The Greater Lansing Area Labor Council for Latin American Advancement will be holding their 12th Annual Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday, April 25, 2026. UAW Region Director Steve Dawes will be the Keynote Speaker with the National LCLAA Executive Director Karla Pineda as an Honorary Speaker.
The theme this year is “Collective Voices, Shared Vision: Cultivating the Leaders of Tomorrow. Held at the UAW Local 652 located at 426 Clare St. Lansing, Michigan 48917, tickets will be $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under 10 years of age. Doors open at 11:30am with the awards ceremony starting at 12noon.
Steve Dawes was re-elected to a second term as UAW Region 1D Director in December of 2022 in the UAW’s first direct ballot election. His first term began on Feb. 13, 2020, at a special regional convention to fill the remaining term of former Region 1D Director Gerald Kariem, who was unanimously elected by the UAW International Board to the position of Vice President on January 16, 2020.
Karla Pineda, recently received the 2025 Champion of Change Award during the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Latina Equal Pay. LCLAA has stood strong with las trabajadoras Latinas, amplifying their fight for equal pay, fair wages, and dignity on the job. 30 women, leaders, including AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler were honored for their support to this tremendous effort.
To apply for the LCLAA Scholarship: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdImHlcXo56drAiaUbAmFDiOvCHdBeB6o-svhetwod5pN9_6A/viewform
For more information please contact Maria Starr Van Core 517-712-7056 or Florensio Hernandez 517-980-2476.
