{"id":6485,"date":"2025-01-10T10:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T20:16:39","slug":"pefs-parent-unions-raising-money-for-california-workers-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-10\/pefs-parent-unions-raising-money-for-california-workers-families\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF\u2019s parent unions raising money for California workers, families\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6486\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Unity-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Unity, Solidarity and Coming Together \" width=\"276\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Unity-Web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Unity-Web-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>January 13, 2025 &#8212;<\/em> That\u2019s what unions are all about, and that\u2019s what our siblings in Southern California need right now as firefighters battle to contain active wildfires across the region, which have burned more than 40,000 acres and forced some 150,000 people to evacuate. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There will be many needs in the coming weeks, months and years as the people sift through the rubble and rebuild. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can help by donating to the relief funds of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/act.seiu.org\/a\/disaster-relief-fund\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SEIU<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billhighway.com\/aph\/forChapters\/v2\/donate.aspx?d=zKIqmqokNi0=&amp;u=JVwSZ8heWEg=&amp;link_id=2&amp;can_id=3cee3d0461b56898ef9a7c159198fd0c&amp;source=email-la-fires-2&amp;email_referrer=email_2580733&amp;email_subject=la-fires\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AFT<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, both of which will use the money to directly assist union families impacted by the wildfires.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, 2025 &#8212; 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