Pope Francis, Community and Heroin
Pope Francis, Community and Heroin
*Read this, share it, it’s important. That’s all I have to say. VL By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I [spoke] at Notre Dame University [yestaerday], the day that Pope […]
Immigration Reform Revives Cesar Chavez’s Icon Status
By Erika L. Sánchez, NBC Latino The closest thing Latinos have to a national holiday is Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31st. Cesar Chavez’s birthday is already celebrated in ten […]
AFL-CIO Highlights The Importance Of Workers At SXSW
The Texas AFL-CIO and the Austin Central Labor Council launched a series of events during South By Southwest in Austin to highlight the importance of the workers who make the […]
My Memories Of Cesar Chavez, And How His Spirit Lives On
By Anita Quintanilla When Cesar Chavez visited Austin in 1971, I was unable to personally meet him, but the next year I was able to make up for this missed […]
Jefes Pay Dues To Lobbyists, Workers Pay Dues To Unions
By René Lara, Political and Legislative Director of the Texas AFL-CIO Workers can form a labor union when they organize in an industry or job site for better wages, benefits and […]
First Unionized Car Wash In Los Angeles
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 […]
Richard Chávez, César’s Brother, Dies At 81
[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release and photo from the César E. Chávez Foundation.] Richard Chavez, 81, Cesar’s younger brother, helped build the UFW from its earliest days. […]
News Taco To Go: Unemployment, Oil, Food Dye, Wisconsin And Highway Deaths
Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in two years, 8.8%, and workers were added to the economy faster in the past two months than any other time since the recession […]
