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San Francisco, California – Federal immigration authorities have pressured one of San Francisco’s major building service companies, ABM, into firing hundreds of its…
David Bacon
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, political activist, and union organizer who has focused on labor issues, particularly those related to immigrant labor. He has written several books and numerous articles on the subject and has held photographic exhibitions. He became interested in labor issues from an early age and he was involved in organizing efforts for the United Farm Workers, the United Electrical Workers, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, the Molders' Union and others.
Chowchilla, California – High in the mountains overlooking Bakersfield and the south end of the San Joaquin Valley is a piece of…
Oakland, California – Sens. Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham announced Thursday their plan for immigration reform. Unfortunately, it is a retread, recycling…
One winter morning in 1996, Border Patrol agents charged into a Los Angeles street-corner clinic where 40 day laborers had lined up to…
Ana Contreras would have been a competitor for the national tai kwon do championship team this year. She’s 14. For six years…
Oakland, California – Cesar Cota was the first in his family to attend college. "Now it’s hard to achieve my dream," he…
One winter morning in 1996, Border Patrol agents charged into a Los Angeles street-corner clinic where 40 day laborers had lined up…
In August, Toyota announced it would close the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California, after General Motors…
Book by Harvey Schwartz; University of Washington Press, 2009, 347 pp. Today only 12 percent of workers belong to unions and less…
Last month, Toyota announced it would close the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California, after General Motors announced…