Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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Labor
California home care workers launch Poor Peoples Campaign
October 3, 2003LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of members of Service Employees International Union Local 434 B gathered at Griffith Park Recreation Center on Sept. 13 to launch a Poor People’s Campaign aimed at eradicating poverty in Los Angeles.
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U.S.
Victory for immigrant rights: Gov. Davis signs drivers license bill
September 12, 2003LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gray Davis made history on Sept. 5 when he signed a bill that will give an estimated two million undocumented immigrants the right to a driver’s license in this state.
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Labor
Unions: We will not go back, no recall
September 5, 2003LOS ANGELES – From a rally to a massive march of 10,000, the focus of union families this Labor Day was clear – “No to the recall.” Unionists representing the over 800,000 members from 350 unions...
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Labor
California labor thunders, ‘No recall!’
August 29, 2003LOS ANGELES – In a display of unity and fighting spirit, 600 union leaders from across the Golden State met at a special convention here Aug. 26 and voted unanimously to mobilize a huge vote Oct....
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U.S.
Big stakes in Calif. recall
August 8, 2003LOS ANGELES – The effort to recall California Gov. Gray Davis involves more than the fate of a Democratic governor. At stake is the future political direction not only of California but our nation.
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Labor
West Coast Longshore maps fightback
May 22, 2003SAN FRANCISCO – The longshore division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which met here on May 5-9, made it clear that dockers are not resting on the laurels of the recent contract victory...
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Labor
From the Charleston 5 victory to the 2004 elections
May 22, 2003An interview with Ken Riley The following interview with Kenneth Riley Jr., president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1422 in Charleston, S.C., took place during the recent convention of the International Longshore and Warehouse...
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Labor
ILWU convenes with eye on future battles
May 7, 2003The experiences of a hard-fought contract battle against a gang up that included the Pacific Maritime Association, a coalition of retailers and the Bush administration will loom large in the minds of delegates to 32nd Convention...
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