Officials Promise to Fight Wage Theft – Los Angeles is the national capital of wage theft, according to one study. It’s estimated that workers in the city lose more than 26 million dollars a week. On César Chávez Day, Los Angeles workers joined officials from all levels of government in the historic Placita Olvera, to tell them first hand of how wage theft has affected them. The government representatives promised to coordinate efforts to combat wage theft. Our correspondent in L.A., Rubén Tapia, reports.
Acclaimed Chicano Artist Continues to Teach Silkscreening – If you have ever seen the graphics that accompany the story of farm worker organizer César Chávez, there’s no doubt you have seen some of the artwork of Malaquías Montoya. Montoya is considered one of the most important artists of the Chicano cultural movement, and a pioneer of social silkscreening in Northern California. At 77, Montoya is a professor emeritus at UC Davis, and he is still teaching free art classes at the Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, which he founded with his son Maceo. Fernando Torres visited him at the workshop. This story is part of our series Raíces: Los Maestros. Stories About Those who are Passing Art on to the Next Generation.
