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O ver one million people filled the streets along the historic route of Mexican social protest on May Day, marching from the…
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.
A s evening fell on November 5, Gilberto Soto received a call on his cell phone at his mother’s home in a…
BERKELEY, CA (2/21/05) – For almost a year, a debate has been growing within the US labor movement over its direction, structure,…
W hen they came for Hadi Saleh on January 4, they found him at home in Baghdad with his family. First, they…
San Francisco – Time to eat in the middle of the workday sounds pretty simple – something most people take for granted.…
When they came for Hadi Saleh, they found him at home in Baghdad with his family. First, they bound his hands and…
SAN FRANCISCO (11/23/04) — Sometimes the fate of a single battle foretells the outcome of a war, long before it’s over. The…
OAKLAND, CA (11/9/04) — There’s no question that labor pulled out all the stops to defeat George Bush. Over 2000 members of…
Last February George Bush finally introduced his long-awaited plan for immigration reform. For three years, the Administration raised expectations with compassionate-sounding, pro-immigrant…
T he debate over immigration has become a global one. According to the Geneva-based Migrant Watch, over 130 million people live outside…