February 18, 2026

Contact: Headquarters@lclaa.org

 

The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) strongly opposes the bills collectively known as the “SAVE Act” — including the SAVE America Act, the Make Elections Great Again Act, and the original Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. Despite their name, these bills do nothing to protect our democracy — instead, they weaken it by creating new barriers that could disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans seeking to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

 

Our democracy depends on every eligible U.S. citizen having a fair and accessible opportunity to participate in our elections. Federal law prohibits noncitizen voting, and states already have systems in place to verify voter eligibility and correct rare administrative errors when they occur. These bills attempt to “fix” a system that isn’t broken. They are rooted in disinformation and false narratives of widespread voter fraud, claims that have been repeatedly disproven by the courts, audits, and independent investigations.

 

By requiring voters to present documents such as passports or birth certificates in person to register or update their voter registration information, the SAVE Act would create unnecessary and disproportionate barriers for millions of Americans — particularly people of color, voters with disabilities, seniors, women, rural voters, and low-income families. This includes the more than 36 million Latinos in the United States who are eligible to vote. 

 

The impact on women would be especially severe. An estimated 69 million married women have changed their last names and may not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name. As a result, millions of women and others who have changed their legal name could face additional burdens or be turned away from registering to vote, creating a trickle-down effect at the polls.

 

At LCLAA, we know there are no workers’ rights without civil rights. When access to the ballot is threatened, so too are the protections that safeguard workers and their families. These measures would disproportionately harm working-class communities who may be forced to miss work, pay for costly documents, or navigate bureaucratic hurdles simply to exercise their right to cast their ballot. For more information about the SAVE Act and its impact, please see our one-pager here.

 

LCLAA urges the Senate to reject the SAVE America Act and Congress to block any related legislation that weakens our democracy under the guise of protecting it. Our democracy is strongest when it includes — not excludes — the people it serves.

 

In Solidarity and Unity,
LCLAA National

Dear Friends,

In the face of mass layoffs and an uncertain future, we, the workers at Sesame Workshop, formed our union with OPEIU Local 153 in spring 2025. We unionized in order to live the mission of Sesame Street, to build a smarter, kinder and stronger workplace. 

We organized due to the lack of job security amid losing more than 100 of our colleagues in layoffs. We organized because our CEO makes more than $1 million per year, while the lowest paid worker makes around $54k. We organized for equity and transparency. We also organized because we want to continue the family friendly benefits that we have lost over the past few years. 

Since June, we have been bargaining a first contract with Sesame management and have faced many challenges at the table. Now we are calling on our friends and allies for support in order to win a strong contract for the workers at Sesame. 

We, the Sesame Workers Union, invite you to join our online rally on Monday, Feb. 2 at 8 pm ET to learn more about our union, the important work we do to serve children and families, how forming a union has helped to embody the mission of our work, and how you can support us to win a fair contract. 

Speakers include: 

Leaders from the Sesame Workers Union 
Julie Su - Deputy Mayor of New York City for Economic Justice and former acting U.S. Labor Secretary
Sesame Street writers from the Writers Guild 
Register here to join us!

 

Sesame Workers Union Online Rally

Monday, Feb. 2 at 8 pm ET

On zoom!

 

In solidarity,

Sesame Workers Union, OPEIU Local 153 

 

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