UNBELIEVABLE: 3 - The Untold Story

Union Health Plan Provides Much-Needed Safety Net

The Robert F. Kennedy farmworkers plan is limited, but it is the best option for many.

Capital & Main · Dec 15, 2022

Fred Ross Jr.: An Appreciation

An innovative organizer for three unions, Ross also challenged U.S. policy toward Central America.

Capital & Main · Nov 30, 2022

Paul Schrade dies; union leader survived bullet to the head when Robert F. Kennedy was killed

Paul Schrade soaked up the excitement as the crowd roared and Robert Kennedy smiled and leaned into the microphone: “So my thanks to all of you, and on to Chicago we go.”

Los Angeles Times · Nov 9, 2022

Julian Nava, trailblazing LA politician and US ambassador, dies at 95

LOS ANGELES — In the spring of 1980, Julian Nava found himself about to become a pioneer again.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022

Philippines Marcos wants to renegotiate loans on $4.9 billion China-backed rail projects

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the transport ministry to renegotiate loan agreements struck by his predecessor with China for railway projects worth $4.90 billion, an official said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

First lady Jill Biden apologizes for comparing Hispanics to tacos during Texas visit

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Cesar Chavez’s former San Jose home is on the market for $2 million

SAN JOSE — Famed civil rights activist and labor leader Cesar Chavez’s family home, where he lived from 1951 to 1953, is on the market, and a local nonprofit is looking to purchase it.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Arizona Republicans fight culture war in battleground state

Arizona has long been fertile ground for a social conservative agenda, with some of the nation’s toughest laws against abortion and a history of restricting LGBTQ rights

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Commentary: Remembering immigrant defender Bert Corona

When I ask my students who comes to mind when they think about immigrants’ rights, they inevitably bring up Cesar Chavez. After all, he founded the United Farm Workers union, a central force behind the farmworker movement of the 1960s and 70s in central California. The union proudly claims to…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022