Th Nov 17 | Celebrate National Day of Action Against Wage Theft with the Progressive Workers Alliance
Celebrate the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft with the Progressive Workers AllianceLow Wage Workers Speak Out at Occupy SFAction & Teach-In  on Wage Theft & Just Jobs for the 99% Thursday, November 17th 2011 @ Occupy SF    4-6 pm: Teach-in — Meet at Occupy SF, Justin Herman Plaza (by Embarcadero BART) At 2:30 pm...
Sun Oct 30 | Join Us: We are the 99% -- From Wall Street to Chinatown
  We are the 99% -- From Wall Street to Chinatown While the wealthiest 1% of Americans own 43% of our nation’s wealth... unemployment is at an all time high (unemployment in Chinatown is 30%) of those with jobs, many are underemployed or experiencing wage theft education, health care, affordable housing, and social security and other...
“We are the 99%!” 我們是99％! Join us at Occupy SF!
  CPA is proud to stand in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, and other efforts across the country. Long before the Wall Street protests began, our members and their families have been suffering from the economic crisis. Immigrants, communities of color, and low-wage workers have long felt the impact of unemployment...
PWA Statement of Solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement
PWA Statement of Solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement The San Francisco Progressive Workers Alliance (PWA) is proud to stand in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, and other Social Movements across the globe organizing on behalf of the 99%. We Too, Are the 99%! We are an alliance of nine grassroots groups...
Best of the Bay 2011: Beautiful Rebels
CPA is Best of the Bay 2011's Beautiful Rebels voted by the San Francisco Bay Guardian as "Best Wage Warriors".
It's Time To Get Paid!
End Wage Theft! A Campaign Led by the SF Progressive Workers Alliance Everyone deserves to be paid for the hours they work.  But this basic right is denied to many low-wage immigrant and workers of color across the country. Many workers are paid below minimum wage, denied denied overtime pay, get pay deducted when sick, and sometimes get no...
"Check, Please!" 1 out of 2 Workers Making Below Minimum Wage
 Study Finds 1 out of 2 Workers Making Below Minimum Wage in San Francisco Chinatown Restaurants: Millions Lost to the Local Economy Every Year             Friday, September 17th, San Francisco, CA - Chinatown restaurant workers in conjunction with the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) and key...

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The Chinese Progressive Association educates and organizes the low income and working class immigrant Chinese community in San Francisco to build collective power with other oppressed communities to demand better living and working conditions and justice for all people.

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San Francsico Rising: The 2011 People’s Slate
The 2011 People’s Slate  Join us in voting for the propositions that will help the working class and immigrant communities of color here in San...
Chinese Progressive Association Holds Community Teach-In About Why We’re the 99%!
Chinese Progressive Association Holds Community Teach-In About Why We’re the 99%! On Sunday, October 30th, over 150 people attended a community...
Meet the 2011 Eva Lowe Fellows!
The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice The Eva Lowe Fellowship for Social Justice provides a unique opportunity to a new generation of activists...

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