In a fiery speech on Tuesday, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said the national labor federation and its affiliates stand “shoulder to shoulder” with immigrant workers. “There is power in our union, cheap power big enough to transform this country,” Trumka declared. “You are critical to the future of the American labor movement.” Last year, for the
Details“A Better Life” has earned stellar reviews from critics and a Best Actor nomination for Bichir. But what do the people that he portrays onscreen think of it? This week, at a national conference of day laborers in Los Angeles, case the film was screened before an audience of men much like Carlos Galindo: carpenters, roofers, gardeners and others who work
DetailsVI Asamblea Nacional de Jornaleros, Pablo Alvarado Director de NDLON Frente a Frente con José A. Ronstadt. 02.21.2012
DetailsDay laborers in Western states including California scored a legal victory Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling declaring that cities violate free speech when they make it a crime to seek work from passing drivers. The case comes from the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach and affects dozens of cities in California
DetailsAl Sheriff Lee Baca le sigue pesando estar a favor del programa federal Comunidades Seguras (S-Comm) y de compartir la información de los detenidos por sus agentes con la Oficina de Migración. Duras críticas, order presión legislativa y órdenes judiciales han puesto en jaque tan polémica colaboración. Esta semana tres organizaciones civiles lo forzaron a través de los tribunales a publicar detalles de esa participación, exigiéndole revelar quiénes y cuántos indocumentados sin delitos graves fueron deportados por S-Comm en Los Ángeles, y especificar si hubo alguna “negociación” de por medio. – La Opinion 02.23.2012
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