Hard Work, Not Occupation, Is Key To The American Dream

By Hector Barajas, Director of Strategic Communications at Revolvis Consulting Enough already with this Occupy Wall Street nonsense. Don’t get me wrong, every month I write that check for my […]

Latinos continue to suffer from a higher unemployment rate than the national average, according to a report from Hispanic Business: The unemployment rate for Hispanics ticked up a notch in October to […]

Workers at a Santa Monica, California car wash were recently victorious in their efforts to unionize. Bonus Car Wash workers have been working towards a union since 2008 and with […]

By America’s Voice Education Fund On September 28th, 2011, the most sweeping anti-immigration law in the country went into effect in Alabama.  The law, HB 56, has already had harsh […]

I can’t discuss immigration without getting upset. There are times that the topic makes me want to cry and/or flip a table over. When people refer to “illegal immigrants,” they […]

By Marlen Castañeda Iʼm looking through Craigslist, as I usually do each day after checking e-mails and such. Iʼm browsing and decide to look at the gigs, under domestic. House cleaning […]

After one grueling August, President Obama tried to re-inspire voters in a Labor Day speech in Detroit yesterday, previewing elements of his address to Congress planned for Thursday.  While many […]

The Washington Post profiled Labor Secretary Hilda Solis this week. In the interview Solis shared some memories about her childhood near LA which seem to point to the fact that, […]

Earlier this month, “The Harvest,” a film about underage farmworkers debuted in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Following three workers ages 12-16, the film documents their daily lives […]

I believe in the power of neighborhoods and barrios. I believe public institutions devoted to our leisure, education, and civic engagement are sacred spaces. The people make the place, but […]