BROCKTON WORKERS ALLIANCE

Need information about the COVID-19 Vaccine? Look no further. The Brockton Workers Safety Initiative has put together this brochure to explain all you need to know about it.  If you have any questions you want to ask to the Brockton Workers Alliance, please do not hesitate to contact us .   

Precisa de informações sobre a vacina COVID-19? Não procure mais. A Brockton Workers Safety Initiative elaborou este folheto para explicar tudo o que você precisa saber sobre o assunto. Se você tiver qualquer pergunta que queira fazer à Brockton Workers Alliance, por favor, não hesite em nos contatar.

Bezwen enfòmasyon sou vaksen COVID-19 la? Gade pa gen plis. Inisyativ Sekirite Travayè Brockton mete ansanm bwochi sa a pou eksplike tout sa ou bezwen konnen sou li.  Si ou gen nenpòt kesyon ou vle poze nan Brockton Workers Alliance, tanpri pa ezite kontakte nou . 

¿Necesita información sobre la vacuna COVID-19? No busque más. La Iniciativa de seguridad de los trabajadores de Brockton ha elaborado este folleto para explicarle todo lo que necesita saber al respecto.  Si quiere dirigir alguna pregunta a la Brockton Workers Alliance, no dude en contactar con nosotros.  

Eloisa Gomes is 55 years old, came to the U.S. about six years ago with her three little kids from Cape Verde. She came here looking to find a better future for her family. For the last two years Luisa has been taking care of elderly and ill patients at their home in the suburbs of Newton Highlands, Needham and Natick. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Eloisa contracted the virus while caring for one of her patients and brought it home to her roommates and family. Eloisa has been having difficulties recovering as she suffers from asthma at an early age.  Her friend was able to care for her kids. However, Eloisa doesn't qualify for any government benefits. Her roommates also got sick with the virus and are afraid to even ask for help. It was through the radio announcement about the work the Brockton Workers Alliance is doing to educate and organize the community that Eloisa decided to ask for help. BWA has been supporting Eloisa, connecting her to resources, and is now a part of ...

  BWA has actively been working towards implementing the Trust Act in Brockton, an ordinance that protects immigrant workers by stating that local Brockton police will not detain immigrants on behalf of federal immigration authorities, unless a criminal warrant has been issued against the immigrant(s). If the Trust Act were to be passed by Brockton’s local government, Brockton would be considered a “ sanctuary city ,” where immigrant workers can live and work without the fear of detainment by federal authorities.

Immigrants are too often described as a “burden” on the United States’ society and economy. The BWA believes that on the contrary, immigrants are important to our communities and labor force, and they positively strengthen the economy overall. Check out these eye-opening statistics about immigrant workers in Massachusetts, provided by the American Immigration Council in a 2017 report: Source: American Immigration Council, “Immigrants in Massachusetts,” 2017.