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In the big immigrant marches that swept the country on May Day in 2006 and 2007, one sign said it all: "We…
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.
Jackson, Mississippi – On March 17, Mississippi Governor Hayley Barbour signed into law the farthest-reaching employer sanctions law of any on the…
In Mississippi, African American leaders are the foremost champions of the state’s growing Latino immigrant population. Some day soon, they hope, the…
The Mexican city of Cananea, site of one of the world’s largest copper mines, is moving toward a virtual state of siege…
Note: This article previews an argument that will be made at book length in "Illegal – How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes…
Iraqi Workers Movement
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico – In its natural state, Cananea’s copper ore is part of a sagebrush-covered mountain in the middle of the…
Oakland, California – A year ago, in the middle of the nation’s most bitterly fought union organizing drive, management at the Smithfield…
Across the political spectrum in Washington, members of Congress are now demanding that the Iraqi government meet certain benchmarks, which presumably would…
(Oakland, California) In Worthington, Iowa, a federal prosecutor gets a grand jury indictment against Braulio Pereyra- Gabino, union vice president at the…