Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
The Solidarity Center and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) are raising funds to support typhoon relief in the Philippines, where Super Typhoon Rai (also known locally as Odette) has affected nearly 8 million Filipinos. More than 400 people were killed and more than a half million homes were destroyed. Millions of dollars in damage was caused to public structures, agricultural goods and fisheries. The effects of the storm will be felt for a long time, and U.S. labor organizations are working in solidarity with Philippine labor federation SENTRO to help as many Filipinos as possible.