Labor

Port of Los Angeles Posts Solid First Quarter Performance

  LOS ANGELES —The Port of Los Angeles processed 752,520 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a slight 3% decrease…

5 months ago

Larry Itliong and the Great Delano Grape Strike

April 8 Liberal mythology tells us that farm worker unions hardly existed until the creation of United Farm Workers (UFW)…

5 months ago

Port of Los Angeles Secures Record $70M for Harbor Maintenance

  LOS ANGELES – April 8, 2026 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated about $70 million from…

5 months ago

EDITORIAL: Striking for Justice Across the US

Freedom Socialist newspaper, Vol. 47, No. 2, April-May 2026 socialism.com   Don’t ever count the U.S. working class out. If…

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Amid Renewed Scrutiny of Chavez, Carson Event Centers Broader Movement

  This past weekend, the city of Carson celebrated the farmworkers union amid renewed attention to sexual abuse allegations against…

5 months ago

UFCW Southern California Kaiser Permanente Workers Ratify New Contract

  LOS ANGELES — The United Food and Commercial Workers or UFCW March 28 Southern California local unions, which together…

6 months ago

Dirtbags Academy Joins JCOD to Grow Skilled Trades Pathways

  LONG BEACH — The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department or JCOD March 25 celebrated the launch of a new…

6 months ago

Ownership vs Influence: Mapping Downtown Property Power

By Devonte Barr, Columnist Downtown San Pedro, with its vacant storefronts and low-rent offers, can feel like a place constantly…

6 months ago

County Seeks Financial Services Provider for New Worker Ownership Initiative

EWOI expands access to shared ownership opportunities as a pathway to building wealth, preserving local businesses facing succession challenges, and…

6 months ago

McOsker Proposes Port Reform Plan Centering Workers in Port Decisions

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker March 24 introduced a comprehensive package of reform proposals to strengthen…

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