David Bacon
LATEST ARTICLES BY David Bacon
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Labor
Ill harvest: In rural California, farmworkers fend for themselves for health care
December 9, 2022Where government and health care institutions are absent, some communities turn to grassroots action.
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U.S.
Oakland’s unhoused targeted for eviction, but where will they go?
August 18, 2022Cob on Wood, the Bay Area’s oldest and largest encampment, is being forcibly cleared.
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Politics
Revival of Bracero Program is the wrong path to take
July 7, 2022Workers are not dispensable items to throw away when they are used up.
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Labor
Trouble in the tulips
April 1, 2022The fields of flowers are so beautiful they can take your breath away, but the conditions under which they're cultivated and harvested can be just as bad as they are for any other crop. "This year...
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Labor
In 114-degree heat farmworkers are still at work
August 4, 2021
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Labor
‘Modernization’ Act good for growers, not for workers
July 21, 2021If the Senate passes, and President Biden signs, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, U.S. growers, and labor contractors will benefit, but most farmworkers will not.
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U.S.
Farmworkers need families, not deportation
June 10, 2021The Farm Workforce Modernization Act will not provide farmworkers with the wages, living conditions and union rights they need to live secure, dignified lives.
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Labor
Biden’s immigration reform should roll back exploitative ‘guest worker’ programs
May 13, 2021The current system prioritizes agricultural growers' profits over immigrants' and workers' rights.
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