Immigrants
Gutierrez, Ortiz introduce progressive immigration reform bill
December 17, 2009On Tuesday December 15, Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Solomon Ortiz, D-Tex., announced a new comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives.
Read moreAsian Pacific American worker hearing hailed as labor milestone
November 17, 2009The first-ever National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing was an emotional event for Asian Pacific trade unionists.
Read moreLabor mounts drive to count every Latino
October 5, 2009The labor movement is adding careful counting of every single Spanish speaking person in the United States to the long list of things it already does above and beyond its traditional role of representing workers on...
Read moreImmigrant deaths on Arizona border rise
September 1, 2009With five weeks left in the fiscal year the number of human remains recovered on the Arizona-Sonora border since October 1, 2008 has reached 183 already surpassing last year's death toll.
Read moreImmigrant workers demand back wages from NBC Contractors
August 28, 2009HAYWARD, Calif. - "When I heard about NBC Contractors denying workers their rights and the pay they deserve, I thought about my father, and the struggles he went through when he emigrated from China 25 years...
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