California

Farmworker rights bill awaits Calif. gov’s signature

September 16, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Now awaiting California Gov. Jerry Brown's signature is a bill to greatly strengthen the rights of the state's 400,000 farmworkers.

California’s DREAM Act poised to become reality

September 9, 2011 By Juan Lopez

California is poised to become the first state to grant undocumented immigrant college students access to publicly funded financial aid.

Community forum targets “Secure Communities”

August 31, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Concern is rising rapidly among immigrant communities and civil liberties advocates as law enforcement agencies step up sharing of personal information.

West coast grocery talks down to the wire

August 29, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Bargaining went down to the wire, with the latest session scheduled for today between the United Food and Commercial Workers locals that represent 62,000 Southern California grocery workers and their three grocery chain employers: Ralph's, Albertson's...

Farm workers march for justice

August 25, 2011 By Juan Lopez

On Tuesday, farm workers launched a 13-day, 200-mile march, through California's rich agricultural Central Valley to the State Capitol in Sacramento.