National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Workers’ rights are being abused as they rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Day laborers, many of them undocumented, are reportedly being exploited as they rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, and their health and economic well-being are are stake. According to a report from the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and University of Illinois Chicago that surveyed 360 workers, 26 percent of workers have experienced wage theft in their post-Harvey …

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Workers and Activists Look Ahead after Gov. Brown Vetoes Pro-Immigrant Bills

Leave a Comment / immigration / By max cyril

As two critical bills waited quietly on California Governor Jerry Brown’s desk last weekend, immigrants across the state held their breath, hoping that the progressive legislation could affect the national immirgation debate. By Sunday night, the anticipation gave way to disillusionment with two stunning vetoes. The highly anticipated Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would have enacted major protections for …

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Social Forum Focuses on Workers’ Issues

Leave a Comment / immigration, unions / By max cyril

Workers’ issues were the focus of five days of marches, rallies and workshops at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, which ended over the weekend. Grassroots activists and progressives from across the country came together to build new alliances, create new strategies and put new energy into the movement to turn around the American economy. …

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National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Workers’ rights are being abused as they rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Workers and Activists Look Ahead after Gov. Brown Vetoes Pro-Immigrant Bills

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