Tag: La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE)
Peñitas, LUPE celebrate neighborhood’s street lighting
Members of La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Hidalgo County Precinct 3 gathered with residents of Colonia Salida Del Sol Phase 6 in Peñitas on Monday, April 1, to celebrate the lighting of their neighborhood.
Orgs unite in San Juan to educate residents on controversial immigration laws
SAN JUAN — The El Paso-based Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) visited the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday to help spread information about new immigration laws and to call for an end to Operation Lone Star.
Edinburg approves $15 minimum wage for staffers, contractors
EDINBURG — To raucous applause during a meeting Tuesday night, the city council here unanimously approved a resolution to raise the minimum wage of city staffers and contractors to $15 an hour.
After court order, LUPE demands Edinburg take action on minimum wage proposal
EDINBURG — Community activists are alleging that officials here are refusing to comply with a federal court order mandating that the Edinburg City Council be presented with a proposal to implement a $15 minimum wage for all city workers and contractors.
LUPE, UTRGV farmworker movement exhibition on display at Alamo museum
The city of Alamo’s museum is hosting a new exhibit depicting the influence of the farmworker movement titled “El Movimiento Continúa: Cultivando Nuestras Semillas,” or “The Movement Continues: Cultivating Our Roots,” officials announced.
LUPE holds vigil for 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody
BROWNSVILLE — La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) held a vigil here at Alice Wilson Hope Park Tuesday morning in memory of Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, an 8-year-old girl from Panama who died while detained by U.S. Border Patrol in Harlingen.
LUPE holds protest in opposition to proposed border bills
SAN JUAN — A few dozen people gathered inside the San Juan office for La Unión del Pueblo Entero, or LUPE, headquarters to show support for a delegation of LUPE members and other organizations who were in Austin this week to testify against Texas House Bills 7 and 800.
Photo Gallery: LUPE holds protest in opposition to proposed border bills
SAN JUAN — A few dozen people gathered inside the San Juan office for La Unión del Pueblo Entero, or LUPE, headquarters to show support for a delegation of LUPE members and other organizations who were in Austin this week to testify against Texas House Bills 7 and 800.
Hidalgo County and LUPE celebrate groundbreaking for Edinburg drainage project
Hidalgo County officials, along with representatives from La Union del Pueblo Entero, or LUPE, celebrated the start of a stormwater drainage project that will help improve the quality of life for residents of rural Edinburg.
LUPE’s Valdez-Cox overwhelmed by support in bittersweet retirement sendoff
MISSION — Juanita Valdez-Cox entered the Mission Event Center and was escorted to a corner area inside the Grand Orchard where media awaited her arrival.
