In These Times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BART, Labor and a Grave Report

Next week workers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555Bay… more

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

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

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

An Inconvenient Woman

Arizona public defender Isabel Garcia speaks out against U.S.-Mexico border policy. more

vol. 33, iss. 05    immigration, latin america

Roundups Ratcheted

Undocumented immigrants arrested en masse in new Homeland Security program more

vol. 28, iss. 16    civil liberties, government, international

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   

Armed & Dangerous

Vigilantes terrorize migrants crossing the border more

vol. 27, iss. 06