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Znet Article Bacon: For Unionists, Iraq’s Oil War Rages On

Znet Article, April, 05 2013 David Bacon
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The big multinational petroleum giants now run the nation’s fields

Znet Article Bacon: US-Style School Reform Goes South

Znet Article, March, 18 2013 David Bacon
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Since the fall, teachers in Mexico have been demonstrating and striking against standardized tests and removing the voice of the union in hiring

Znet Article Bacon: In Oakland, Mercado Chain Workers Protest Alleged Sexual Harassment, Firings

Znet Article, February, 27 2013 David Bacon
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Valentine's Day sometimes brings chocolates and flowers, but in Oakland, California, it brought angry women out to the Mi Pueblo supermarket in the heart of the barrio

Znet Article Bacon: The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform

Znet Article, February, 11 2013 David Bacon
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The Dignity Campaign is a loose network of more than forty immigrant rights and community organizations, unions and churches

Znet Article Bacon: RIP Leo Robinson, Soul of the Longshore

Znet Article, January, 23 2013 David Bacon
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For many of us, Leo Robinson was an example of what being an internationalist and a working-class activist was all about

Znet Article Bacon: Who's Responsible for the Fire that Killed 112 Garment Workers?

Znet Article, December, 02 2012 David Bacon
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The day after Black Friday demonstrations, a fire killed 112 workers making clothes for Walmart at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh

Znet Article Bacon: Anatomy of the Walmart Strike: Walking Out, One Day at a Time

Znet Article, November, 22 2012 David Bacon
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In the lead-up to Black Friday, Walmart workers - supported by a number of unions - have organized a series of work stoppages to protest low wages and unfair working conditions

Znet Article Bacon: North Carolina's Tobacco Workers Stand to Benefit From State's Strong Farmworker Union

Znet Article, November, 01 2012 David Bacon
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The occupational hazards of North Carolina's tobacco workers can be meliorated by unionization and the freedom for laborers to shop their skills around

Znet Article Bacon: Mexico’s Labor Law Reform Sparks Massive Protests

Znet Article, October, 18 2012 David Bacon
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A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico’s streets

Znet Article Bacon: Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike

Znet Article, August, 13 2012 David Bacon
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The national confrontation between janitors and some of the world's richest property owners has arrived in San Francisco

Znet Article Bacon: Mexican Farmers Up Against Canadian Mining Goliaths

Znet Article, August, 02 2012 David Bacon
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The mines promise jobs, but they produce very few, Oaxacan activists charge, while their social and environmental cost is high

Znet Article Bacon: How Mississippi's Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South's Anti-Immigrant Wave

Znet Article, April, 22 2012 David Bacon
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An anti-immigrant bill like those that swept through legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina was stopped cold in Mississippi

Znet Article Bacon: Labor Law Reform – A Key Battle for Mexican Unions Today

Znet Article, February, 29 2012 David Bacon
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Progressive unions in Mexico today are fighting for their survival

Znet Article Bacon: From Perote to Tar Heel

Znet Article, February, 16 2012 David Bacon
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How Smithfield Foods Fought the People of Veracruz, in Mexico and North Carolina

Znet Article Bacon: How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration

Znet Article, January, 10 2012 David Bacon
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The experience of Veracruz migrants reveals a close connection between US investment and trade deals in Mexico and the displacement of its people

Znet Article Bacon: Unions and Immigrants Join Occupy Movements

Znet Article, December, 10 2011 David Bacon
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The vision of Occupy has enormous support among immigrants and unions

Znet Article Bacon: Fighting the Firings

Znet Article, August, 27 2011 David Bacon
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After years of ‘silent raids’ and federal workplace audits, unions and community allies are going on the offensive

Znet Article Bacon: Utah’s New Immigration Bills: A Blast From the Past

Znet Article, June, 26 2011 David Bacon
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Utah legislators want to popularize an immigration policy that has strong corporate support and deep historical roots

Znet Article Bacon: Growing Ties Between Mexican and U.S. Labor

Znet Article, June, 22 2011 David Bacon
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Workers in U.S. and Mexican mines have a long history of mutual support

Znet Article Bacon: The Rebirth of Solidarity on the Border

Znet Article, June, 03 2011 David Bacon
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A vibrant and strong labor movement on the border would change Mexico’s politics

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