As a sign of continued resistance and struggle, Occupy Oakland watched as another group of protesters took to the streets this past weekend. On Sunday over 200 participants from the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) conference marched two miles to … Continued
Originally published by The Progressive Media Project on November 22, 2010. Before you carve into your Thanksgiving turkey, please pause to reflect on the workers who brought the holiday feast to your table. After twenty-one years of grueling, hard labor … Continued
Talking with workers in food plants, mostly where turkeys and hogs are processed, I hear many disturbing stories. Just a few months ago management at one of these plants fired a woman who had been working there for over six … Continued
Low paying and high stress jobs take a toll on the human body. No I am not a doctor, but I spend a lot of time talking to low wage workers in high stress work environments across the Midwest. I … Continued
The big March for America happened on March 21 in Washington D.C. where thousands of people from all around the nation gathered and marched to ask the U.S. government for immigration reform. Working as a volunteer in the days before … Continued
It is time to address the United States’ broken immigration system. Through comprehensive immigration reform many in the United States could benefit. The current immigration system weakens our economy and betrays human values. For many, the American dream remains elusive … Continued
I recently attended a conference that addressed the safety of food. It was called Empowering Employees to Protect Food Integrity and Protection for Whistleblowers, and was coordinated by the Government Accountability Project in Washington DC. Joining me was an immigrant … Continued
The ever-media-starved Roy Beck of NumbersUSA and The John Tanton Network hoisted on his pristine, virtual coveralls recently and pontificated on the growing number of immigrants whose collective hard labor puts milk on our tables every day. Roy — who … Continued
Did your mom receive a box of chocolates today? Or Maybe a dozen roses? Both of these products are primarily grown and processed outside of the U.S., and both are available to purchase fair-trade. However, most people still opt for … Continued
Tomato pickers in Florida have come a long way in securing workers rights, but the path ahead of them keeps stretching farther. Immokalee is an area in Collier county, and is the state’s largest farmworker community. The region is predominately … Continued