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The evolving strategy for defending immigrant workers

February 4, 2025 By David Bacon

The current fight within the Republican Party makes it very clear, once again, that ensuring a labor supply to corporations is Trump's primary obligation.

Exploited migrant workers demand Biden administration protection

July 12, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Exploited workers from around the country descend today upon the Department of Labor in Washington D.C.

SEIU, pro-migrant advocates hail Biden’s Haiti decision, press for more action

May 27, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“It’s time for our elected leaders to answer the call: All immigrants, all workers must be respected, protected, and paid,” SEIU's Mary Kay Henry said.

Abandonment of COVID protections puts farm workers in a stranglehold

May 11, 2021 By David Bacon

“The Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the dream of the industry,” says union activist Edgar Franks.

COVID-19 death march: India’s migrant workers head home, heralding virus surge

June 26, 2020 By B. Prasant

With infection spreading and a rising death toll, they would rather go home and die among their own than starve in the far-off places where they've struggled to eke out a living.