Why Is This Farm Using Guest Workers as Strike Breakers? Why Is This Farm Using Guest Workers as Strike Breakers?
By law, a company can’t hire H-2A guest workers if it is in a labor dispute with its US workforce. But that is exactly what this Washington State berry grower is trying to do.
May 2, 2014 / David Bacon
US-Style School Reform Goes South US-Style School Reform Goes South
Reformers are targeting Mexican teachers, wielding tests as a weapon. Sound familiar?
Mar 12, 2013 / Feature / David Bacon
The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform
Rejecting proposals to tighten borders, a network of grassroots groups calls for reform based on “human, labor and civil rights for all.”
Feb 6, 2013 / David Bacon
How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave
A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.
Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon
How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration
Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they’re condemned as “illegals.”
Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / David Bacon
Undocumented Immigrants Stand Up to Chipotle Undocumented Immigrants Stand Up to Chipotle
Last month six hundred employees at the fast food chain were fired in Minnesota. Their only crime was working.
Feb 11, 2011 / David Bacon
Unionbusting, Iraqi-Style Unionbusting, Iraqi-Style
With US approval and privatization the goal, the government is targeting organized labor.
Oct 6, 2010 / Feature / David Bacon
Tear Gas in Cananea Tear Gas in Cananea
The strike at Cananea highlights the extremely unsafe conditions of Mexican mines.
Jun 16, 2010 / David Bacon
Californians March into the Heartland Californians March into the Heartland
Holding the budget hostage while state unemployment tops 12 percent, California growers and their political allies have slashed funding for schools and social services. The March f...
Mar 17, 2010 / David Bacon
Rights, Not Raids Rights, Not Raids
Clearer rights for immigrants and jobs for workers hard-hit by the recession will go a long way to reduce competition and fear.
Apr 29, 2009 / David Bacon and Bill Ong Hing