¡TODAS LAS MIRADAS PUESTAS EN EL SUR! LOS MAESTROS DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE HACEN HISTORIA ESTE PRIMERO DE MAYO

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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.

GRAVAR A LOS RICOS, HACER LA VIDA MÁS ASEQUIBLE

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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

NUESTROS IMPUESTOS, NUESTRAS PRIORIDADES: INVERTIR EN EL CUIDADO, NO EN LA GUERRA

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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.

¡LA ORGANIZACIÓN FUNCIONA! ¡DUKE, PAGA LO QUE TE CORRESPONDE!

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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)

CREANDO UN ESPACIO PARA LA SANACIÓN, EL LIDERAZGO Y EL PODER COLECTIVO EN UMASS BOSTON

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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.

UNITED FOR A FAIR ECONOMY PARTICIPA EN EL ESPACIO “AL DÍA CON CENTRO PRESENTE”

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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

¡ORGANICEMOS EL SUR! UFE SE UNE A LA CONFERENCIA DEL PODER DE LOS TRABAJADORES DE USSW 2026

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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

DESIGUALDADES ESTRUCTURALES RESIDEN EN LA RAZA Y EL GÉNERO

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In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month (March), we’re looking at recently-updated slides from UFE’s “Overworked and Underpaid: Women, Race, and the Economy” workshop.

UN MOVIMIENTO DE LUCHA POR LOS DERECHOS DE LOS INMIGRANTES DEBE ABORDAR LAS CAUSAS FUNDAMENTALES DE LA MIGRACIÓN

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We are living through unprecedented times, where millions of people are searching for solutions to the crises they face under systems of inequality. To help participants make sense of these crises, UFE’s Inclusive Economies Project - NC hosted “How to Fight Evil Empire” as part of a training series focused on developing leaders in the South at the Avila Center in Durham, NC, on February 28th.

CONSTRUYENDO PODER COLECTIVO EN ALABAMA: PRIMERA CAPACITACIÓN DE GOSA CON LA COHORTE 2026

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Bringing community members together for a weekend to collectively analyze the inequalities we experience is an act of power building. That was the spirit of the first Training of Trainers for the 2026 Grassroots Organizing School of Alabama (GOSA) cohort, held from February 27 to March 1.

GOSA 2026 participants, facilitators, and interpreters

CELEBRANDO LA RESILIENCIA EN EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER

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We were honored to have our Executive Director, Jeannette Huezo, participate in an early International Women’s Day event yesterday on the theme of "resilience" organized by the Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINcA), a public school in Boston.

LOS INGRESOS SIGUEN CONCENTRÁNDOSE EN LA CIMA, MIENTRAS QUE LA INFLACIÓN AFECTA CON MAYOR FUERZA A LOS TRABAJADORES PEOR PAGADOS

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