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Many Colombian port workers labor under subcontracting arrangements that can be abusive.

Lee este artículo en español. An hour worked should be an hour paid. Carwash workers are some of most vulnerable workers here in Los Angeles County. For years, they have been subject to a host of labor abuses.

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Lee este artículo en español. A self-described Oakie from the Bakersfield area, Earl Hall grew up living and working among migrant farmworkers in the 1960s picking crops with his family. He went on to graduate from Fresno State University with a degree in viticulture, and never intended to go into farm labor contracting.

Editor's note: James Gibson is a dad who wrote to Secretary Tom Perez about the need for paid leave. Here is his letter. Dear Mr. Secretary, I am an analytical scientist living in Clifton Park, New York.

Lee este artículo en español. When new mom Crystia Light returned to work after the birth of her son, she asked her employer for unpaid break time to express breastmilk for her baby – and was turned down. Crystia knew that federal law requires employers to provide reasonable break time for mothers to express milk for one year after a child’s birth, so she filed a complaint with the Labor Depa

Every year, the National Women’s History Project selects a unifying theme to be shared with all who want to promote women’s history.

Lee este artículo en español. There’s an old, abandoned state mental hospital called the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Dover, New York, about one and a half hours north of New York City. Everyone who lives in the area knows the stories about it being haunted.

Healthy lungs (left) vs. silicosis (right)

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