Supporting Unions and Working People
Union jobs have been a critical gateway to the middle class for American families throughout our class. Congressman Garcia believes Congress should adopt the Pro Act and fight to level the playing field between employees and employers by making it easier to join and form unions.
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April 13, 2024
A freshman congressman is demanding answers from the fashion house Loro Piana, which sources wool from his native Peru and faces accusations of exploiting workers there.
March 27, 2024
Long Beach, CA. – Thanks to the advocacy of Congressman Robert Garcia, Long Beach City College (LBCC) will receive $963,000 from the Community Project Funding to update the college's engineering and aerospace programs.
March 25, 2024
The Italian fashion house has been making thousand-dollar garments out of vicuña wool for three decades, but congressman Robert Garcia believes local workers are being exploited in the process. “This seems to me as clearly exploitation and it is a huge multinational corporation that is owned by some of the wealthiest people in the world,” Garcia, a democrat from California, said in an interview with Bloomberg. “Seeing no benefit coming down to the immense labor that is happening here I think is really concerning.”
March 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) sent a letter to luxury retailer Loro Piana’s Chairman Antoine Arnault and CEO Damien Bertrand regarding recent reports about the sourcing of their vicuña wool.
March 19, 2024
“This seems to me as clearly exploitation and it is a huge multinational corporation that is owned by some of the wealthiest people in the world,” Congressman Robert Garcia said in an interview. “Seeing no benefit coming down to the immense labor that is happening here I think is really concerning.”
September 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after Democrats averted a government shutdown:
June 30, 2023
Long Beach, C.A. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) joined Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income co-chair Michael Tubbs, and Rev. Zach Hoover of LA Voice to discuss the life-changing impact unrestricted cash payments have on low income families.
February 6, 2023