R. M. Arrieta
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Domestic Workers Go on Offensive With Ad Campaign, Conference
By R.M. Arrieta La Colectiva de Mujeres (Women's Collective) in San Francisco has launched a media campaign unveiling… more
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Going for Green: Calif. Janitors Keep Pushing for Safety Standards
By R.M. Arrieta As we reported two weeks ago, janitors of SEIU Local 1877 continue to call attention… more
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In Inland Empire, ‘Temp’ Workers Demand Living Wage
By R.M. Arrieta Blue-collar warehouse workers in the Inland Empire in Southern California once earned a decent living.… more
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Janitors Challenge Grocery Chains on Health, Safety Standards
By Rose Arrieta The sparkling floors you walk on while shopping at Lucky’s and Safeway supermarkets in Northern… more
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New Approach, Same Targets
The outlook for workers who don't have their papers in order is as fierce as ever—only the tactics… more
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New Film Spotlights Quiet Work of ‘Philosopher Kings’
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. —Chinese proverb.Ever think… more
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Service Workers Elbow-to- Elbow in Battle for Healthcare
By Rose Arrieta More than 300 residential service workers, including janitors, handymen, and door attendants are hammering out… more
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Scourge of Child Labor Continues Around World
Instead of playing with their friends, millions of children around the world spend the best years of their… more
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New Report: Latinos Have Highest Workplace Fatality Rate
Across the board, labor standards for U.S. workers are eroding. Fewer unions, weak enforcement of labor laws and… more
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Toyota to Close Only Union Factory In U.S.
There will be little celebrating come Labor Day for the thousands of union workers who’ve been anxiously waiting… more
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ACLU Sues ‘Sheriff Joe’ for Racial Profiling, Worksite Detentions
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and several of his deputies are facing a lawsuit claiming they illegally arrested,… more
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BART, Labor and a Grave Report
Next week workers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555Bay… more
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Immigrant Workers: San Fran Designer Owes Us at Least $40K
Four Latino immigrant workers claim a San Francisco-based interior designer owes them at least $40,000 in unpaid wages… more
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First-Ever National Union Contract for Private Security Officers Ratified
LOS ANGELES–Security officers who guard Kaiser Permanente hospitals nationwide are celebrating a huge victory. In a historic vote,… more
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California Health Workers Approve New Contract, Secure Wage Increases
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIF.–After operating without a contract for more than a year, workers at “Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center”:http://www.tvhc.org/… more
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An Inconvenient Woman
Arizona public defender Isabel Garcia speaks out against U.S.-Mexico border policy. more
vol. 33, iss. 05 immigration, latin america
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Roundups Ratcheted
Undocumented immigrants arrested en masse in new Homeland Security program more
vol. 28, iss. 16 civil liberties, government, international
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Leaving Altar
Despite the Mexican government’s well-publicized crackdown in May on the smuggling business here and elsewhere along the border, this… more
vol. 27, iss. 23
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- Last Visit November 14, 2009
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