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May 13, 2020
The American Independent -
Domestic workers face significant hurdles during COVID-19
May 13, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
Most California voters say coronavirus is increasing inequality, especially among blacks, poll finds
May 9, 2020
Refinery29 -
California Governor Says A Nail Salon Started COVID-19 Spread — & Workers Are Devastated
May 8, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
Most California voters back coronavirus protections for undocumented farmworkers, poll finds
May 1, 2020
La Opinión -
Aplausos y porras a trabajadores por su labor en medio del coronavirus
April 23, 2020
HipLatina -
Undocumented Latina Entrepreneurs Thrive Despite Their Status
April 17, 2020
ABC 6 -
Partisan battle lines drawn over aid to undocumented amid outbreak
April 6, 2020
Women's Wear Daily -
Clothing Firms’ Pivot to Mask-making Raises Worker Safety Concerns
March 11, 2020
Los Angeles Daily News -
Genwa Korean BBQ ordered to pay $2.1 million for wage theft
March 9, 2020
The Progressive -
The Nail Salon Industry is Rife with Exploitation and Abuse
March 9, 2020
CalMatters -
How a California law helps Peruvian sheepherders, dairy workers, janitors and the state itself
March 2, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
Elizabeth Warren unveils farmworkers’ rights plan
February 28, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
He built a life in the United States. In death, he chose Mexico
January 31, 2020
The American Prospect -
The Art of Organizing
January 28, 2020
Yahoo Lifestyle -
How Much Do I Need to Tip at a Nail Salon?
January 21, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
The teachers’ strike gripped LA for 6 days. A year later, what are the results?
January 19, 2020
NBC News -
UC Berkeley student workers awarded millions in back pay
January 17, 2020
KPCC -
Should CA Raise Taxes On Companies That Pay Executives Way More Than The Average Employee?
January 14, 2020
Los Angeles Times -
Trump makes wage-theft lawsuits harder — but not in California
January 10, 2020
Salon -
Uber is trying to trick its drivers into skirting California’s new contractor law
December 19, 2019
The New Republic -
Fast Fashion at the End of the World
December 17, 2019
Courthouse News Service -
Freelancers Sue California Over Independent Contractor Crackdown
December 12, 2019
Los Angeles Times -
Nine years after Guatemalan man’s shooting, LAPD officers get help to identify indigenous languages
December 7, 2019
VOA News -
California Debates Future of Uber, Lyft Drivers
November 30, 2019
Los Angeles Times -
Here’s what holiday retail workers wish you knew
November 29, 2019
The Guardian -
US retail employees call out working conditions with Black Friday protests
November 25, 2019
CalMatters -
Time is running out for the braceros
November 21, 2019
LAist -
Another Asian American Civil Rights Organization Splinters In LA
