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Across North Carolina, several proposed constitutional amendments have sparked important conversations about workers' rights, public investment, local decision-making, and the future of communities across the state.

En todo Carolina del Norte, varias enmiendas constitucionales propuestas han suscitado importantes conversaciones sobre los derechos de los trabajadores, la inversión pública, la toma de decisiones a nivel local y el futuro de las comunidades en todo el estado.
Earlier this spring, UFE hosted our quarterly North Carolina Training of Trainers (ToT), bringing together seasoned and emerging organizers, community leaders, and advocates committed to building collective power for racial and economic justice.

A principios de esta primavera, UFE organizó nuestra sesión trimestral de Formación de Formadores (ToT) en Carolina del Norte, reuniendo a organizadores experimentados y emergentes, líderes comunitarios y defensores comprometidos con la construcción de poder colectivo para la justicia racial y económica.

Ana Delia Espino, UFE’s Director of Inclusive Economies - South, shared insights grounded in community organizing, healing-centered work, and economic justice, highlighting the importance of building spaces where communities can develop leadership, resilience, and collective power.

Ana Delia, second from right / segunda desde la derecha
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Ana Delia Espino, Directora de Economías Inclusivas - Sur de UFE, compartió reflexiones basadas en la organización comunitaria, el trabajo centrado en la sanación y la justicia económica, destacando la importancia de crear espacios donde las comunidades puedan desarrollar liderazgo, resiliencia y poder colectivo.
15 Responsible Wealth members in New York State signed onto a letter calling on the Governor, the State Senate, and the State Assembly to create new taxes on multi-millionaires to fund critical social programs for New Yorkers.

15 miembros de “Responsible Wealth” en el estado de Nueva York firmaron una carta instando al Gobernador, al Senado estatal y a la Asamblea estatal a crear nuevos impuestos para los multimillonarios, con el fin de financiar programas sociales fundamentales para los neoyorquinos.
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In these reflections on UFE's Spring 2026 Training of Trainers, a participant highlights the transformative power of popular education, collective learning, and building connections across movements.

Chino, in the middle (red shirt) / en el medio (camisa roja)
En sus reflexiones sobre la Formación de Formadores de UFE (Primavera de 2026), un participante destaca el poder transformador de la educación popular, el aprendizaje colectivo y la construcción de vínculos entre movimientos.
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UFE’s Victor Urquiza, Workers Rights Organizer, shares the story of historic organizing by NC teachers on May Day 2026, International Workers Day.

Raleigh May Day Action / Actividad del Primero de Mayo en Raleigh (Picture credits / Créditos de la imagen: PSL Triangle NC)
Victor Urquiza, organizador de derechos laborales de UFE, reflexiona sobre la histórica organización llevada a cabo por maestros de Carolina del Norte el Primero de Mayo de 2026, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores.
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Responsible Wealth members joined project Director Mike Lapham on tax day in Washington, DC to lobby for progressive taxes, including wealth tax proposals put forward by Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren. They also lobbied for Senator Markey's "Equal Tax Act" and Senator Whitehouse's "Paying a Fair Share Act". The day was organized by the Americans for Tax Fairness coalition.

UFE’s Mike Lapham, Deputy Director and Responsible Wealth Program Director, center / Mike Lapham, subdirector y director del programa de Riqueza Responsable de UFE, en el centro
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On April 15, Tax Day, United for a Fair Economy (UFE), in collaboration with Alianza Americas, joined a national call to rethink how taxes are generated and distributed. Through a joint press statement, we lifted up a reality that is too often ignored: immigrant communities are essential contributors to the U.S. economy and tax system, yet they continue to face exclusion, criminalization, and structural inequality.

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In this piece, UFE’s Victor Urquiza tells the story of the powerful grassroots organizing that built the broad Durham Rising coalition and secured notable wage gains for Duke workers. UFE is proud to have brought our toolkit of economic justice movement supports to this ongoing fight for a better Durham for all.

Protest at Duke Founders Day / Protesta en el Día de los Fundadores de Duke (Picture credit / Crédito de la imagen: Durham Rising)
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On March 7, 2026, United for a Fair Economy partnered with Student Multicultural Affairs at UMass Boston to facilitate a healing and leadership session for student leaders who are navigating an increasingly complex political climate.

Student leaders from UMass Boston, alongside facilitators Eroc Arroyo Montano (front row, center) and Justice Williams (back row, right), building community and leadership together.
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Centro Presente invited United for a Fair Economy to join their monthly podcast series, “Al Día con Centro Presente” (Up to Date with Centro Presente), a Spanish-language broadcast via Facebook that seeks to foster critical reflection from within our communities.

Centro Presente and UFE presenters during the podcast
Presentadores de Centro Presente y UFE durante el podcast
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The Worker Power Summit of the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) — a powerful gathering of over 200 workers and organizers from across the country, with international delegates – displayed the power of an organized multiracial working class.

Summit participants / Participantes de la cumbre (Credit / cortesía de USSW): Cómo es juntarse con tus compañeros de trabajo del sector servicios en el sur