks | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Isaac Faz | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Adrian Rizo | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Claudia Golinelli | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Benavidez | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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