David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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U.S.
The fast against firings
June 21, 2013While the Senate debates the immigration bill, labor and community activists in northern California charge that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continues to require local employers to fire hundreds of workers, saying they have no...
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World
Oaxacan teachers challenge the test
May 6, 2013The testing regime in Mexico is as entrenched as it is in the United States, and its political use is very similar - undermining the rights of teachers, and attacking unions that oppose it.
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World
Bangladesh disaster: Who pays the real price of your clothing?
April 29, 2013The owners didn't build fire escapes. They'd locked the doors on the upper floors "to prevent theft," trapping workers in the flames.
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Opinion
The story of a Walmart strike
November 21, 2012On this coming Black Friday, however, shoppers are more likely to see protesting workers.
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World
Mexico’s labor law reform sparks massive protests
October 17, 2012A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico's streets.
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U.S.
Mexican supermarket workers and union condemn E-Verify
September 28, 2012Mexican supermarket (mercado) workers, supporters and union organizers marched through the Latino immigrant community on San Jose's East Side.
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U.S.
Watsonville teachers, students challenge methyl iodide
July 9, 2012A giant Japanese chemical company announced on March 20 that it would no longer sell methyl iodide in the U.S. for use as a pesticide.
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World
Striking Los Mineros leader describes horrifying conditions
May 18, 2012Our town is where the Mexican Revolution began in 1906, at a time when miners there were virtually enslaved.
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