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Mission
To promote healthy communities that value inclusion and respect, so that day laborers, domestic workers, and their families, may live and work with justice and dignity
A group of concerned local residents began building relationships with these workers and eventually formed the Board of Directors of the Graton Day Labor Center. They discovered that many of these hardworking men were forced to leave their families in rural Mexico due to the economic impact of NAFTA and globalization.
In 2002, the Graton Day Labor Center partnered with the North Bay Consensus Council to bring together community stakeholders in a consensus-building process. For over a year, workers, volunteers, business owners, local officials, and residents engaged in a mediated — and at times heated — dialogue about the appropriate size and scope of a labor center in Graton.
In 2004, The Graton Day Labor Center established a democratically managed hiring process on the street corner where most workers gathered to seek employment.
By 2007, Workers, organizers, and community members came together to celebrate the opening of the Graton Day Labor Center. Since the establishment of its democratic hiring process, thousands of men and women have secured employment through the Center.
A new chapter of leadership
Welcoming Our New Board of Directors
We’re honored to welcome the incoming members of our Board of Directors as they step into this new chapter of leadership. With deep gratitude to our outgoing board for their years of dedication, we look forward to guiding this transition together with care, vision, and an unwavering commitment to worker power and community dignity.
