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MARIA ROSA LOPEZ <br />mrilopez@ufcw324.org <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 />pa rtici pants <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 />EXHIBIT 1