David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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News
What was the life of this guest worker worth?
August 17, 2018While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.
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World
Iraq’s oil union defends protesters
August 1, 2018The deterioration in social services that brought about the victory of the Sairoon coalition has impelled thousands of people to take to the streets.
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Labor
Marriott, world’s biggest hotel chain, underpays workers
July 9, 2018Thousands of Marriott workers organized demonstrations in San Francisco, Oakland, Honolulu, Boston, San Diego, Seattle, Philadelphia and San Jose.
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U.S.
A tribute to cabbage and its harvesters
July 5, 2018However we eat it cabbage, and for whatever reason, it all comes out of this field and others like it.
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Labor
GOP guest worker (zombie bill) lives on
July 3, 2018The Republican effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill went down in flames for the second time in a month.
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Environment
Hawaii: Puna’s people before the eruption
June 20, 2018The people of Puna lived in a beautiful part of the Big Island, a district of many small farms.
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U.S.
Farm boss to workers: “You came here to suffer”
June 15, 2018"Growers don't want to look at how they can make the workplace better and attract more workers. They just want what's cheaper."
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U.S.
Guest farm workers face exploitation, harsh conditions
June 13, 2018Many migrant workers on H-2A temporary agricultural visas are forced to contend with unsafe working conditions, wage theft and other labor law violations.
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