FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

September 7, 2020 

Media Contact: Kara Rodriguez, Raise the Floor Alliance  

Phone: 847.868.2510 /  krodriguez[at]raisetheflooralliance[dot]org  / @RaisetheFloor   

Raise the Floor Alliance Receives National Grant for Just Cause Anti-Retaliation Legislation  

Chicago, IL — Raise the Floor Alliance is among nine recipients of a national grant by Clean Slate for Worker Power to advance labor law reform. The $47,200 award will help Raise the Floor Alliance to advance anti-retaliation legislation to implement state-wide just cause standards for terminating employees. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

PRESS RELEASE FOR JUNE 8, 2020 

Media Contact: Kara Rodriguez, Raise the Floor Alliance  

Phone: 847.868.2510 /  krodriguez[at]raisetheflooralliance[dot]org  / @RaisetheFloor 

$2 Million IDHS Project Becomes First of State-Run Cash Relief program for IL Undocumented Families Impacted by COVID-19 

Advocates say more relief could be on the way after IDHS immigrant services and welcoming centers receive $89 million 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE FOR MAY 18, 2017 

Media Contact:     Kara Rodriguez, Raise the Floor Alliance

Phone: 847.868.2510 /   krodriguez[at]raisetheflooralliance[dot]org  / @RaisetheFloor

WIDESPREAD WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS IN ILLINOIS BREEDING A CLIMATE OF FEAR AND ILLEGALITY

Workers Release New Report and Call on Local, State Reps to Act in Trump Era