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In California, labor has long protected its immigrant members—and now, it’s defending non-members as well
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.
As Germany Honors Those Who Fought Fascism
The “dreamers,” young recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, more than anyone are the true children of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) —they have paid the price for the agreement. Yet they are the ones punished by the administration of President Trump
Punish the Corporations Driving Forced Migration
Photographs by David Bacon Relying on the photographs, reporting and video in the mainstream media can give you a false idea about…
Indigenous Oaxacan farm workers win themselves a union in the Pacific Northwest
Immigrant labor is more vital to many industries than it’s ever been before. Immigrants have always made up most of the country’s farm workers in the West and Southwest. Today, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, about 57 percent of the country’s entire agricultural workforce is undocumented. But the list of other industries dependent on immigrant labor is long—meatpacking, some construction trades, building services, healthcare, restaurant and retail service, and more
“We have to go back to the social teachings our movement is based on—to the idea of justice”
Organizing in Omaha and small towns with meatpacking plants is altering politics in this reddest of states
Months of strikes and organizing in Washington led to the first U.S. farmworker union in years