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IW:C11:31111ra <br />MARIA ROSA LOPEZ <br />m ri lopez@ ufcw324.o rc1 <br />(714)920-5452 <br />-WORK EXPERIENCE — <br />United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 324 (UFCW) <br />05/2001 to Present —Union Organizer <br />• Informed workers about their rights in the workplace and how they can <br />change their lives by joining a union in order to have better wages, job <br />security, pension, sick leave and more. <br />• Recruited members to get support to improve union contracts. <br />• Recruited members to walk precincts for different campaigns in Orange <br />County. <br />• Involved in Measure "L" campaign to improve the lives of workers in <br />Anaheim, fighting for a living wage of $15/hour <br />• Involved in May 1st Rallies in Santa Ana and Anaheim, fighting for justice for <br />the immigrant community in Orange County. <br />• Co -organized the 2006 Santa Ana "May Day" March with over 20,000 <br />participants <br />Hermandad Mexicana <br />01/1986 to 04/2001 Community Organizer <br />• Actively participated in the Amnesty Program of 1986, recruiting <br />thousands of immigrants to apply for this program and citizenship <br />classes in Santa Ana. <br />• Developed a women's group program to help victims of Domestic <br />Violence, and Rape in Santa Ana. <br />13A-12 <br />