STATEMENT by Geoconda Argüello-Kline regarding improving outcomes for ELL students (AB195):

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088 

STATEMENT by Geoconda Argüello-Kline regarding improving outcomes for ELL students (AB195):

The Culinary Union supports AB 195 because it is an important step towards improving outcomes for English Language Learners and protecting the rights of students and parents.  

As the largest organization of immigrants, Black/AAPI/Latinx workers, the Culinary Union represents 60,000 working families in Nevada. Culinary Union members come from 178 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages. AB 195 would ensure that our schools are meeting the needs of all students. 

As the largest organization of parents in Nevada, the Culinary Union believes that having a robust English Language Learners program is critical to the future of our state, and a necessary component of a just education system.

The Culinary Union urges the Nevada Legislature to support and pass AB195.

ABOUT CULINARY UNION:

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America. 

 

The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 145,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members and their dependents.  

The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Black/AAPI/immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.  

The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 45% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latinx, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.  

Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting for working families in Nevada for 86 years.

CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226 

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