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At the Socialism 2009 conference in San Francisco, two of California‘s best-known radicals, Mike Davis and David Bacon, led a discussion about…
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.
For anyone who loves the labor movement, it’s not unreasonable today to ask whether we’ve lost our way. California’s huge healthcare local…
Tosha Alberty (Center) being evicted from her home in Oakland, California. (Photo: David Bacon) Oakland – At eight in the morning on…
Is there a constitutional right to education? Legal scholar and civil rights advocate Erwin Chemerinsky says there is. "There has to be…
Sacramento, California – Is there a "constitutional right to education"? Legal scholar and civil rights advocate Erwin Chemerinsky says there is. "There…
Unions are good for workers. Today, median weekly pay for union members is $886, compared to $691 for nonunion workers. Moving…
In a little over a month, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of people will fill the streets in city after city,…
Lancaster, California – After months of a media war supporting and condemning it, the Employee Free Choice Act was finally introduced into…
During the Cold War, many people with a radical vision of the world were driven out of our labor movement. Today, as…
Oakland, California – Twelve unions met in Washington, DC, last week and announced they’re considering rejoining the two labor federations, the American…