Economy
In L.A., Mariachi Plaza at the Epicenter of Evictions
Residents of the largely Mexican neighborhood of Boyle Heights, not far from Los Angeles’ downtown, have been shaken in recent years by a real estate boom that has brought evictions and huge increases in rent. Among the most affected areas is the neighborhood surrounding Mariachi Plaza.
Death of Blueberry Farm Worker Sparks Unusual Protests
The death in Washington state of blueberry picker Honesto Silva Ibarra continues to spur outcry among his coworkers, all Mexicans hired through the temporary H2A work visa.
(Español) Paro laboral en cultivo de la mora por muerte prevenible de un trabajador
(Español) La compañía que contrató a los trabajadores en Washington, desde su sede en Delano, California, Munger Farms controla unas de las mayores plantaciones de mora azul en el mundo.
Guest Workers Fired After Protest. Also, Mexican Cartoonist Rius Dies.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 PROGRAM # 8128 12:00 PM PST. Guest Workers Fired After Protest. Mexican guest workers who joined a strike to protest the death of a berry picker were fired by their employer, Sarbanand Farms in Sumas, WA. The workers, who were recruited under the H2A program and were working with an expired work […]
(Español) “Respalda Casa Blanca acciones xenofobas anti latinas”: The New York Times
(Español) La población de origen latino alcanzó este año (2017) en Estados Unidos la friolera cantidad de 56.6 millones de habitantes, “la cifra más alta registrada hasta la fecha”, dice la fuente, cuya tasa de crecimiento es “¡20 veces superior! a la de la raza blanca”.
(Español) Ciudad de salario mínimo de 15 dólares la hr. Deja en el aire veredicto de su efecto en empleados
(Español) En los últimos 2 años el desempleo se redujo al 2.6%. El ingreso de unos $ 80 mil. La industria restaurantera, que es la que más crece, empleó a más de 33 mil.
Reforms Sought to Criminal Justice System and Women’s Prisons
Reforms Sought to Criminal Justice System and Women’s Prisons – Nearly half a million prisoners are in jail because they lack money to pay their bail, and not because they are a threat to public safety. A bill presented by California Senator Kamala Harris seeks to address this and reform the bail system.
Kern: Student Expulsions, Sanctuary Fight.
THURSDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 8119 12:00 PM PT Kern: Student Expulsions, Sanctuary Fight. California’s Kern County high schools agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit which claimed that Latino and Black students are expelled at rates significantly higher than the other students. Advocates discuss this development, and comment on a report showing close ties between […]
(Español) Trabajadores de lechería en NY pelean en la Suprema su derecho a la organización colectiva
(Español) NYCLU dice que dicha ley, tanto federal como estatalmente, es una extensión de la inefable Jim Crow, que “realmente viola los principios básicos arraigados tanto en nuestra Constitución estatal como en la Constitución de Estados Unidos”.
(Español) Latinos en EEUU, séptima potencia económico en el mundo
(Español) Cada año, 500 mil anglosajones se jubilan de la fuerza laboral y ya no producen. Y cada año un millón de jóvenes latinos nacidos en EU entra a la fuerza laboral
Noticias
- Radio Conciencia: Florida Community Station Aims to Keep Immigrant Farmworkers Safe During Hurricanes October 10, 2024
- "Complete Neglect": Thousands Were Not Evacuated from Florida Jails & Prisons Ahead of Hurricane Milton October 10, 2024
- Trump & GOP Push Misinformation on Hurricanes as Climate Crisis Intensifies Across Globe October 10, 2024
- 3.5 Million Left Without Power After Florida Hit by Second Climate-Fueled Deadly Hurricane in Weeks October 10, 2024
- Headlines for October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024
