David Bacon

Fire and ICE: California Gets Ready for Workplace Immigration Raids
- Fire and ICE
- April 26, 2017
Co-published by The American Prospect
In California, the potential impact of workplace raids is enormous. Of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, over 2.6 million live in this state – almost one in every 10 California workers is undocumented.
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Key Democrats Could Deny Farm Workers Overtime Pay as Battle Goes Down to the Wire
- Labor & Economy, Politics & Government
- August 25, 2016
As Assembly Bill 1066, which would grant overtime pay to California farm workers, heads for a vote in the Assembly, farm workers and faith and civil rights groups are fighting for the votes needed to pass it.
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Farm Worker Overtime Bill Heads for Another Vote
- Labor & Economy, Politics & Government
- August 11, 2016
The fight for farm worker overtime is going down to the wire in the current legislative session, which will adjourn at the end of August. And as Assembly Bill 1066, which would require it, moves through the legislature, Jewish and African-American organizations have made a commitment to win the votes it needs for passage.
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Domestic Workers and Their Children Rally to Campaign for Rights
- Labor & Economy
- August 9, 2016
Over 300,000 California housekeepers, nannies and personal attendants provide support and care to seniors and people with disabilities, putting in long hours caring for an estimated two million households.
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Fire and ICE: California Gets Ready for Workplace Immigration Raids