Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
Megarallies: 10 Years Later. Also, Wendy’s Boycott.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8. PROGRAM # 7734 12:00 PM PT Megarallies: 10 Years Later. A mega demonstration in Chicago on March 10, 2006 was the spark that ignited a Spring of megarallies throughout the US to protest anti-immigrant legislation HR 4437 in Congress. To mark the anniversary, attorney Rosalba Piña, leading organizers of the historic Chicago […]
Women’s Victory in the Apple Orchards. Also, Remembering Berta Cáceres.
MONDAY, MARCH 7. PROGRAM # 7733 12:00 PM PT Women’s Victory in the Apple Orchards. One of the largest apple growers in the US has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to women farmworkers who claimed they were sexually harassed in company ranches over several years. The company has also agreed to ensure […]
Scalia’s Death and Vacancy.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. PROGRAM # 7719 12:00 PM PT Scalia’s Death and Vacancy. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly over the weekend. It’s now up to the White House and the Senate to fill his seat. But the Senate leader has called Republicans to block any nomination. How intransigent will the confirmation battle […]
Guest Workers in the Crosshairs.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. PROGRAM # 7711 12:00 PM PT Guest Workers in the Crosshairs. In the recent omnibus budget bill, the US Congress included a provision that will expand the H-2B guest visa program while removing funds from the Department of Labor to make it harder for the agency to enforce key protections for those […]
The Trial of Andrés Cruz. Also, Bill to Stem Dairy Workers Deaths.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. PROGRAM # 7710 12:00 PM PT The Trial of Andrés Cruz. A well-known leader of the Triqui community, farm worker organizer and immigration reform activist is in jail in California’s Salinas Valley accused of extortion against a fellow countryman on behalf of a Oaxacan armed group. Local activists are speaking up in […]
Heartbreaking Separation. Also, Huelga! At Fifty Years.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. PROGRAM # 7690 12:00 PM PT Heartbreaking Separation. Deported moms who live in the border city of Tijuana announce the publication of several books where they tell their heartbreaking stories of deportation and separation from their children. Their leader also comments on the opening of a shelter for deported women and legislation […]
The Year in Review.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. PROGRAM # 7686 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. Thousands of farm workers staged an unprecedented walk out in San Quintin. Parents of the Ayotzinapa disappeared bring their plight to the US. Juan Felipe Herrera makes history as the first Latino poet laureate in the US. Key players remember the Grape […]
My Street Money.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30. PROGRAM # 7685 12:00 PM PT My Street Money. In his latest book on managing personal finances, titled “My Street Money,” financial expert, author and speaker Louis Barajas writes about the basics of self-help to achieve personal financial health. In this time of New Year’s resolutions, Barajas shares tips on how to […]
San Quintin: New Union.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. PROGRAM # 7680 12:00 PM PT San Quintin: New Union. Farm workers from San Quintín Valley in Northern Mexico recently organized an independent union to challenge contracts held by official unions to de facto protect employers. This report provides recorded speeches from founding members and allies of the union during this landmark […]
Sheepherders Labor Rules. Also, Mireles Fights for Dismissal of Charges.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. PROGRAM # 7665 12:00 PM PT Sheepherders Labor Rules. Sheepherders in Colorado and the US are getting a pay raise according to new rules being implemented this month by the US Department of Labor. That salary update followed language proposed by the sheep industry. The sheep growers also succeeded in defining the […]
