California Agricultural Laborers Association

Description

Ivan Perez leads the California Agricultural Laborers Association, which represents farm workers and pursues meetings with White House staff and campaigns. Perez leaves voicemails that prompt Donna Moss to vet him during a hotel cafe discussion, where a photographer snaps a picture. This sparks press concern over Perez's past candidacy on the American Communist Party ticket, marking the group as a politically charged stakeholder in California Democratic outreach.

Affiliated Characters

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

8 events
S4E16 · The California 47th
Silence to Protect Sam

The California Agricultural Laborers Association appears indirectly through Ivan Perez's voicemails; its local organizing presence could become a campaign asset or liability depending on Perez's background and press response.

Active Representation

Through an individual (Ivan Perez) contacting the campaign and leaving messages as reported by Donna.

Power Dynamics

Grassroots influence at the local level; potentially vulnerable to national political framing and scrutiny.

Institutional Impact

Represents how local interest groups intersect with national politics, creating exposure for campaigns to local controversies.

Internal Dynamics

Possible tension between activist outreach and public-relations sensitivity; individual members may vary in prominence or controversy.

Organizational Goals
Secure access to political leaders to advance labor interests Assert local influence in agricultural and immigration labor debates
Influence Mechanisms
Direct outreach to campaign staff Local organizing and presence at campaign-adjacent spaces (hotel, rallies)
S4E16 · The California 47th
Unexpected Passenger & Gridlock: Andy Joins; I-5 Shuts Down

The California Agricultural Laborers Association surfaces indirectly via Ivan Perez's voicemails; the group's outreach represents a potential local ally or liability whose legitimacy must be vetted by White House staff.

Active Representation

Through voicemail messages left by its leader, Ivan Perez.

Power Dynamics

A local interest group seeking access; comparatively weak institutionally but capable of creating media or political complications if mishandled.

Institutional Impact

Represents how grassroots actors can intrude on high-level campaigns, forcing rapid vetting and risk management.

Organizational Goals
Secure a brief meeting with the delegation to raise issues Gain access and representation on the campaign's local agenda
Influence Mechanisms
Direct appeals to visiting officials Local organizing and potential media visibility
S4E16 · The California 47th
Josh Hands Donna the Perez Vetting

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is present only through its leader's voicemail; it functions as a potential ally or liability whose unknown ideological ties make the campaign nervous about unscreened access.

Active Representation

Through Ivan Perez's voicemail request for a meeting.

Power Dynamics

Marginal local organization seeking access to national actors; dependent on staff gatekeeping for influence.

Institutional Impact

Highlights how local interest groups can create reputational risk for national campaigns and force resource allocation for vetting.

Internal Dynamics

Not depicted in-scene; implied grassroots organization with leaders motivated to secure access.

Organizational Goals
Gain direct access to campaign or White House officials. Advocate for farm-labor interests and influence policy positions.
Influence Mechanisms
Direct outreach to campaign staff (voicemail/onsite hotel presence). Potential mobilization of local labor support and votes.
S4E16 · The California 47th
Donna Vetting Ivan—A Photo Creates a Political Liability

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is present through its leader Ivan Perez, who speaks for farm labor concerns; the org's representation provides the reason for the vetting and is the source of both potential political support and liability.

Active Representation

Through its leader, Ivan Perez, speaking directly about labor conditions and policy.

Power Dynamics

An outside interest group seeking access and influence with the White House/campaign, potentially valuable politically but weak in institutional protection — vulnerable to being labeled a liability.

Institutional Impact

Highlights the fraught connection between grassroots labor groups and mainstream Democratic campaigns—potential allies who can also create electoral risk when ideological histories surface.

Internal Dynamics

Not directly visible in the scene, but implied tension between grassroots militancy and the campaign's desire for non-controversial allies.

