The Loss of Kent Wong and the Future of Labor and Immigrant Rights in California Former colleagues hope that the organizer and activist's outsized legacy can endure. Capital & Main · Oct 23, 2025
She Has Worked at Subway for Over a Decade. Now She’s Suing for Nearly $54,000 in Stolen Wages. Advocates say Trump’s immigration crackdown will put foreign-born workers like Eva Rodriguez at greater risk — and that knowing their rights is the best defense. Capital & Main · Mar 4, 2025
James Lawson Gave Us Equal Time The civil rights leader showed that even in Los Angeles, color drives class divisions and racial justice drives economic justice. Capital & Main · Jun 14, 2024
Youth Appetite For Gold Rises As Chinese Economy Loses Lustre The sound of gentle tapping filled a jewellery workshop in southern China as a craftsman hammered pine leaf patterns onto a soft slab of gold in the style of old ink paintings. International Business Times · Feb 21, 2024
DeSantis leads Republican states’ attacks against public sector unions From Florida to Alaska, workers are facing legal efforts to weaken their power by targeting union certification and dues The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023
US unions winning big gains amid ‘Great Reset’ in worker power Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023
‘It feels like it’s strike summer’: US unions flex muscles across industries Labor is increasingly militant after years of inaction, energized by star power from the actors’ and writers’ strikes The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023
The landmark sweatshop case that shaped Biden’s labor secretary pick Julie Su has led profound immigration and labor reforms as California’s labor secretary, but faces uphill battle to confirmation as Republicans criticize her record The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2023
Ukraine crisis: Asia braces for economic fallout Analysts see both winners and losers from crisis, with China likely to benefit from diversion of Russian exports. Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2022