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Mexican Supreme Court Orders Money to be Returned to Former Braceros

Posted on November 16, 2018

After nearly three years of litigation, Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected a federal government appeal and ordered the return of the Bracero Program Savings Fund to 5,600 agricultural workers.

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Posted in Homepage Feature, Mexico |

Divided Electorate Puts Win by Latino in Jeopardy in Historic County District

Posted on September 28, 2018

Forced by a lawsuit, the Kern County Board of Supervisors converted a largely white, Republican district south of California’s Central Valley into a majority Latino district.

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Posted in Homepage Feature, Politics |

New Institution in Poor Communities is Born in Southern California

Posted on September 21, 2018

After almost a decade of working together, a network of advocacy organizations for poor communities has formed a permanent alliance, thanks to the support of an important philanthropic foundation.

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Posted in Homepage Feature, Politics |

Farmworker Rights: A Forum.

Posted on September 13, 2018

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 8424 12:00 PM PT Farmworker Rights: A Forum. Farmworkers in California may be among the highest paid in the fields of the country. Still, they work long hours, in low-paid jobs, and often suffer from wage theft and work-related health problems. Recent ICE raids have worsened the situation in the […]

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Posted in Economy, Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Wendy’s Faces Protest by Tomato Pickers

Posted on August 3, 2018

Challenging a boycott launched by Florida tomato pickers nearly two years ago, the hamburger chain Wendy’s is refusing to sign an agreement to help combat sexual harassment and increase wages for farmworkers.

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Posted in Economy, Homepage Feature |

(Español) Pizcadores de Florida presionan en NY a Wendy’s para firmar Programa de Comida Justa

Posted on July 20, 2018

(Español) La enjundiosa labor de esta coalición ha hecho que Wendy’s cediera a la presión del boicot consistente de los trabajadores, y que en su más reciente junta de accionistas anunciara la intención de regresar de México sus compras de tomate.

Posted in Economy, Homepage Feature |

(Español) Demandan a EPA por no proteger la salud de campesinos y si los beneficios corporativos

Posted on May 31, 2018

(Español) “Esta es una más de las 85 demandas que Earthjustice ha presentado en contra de la Administración Trump y su EPA, que en diciembre anunció su intención de desmantelar las salvaguardas federales para pesticidas”, dijo la organización de derecho ambiental.

Posted in Homepage Feature, Environment, Health |

(Español) Concluye Ayuno y Marcha de la CIW en Nueva York, de boicot contra Wendy’s

Posted on March 16, 2018

(Español) Concluido el ayuno inició la marcha, que incluyó a trabajadores, estudiantes, religiosos, deportistas y una banda de metales y tambores.

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Posted in Economy, Homepage Feature |

Adiós Amor. Also, The San Patricios.

Posted on March 15, 2018

THURSDAY, MARCH 15 PROGRAM # 8286 12:00 PM PT Adiós Amor. A filmmaker tells the story of an unsung hero, a migrant woman who became the first farmworker woman in the US to work as a union organizer. Years before Cesar Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded the UFW, migrant mother María Moreno had been elected […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Politics |

Rhymes Of Their Times: Young Poets Riff On Type 2

Posted on March 11, 2018

(Español) En la última década las tasas de diabetes tipo 2 se triplicaron en los nativoamericanos, se duplicaron en los afroamericanos y aumentaron hasta en 50% en las poblaciones asiáticas, de las islas del Pacífico e los hispanos, según el Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, CDC.

Posted in Homepage Feature, Health |