LABOR COMMUNITY SERVICES - YEAR IN REVIEW - 2021
Answering The Call For Help But beyond food distributions in Southern California, LCS was called into action in other emergency relief e orts that required prompt action and lawless execution to ensure that those who needed our help could receive it quickly and in a timely manner. On February 23, LCS, in collaboration with The LA Fed, the Red Cross Los Angeles Chapter and Teamsters Joint Council 42, jumped into action to help families in Texas who were battling a devastating Winter storm. This relief e ort sent 800 cases of water and over 600 36-lb boxes of food that assisted hundreds of families who were in desperate need of help. This e ort was a carefully planned and coordinated with multiple partners dealing with some of the most intense Winter storms in our country. From coordinating resources from our warehouse with the Red Cross to transporting the relief aid and coordinating the distribution of the food and water onsite, Labor Community Services was there. Relief e orts are not only during times of natural disasters, but also during labor strikes. At its core, Labor Community Services came from a need to have resources. In May 2021, workers at Stratas Foods in Fresno, California were locked out of their jobs after the company had failed to negotiate a new labor agreement with its workers. The lockout left many families out on the street with immediate help for relief. That is when Labor Community Services packed up the truck to transport food relief to the families on strike.
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