Cardiovascular Research

The Latino Commission on AIDS is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS in the Latino community. Founded in 1990, the organization realizes its mission by spearheading health advocacy for Latinos, promoting HIV education, developing model prevention programs for high-risk communities and by building capacity in community organizations. The Latino Commission on AIDS, through its extensive network of member organizations and community leaders, works to mobilize an effective Latino community response to health conditions created by HIV and AIDS. It serves the Latino community throughout the United States, as well as in Puerto Rico. The Latino Commission on AIDS is located in New York City.

Unite Here is one of the fastest growing, private sector, local unions in the United States. It was founded in 1995 by the merger of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). Unite Here represents more than 700,000 active and retired members throughout North America. The union s members include immigrants and African-American, Latino and Asian-American workers. It represents workers in industrial laundries, hotels, restaurants, and the food service, airport, apparel and textile manufacturing industries. The union undertakes campaigns for Hilton Hotels Corporation, Cintas Corporation, and H&M. It also represents workers in several commercial and tribal casinos in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, California, and Washington.