Fresno May Day rally to highlight Immigrant and Workers' rights

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- International Workers' Day connected May 1 has agelong been a almighty infinitesimal nationwide.

Here successful Fresno, the labour question has often intersected with the combat for migrant rights.

Those efforts were dealt a setback this twelvemonth aft allegations of maltreatment surfaced involving United Farm Workers laminitis Cesar Chavez.

But the origin is bigger than immoderate 1 person, and the enactment continues.

Leonel Flores, coordinator of the May First Coalition, says the lawsuit remains focused connected some migrant and workers' rights.

"In the United States, the migrant community...fighting for justness for the full family," said Leonel Flores.

Flores has helped signifier a section march and rally, saying unity has led to meaningful progress.

"At the authorities level, we triumph driver's licence and commencement the collaboration with constabulary successful the state. We supply galore benefits to the dreamers," said Flores.

But Flores says determination is inactive a agelong roadworthy ahead, including the propulsion for migration reform.

"But the astir important happening is migration reform, to supply ineligible presumption for retired assemblage and a pathway to citizenship," said Flores.

On Friday morning, Flores was joined by activists who accidental lasting unneurotic is indispensable for communities facing uncertainty.

"Standing successful solidarity with them and letting them cognize that they are not alone. Together, we are going to get done this. It's important that the metropolis of Fresno knows that we, we request to halt these deportations now," said Activist Alfred Aldrete.

About 20 section organizations, including United Farm Workers, accidental they program to instrumentality portion successful the section rally and march that volition commencement astatine 5 p.m.

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