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Unlike the rest of the world, which celebrates International Workers’ Day on May Day, commemorating the tragic events of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, the United States celebrates its day the first week of September. Labor Day in the United States dates back to a workers’ parade...
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A Florida bill that would roll back child labor restrictions cleared a Senate panel this week, sparking debate over whether it empowers families or risks pushing vulnerable teens out of school. The proposal, which would allow 16 and 17 year-olds to work longer hours on school nights and in...
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Desde que tenía cinco años, Luz Vázquez Hernández ha pasado sus días en granjas. Antes de que fuera a la escuela, Vázquez Hernández y otros niños pequeños observaban bajo la sombra mientras sus padres recogían frutas bajo el abrasador sol de Florida; los padres no podían encontrar ni costear...
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Since she was five years old, Luz Vazquez Hernandez has spent her days on farms. Before she was school age, Vazquez Hernandez and other young children would watch under the shade, while their parents picked fruits under the scorching Florida sun; parents couldn’t find or afford childcare. Then, on...
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Dado el reciente auge de la sindicalización, los expertos anticipan que los cambios de políticas a nivel nacional revertirán los avances de los trabajadores. El número de elecciones sindicales en 2024 fue el más alto en más de una década, continuando los aumentos observados en los últimos años. La...
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With unionization on an upswing of late, experts anticipate policy changes at the national level will reverse worker gains. The number of labor union elections in 2024 was the highest in more than a decade, continuing increases seen in recent years. The Biden-era National Labor Relations Board made union organizing easier,...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of organizing in the state may well be a pair of private immigration detention centers in the Central Valley. The Mesa Verde and Golden...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters El 22 de noviembre, el presidente de la Asamblea, Robert Rivas, nombró nuevos líderes en la Legislatura estatal, incluidas 23 mujeres líderes de varios comités de la Asamblea, incluidas 14 mujeres de color. En esa lista se incluye la asambleísta Liz Ortega , quien encabezará el comité...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters On Nov. 22, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas appointed new leadership in the state Legislature, including 23 female leaders of various Assembly committees, including 14 women of color. Included in that list is Assemblymember Liz Ortega, who will lead the Labor committee on the heels of a strike-filled summer and several...
Unlike the rest of the world, which celebrates International Workers’ Day on May Day, commemorating the tragic events of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, the United States celebrates its day the first week of September. Labor Day in the United States dates back to a workers’ parade...
A Florida bill that would roll back child labor restrictions cleared a Senate panel this week, sparking debate over whether it empowers families or risks pushing vulnerable teens out of school. The proposal, which would allow 16 and 17 year-olds to work longer hours on school nights and in...
Desde que tenía cinco años, Luz Vázquez Hernández ha pasado sus días en granjas. Antes de que fuera a la escuela, Vázquez Hernández y otros niños pequeños observaban bajo la sombra mientras sus padres recogían frutas bajo el abrasador sol de Florida; los padres no podían encontrar ni costear...
Since she was five years old, Luz Vazquez Hernandez has spent her days on farms. Before she was school age, Vazquez Hernandez and other young children would watch under the shade, while their parents picked fruits under the scorching Florida sun; parents couldn’t find or afford childcare. Then, on...
Dado el reciente auge de la sindicalización, los expertos anticipan que los cambios de políticas a nivel nacional revertirán los avances de los trabajadores. El número de elecciones sindicales en 2024 fue el más alto en más de una década, continuando los aumentos observados en los últimos años. La...
With unionization on an upswing of late, experts anticipate policy changes at the national level will reverse worker gains. The number of labor union elections in 2024 was the highest in more than a decade, continuing increases seen in recent years. The Biden-era National Labor Relations Board made union organizing easier,...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of organizing in the state may well be a pair of private immigration detention centers in the Central Valley. The Mesa Verde and Golden...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters El 22 de noviembre, el presidente de la Asamblea, Robert Rivas, nombró nuevos líderes en la Legislatura estatal, incluidas 23 mujeres líderes de varios comités de la Asamblea, incluidas 14 mujeres de color. En esa lista se incluye la asambleísta Liz Ortega , quien encabezará el comité...