KIWA Workers United

Yesterday, KIWA management and staff union reached an agreement and concluded the 12 day-long unfair labor practice strike. We have worked together at the bargaining table to find a solution to KIWA's current financial situation that allows us to move forward as an organization.

In the coming months, we are committed to building a strong KIWA that truly advances worker power. We move forward with the understanding that workers at KIWA have experienced harm from management, and the organization is taking steps to ensure this doesn't happen again and that workers have a voice in the workplace.

The signing of this contract marks a momentous achievement. We have significant work ahead as we rebuild trust, practice democratic leadership, and community accountability at KIWA. We look forward to participating in mediated reconciliation sessions, open conversations about changes with community members, and continued reflection on KIWA's structure and practices. We, the KIWA staff union and management alike, deeply believe in the KIWA mission and are committed to rebuilding our organization in order to work towards worker power.

We are excited to be a worker center with a strong union, setting an example to workers in our community of worker power in action. We are grateful to and inspired by the KIWA members, former KIWA workers, and the greater LA labor movement community for supporting us. We are stronger because of it.