California is addicted to immigrant labor. Over the past four decades, the state has come to depend on immigrant brains and brawn to an extent unmatched by any other state and almost any developed country. That puts the state at the center of a...
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Labor organizers have met strong resistance as they try to organize carwashes in Los Angeles.
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Especially around Labor Day, re-examine Henry George's work to see how workers can advance their true interests.
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Joe Torre says he's waiting to announce whether he'll return to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers next year. Torre had previously said he would make the announcement around Labor Day. But he said before Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres he is not yet ready to divulge it. Torre says he'll let everyone know once the Dodgers clinch a playoff spot or are eliminated.
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About 150 Los Angeles Unified School District employees and their school-age children rallied outside a shuttered campus Wednesday against state budget cuts that have shortened the academic year and pushed back the start of school. Service Employees International Union Local...
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Expecting yet another budget deficit next year, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a union contract that for the first time extracts concessions on employee health care costs and could serve as a model for future labor deals.
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A federal prosecutor said Wednesday that a company victimized 900 Thai workers, more than double the 400 cited in a grand jury indictment that alleges forced labor at farms in Hawaii and on the mainland.
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A young girl gets buried in the sand, but is rescued.
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Garcetti's beard and Reyes' mustache | via LA City View 35 After a two week break, the Los Angeles City Council went back to work on Tuesday. And it wasn't too long before there was a collective WTF going on around City Hall. It's apparently not unusual for the post-labor day facial hair game, but this year some are questioning Council President Eric Garcetti's approach. "Garcetti looks like he ...
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The car washes of Los Angeles would appear to be an unlikely target for a unionization drive. Many of the estimated 10,000 workers in the business here are illegal immigrants, who are too scared to speak out or give their bosses any excuse to fire them.
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