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MS: Work Now a Felony for Undocumented Immigrants
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 11:07 am | David Bacon
Jackson, Mississippi - On March 17, Mississippi Governor Hayley Barbour signed into law the farthest-reaching employer sanctions law of any on the books in the US. Employer sanctions is a shorthand name for laws that prohibit employers from hiring immigrants ... More >>
Bad Capitalists or a Bad System
Monday, 17 March 2008, 1:39 pm | David Bacon
I was disappointed Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for "There Will Be Blood," not because he's not a great actor (he is), but because the movie was such a betrayal of the book on which it was based. Movies don't have to follow books. Many don't. ... More >>
The New Plan for Immigration Raids
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 10:13 am | David Bacon
Oakland, California - A year ago, in the middle of the nation's most bitterly fought union organizing drive, management at the Smithfield Foods pork slaughterhouse in Tar Heel, North Carolina, sent a letter to 300 workers. The company, Smithfield claimed, ... More >>
David Bacon: Next Step - Stop the Raids
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 1:18 pm | David Bacon
Oakland, California - In Worthington, Iowa, a federal prosecutor gets a grand jury indictment against Braulio Pereyra-Gabino, union vice president at the local Swift meatpacking plant. He's accused of not turning his undocumented members in to Homeland ... More >>
CAFTA'S Vision - Privatization At Gunpoint
Friday, 13 May 2005, 11:33 am | David Bacon
Acajutla, El Salvador - Long before the current debate over the Central America Free Trade Agreement, workers throughout the region were under attack from economic reforms that have broken unions, privatized workplaces, and lowered wages. One reason unions ... More >>
