David Bacon

David Bacon is a California writer and documentary photographer. A former union organizer, today he documents labor, the global economy, war and migration, and the struggle for human rights.

LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon

World

The people in the tents say yes
October 2, 2015 By David Bacon
"I will not leave - this park belongs to the people of Tijuana; we will defend it."
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Labor

California judge throws out anti-union election, points to grower money
September 29, 2015 By David Bacon
An administrative law judge threw out one of the dirtiest decertification elections in recent labor history.
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Labor

Radical roots of the great grape strike
September 21, 2015 By David Bacon
Fifty years ago, the great grape strike started in Delano, when Filipino pickers walked out of the fields on September 8, 1965.
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Labor

Indigenous migrants demand change in the fields
September 17, 2015 By David Bacon
"We are the ones who pay for the government of this state and country with the labor of our hands."
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World

In Mexico, a history of struggle drives a dance of resistance
September 8, 2015 By David Bacon
Change and catastrophe produced one of the world's most beautiful dances: The Dance of the Feather.
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Labor

Farmworker rebellion spreads along almost the entire Pacific coast
August 31, 2015 By David Bacon
The strawberries, blackberries and blueberries sold everyday in U.S. supermarkets are largely picked by indigenous families speaking the same ancient languages.
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Labor

Triqui migrants do the work, but want change
June 18, 2015 By David Bacon
"When I see people working in the field, I see a lack of equality. If it wasn't for them the crops wouldn't get grown or harvested."
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World

Enforcement not the answer to Europe’s immigration problems
June 9, 2015 By David Bacon
International law guarantees the right to seek asylum; seizing boats and mass detentions are violations of this right.
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