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Dolores Huerta, Labor and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the renowned Latina civil rights leader, on Oct. 28, died at 96 years old. Huerta was the co-founder,…

5 days ago

Teamsters Organize Amazon Drivers in Fight for Security and Dignity

By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor and Bridget Alicia Ramirez, Columnist Last week, we met two of the more than 150…

3 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Strengthening Local Journalism, Defending a Free Press as Cornerstone of Democracy

  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 30 signed legislation to strengthen local journalism and support the reporters who hold…

1 month ago

A New System of Labor Threatens Farmworker Power

Farmworkers began harvesting watermelons as soon as there was enough light to see, in a field near Arvin, California, in…

1 month ago

A Fight for Dignity: Security Officers Challenge the Poverty-Wage Economy

  Last week, a day before the solemn commemoration of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Los Angeles County Federation…

2 months ago

Lucero Herrera On Wage Theft: The Random Lengths Interview

  Lucero Herrera is Research Director at the UCLA Labor Center, which has been a source of pioneering research into…

2 months ago

An Injury To All: LA Takes Long Overdue Step Forward Fighting Wage Theft

New Provisions Give City Agency More Crime-Fighting Power And& A Wider Scope “As through this world I travel, I meet…

2 months ago

Palantir, ICE and the Rise of a New Labor Resistance

  It is not hyperbole to say: “We are living in evil times.” This current moment resembles the early stages…

2 months ago

Port of Los Angeles Strengthens Partnership with Shenzhen Port Group and Yantian International Container Terminals

  LOS ANGELES — The Port of Los Angeles July 9 signed a Memorandum of Understanding  or MOU with Yantian…

4 months ago

Anti-Labor Trafficking and Wage Theft Legislation Sponsored by DA’s Office Signed Into Law

SACRAMENTO — Anti-labor trafficking legislation co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County and Sonoma County District Attorneys’ offices has been signed…

4 months ago