Migrant workers

UFW President Teresa Romero and marchers at the beginning of the 22-day march to Sacramento to win the card check bill.

Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers' Rights Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers' Rights

May 1, 2024 Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers’ Rights Will California’s new farmworker labor law survive this assault by the not-so-wonderful Wonderful Company? David Bacon Sha…

May 1, 2024 / David Bacon

Home care workers rally at New York’s City Hall on October 18.

Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!

In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.

Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel

“MADE IN USA” clothing labels sit in a pile at the 5 Thread facility in Los Angeles.

“Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical “Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical

Garment workers in the US are paid far below minimum wage. New legislation, if implemented successfully, would change that.

Nov 20, 2023 / Derek Guy

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

It should be a reminder of how deeply retrogressive capitalism has once again become both here at home and elsewhere across the planet.  

Jul 13, 2023 / Steve Fraser

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers A Wave of Evictions Is Devastating California’s Farmworkers

As growers bring in more H-2A workers, affordable housing for local farmworkers has become sparse in the region's labor camps.

Apr 12, 2023 / David Bacon

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, speaks while delivering the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on February 7, 2023.

The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party The GOP Has Become the Pro–Child Labor Party

How a new economy of exploitation is rolling back protections—for profit.

Mar 14, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor The Horrifying and Shameful Return of Child Labor

Bipartisan buck-passing and a ramshackle immigration system have revived Victorian degradation.

Mar 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn

Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn

When Lula returns to Brazil’s presidency on January 1, every major Latin American country will have a government of the left.

Dec 8, 2022 / William M. LeoGrande

Karen Bass at news conference

Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets? Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets?

Or will her administration stand by as a series of high-profile sporting events turn the city into Doha on the Pacific?

Dec 2, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Mónica Ramírez

Transforming the Narrative of the Latinx Community Transforming the Narrative of the Latinx Community

A conversation with organizer Mónica Ramírez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women, on the goals of the Latinx House’s upcoming Raizado Festival.

Aug 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

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