Organizational Goals
Secure access to White House staff to advocate for agricultural labor issues. Establish legitimacy and visibility as a stakeholder in labor policy discussions.
Influence Mechanisms
Local credibility with farmworkers and mobilization capacity. Personal advocacy by its leader and the symbolic weight of organized labor.
S4E16 · The California 47th
Donna's Coffee With 'Izzy' Becomes a Campaign Flashpoint; Sam Fires an Aide

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is present through its leader Ivan Perez; the association seeks recognition and access to White House staff and to advance farm-labor concerns. Its representative's presence creates both constituency opportunity and electoral risk for the campaign.

Active Representation

Through Ivan Perez, the association's leader, speaking directly with a White House vetter.

Power Dynamics

Marginal but potentially influential grassroots actor—able to mobilize votes but vulnerable to reputational stigma that can be exploited by political opponents.

Institutional Impact

Highlights the double-edged nature of labor organizations in campaigns: potential ground support but also reputational baggage that can complicate elite alliances.

Organizational Goals
Secure a meeting or acknowledgement from the White House Advance farm-labor policy concerns and visibility Build legitimacy and institutional relationships
Influence Mechanisms
Personal outreach by a leader to political operatives Ground-level organizing and membership mobilization Public visibility via media if given access
S4E16 · The California 47th
Press Briefing: Framing Kuhndu and Containing California

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is present in the narrative via its leader Ivan Perez, whose meeting with Donna Moss creates a local political flashpoint that the administration must explain away.

Active Representation

Through its leader (Ivan Perez) and his meeting with a White House aide.

Power Dynamics

A local advocacy organization with grassroots influence that can affect campaign optics but limited national institutional weight.

Institutional Impact

Demonstrates how local interest groups can create national PR problems when ties to controversial actors emerge.

Internal Dynamics

Not shown; tension exists between advocacy aims and political risk.

Organizational Goals
Secure attention to farm labor concerns from political figures. Gain access and legitimacy via meetings with campaign or White House staff.
Influence Mechanisms
Mobilizing workers and publicizing meetings Public endorsements or local pressure in electoral contexts
S4E16 · The California 47th
Spin and Containment: Framing the Tax Rollout and the Donna Photo

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is the local group led by Ivan Perez; its leader's meeting with a White House aide becomes the flashpoint for potential local campaign optics in Orange County.

Active Representation

Manifested through its leader Ivan Perez being named and described by C.J.; representation is indirect but real.

Power Dynamics

Local stakeholder with grassroots influence over labor constituencies; politically weaker than state leaders but potentially high-impact in targeted districts.

Institutional Impact

Exposes tension between grassroots access and campaign reputational management; forces the White House to balance inclusion with optics.

Internal Dynamics

Not detailed here; likely pragmatic leadership seeking access despite contested associations.

Organizational Goals
Secure visibility and influence by meeting White House-affiliated staff. Advance farmworker interests through political access.
Influence Mechanisms
Mobilizing local labor support and votes. Generating media attention that pressures campaigns to respond.
S4E16 · The California 47th
Press Spin: Donna–Perez Photo Damage Control

The California Agricultural Laborers Association is the institutional home of Ivan Perez; its leader's meeting with a White House aide is the proximate cause of the photograph and related press interest, linking organized labor to local campaign outreach and potential political liability.

Active Representation

Through Ivan Perez, the association's public leader who sought access and was photographed with a White House aide.

Power Dynamics

A local labor organization attempting to gain influence and visibility; lower institutional power relative to the White House but substantial local mobilizing capacity.

Institutional Impact

Highlights how local unions can create political optics that national campaigns must manage, revealing the porous boundary between grassroots advocacy and national political risk.

Internal Dynamics

Not explicitly shown in scene; implied alignment around seeking prominence via White House contact.

Organizational Goals
Secure access and recognition from national officials for labor priorities. Raise its profile to influence local politics and bargaining leverage.
Influence Mechanisms
Grassroots organizing and mobilization of members. Public visibility via meetings and photographs that draw media attention.