Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Maria Rosales is a skilled social worker currently employed at Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles since June 2022. Concurrently, Maria serves as an Interview Notetaker for the Labor Commissioner of California, where responsibilities include note-taking during meetings with community organizations and data compilation for action planning. As a UCLA HARRT Fellow, Maria focuses on ensuring equitable working environments for both in-person and remote workers, studying self-advocacy and psychological safety in the workplace. Additional experience includes working as a Phone Operator for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, providing voter information and assistance in both English and Spanish. Previous roles include a Retail Associate at J.Crew, a Researcher at the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and an Assistant Receptionist at Woodlake Resource Center. Maria holds a Bachelor's degree in Gender Studies and Labor and Workplace Studies from UCLA, earned between 2019 and 2021.
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Founded in 1885, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, the second largest central labor body in the nation, has in recent decades been on the cutting edge of American labor, boldly leading the labor movement by aiding its local unions’ contract and organizing campaigns, championing the rights of immigrant workers and becoming a powerful force for progressive political change in Los Angeles. Through mass grass-roots organizing and innovative public policy initiatives, the LA Fed, as it is known, has helped its unions better educate their members about politics and government, dramatically boost rank-and-file participation in civic and political affairs, elect pro-labor candidates and fashion laws and programs that help workers and their families escape poverty, strengthen the middle class and promote healthy communities in L.A. We are convinced all men, women and children have a fundamental human right to a good job, health care, quality education and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. Visit us at thelafed.org