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Maria Elena Durazo

May Day Rallies Reflect Urgency of Pending Immigration Reform

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Angelica Salas, May Day, Maria Elena Durazo, Labor Unions, Immigrant Rights, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Unlike the rest of the world's democracies, the United States doesn't use the metric system, doesn't require employers to provide workers with paid vacations, hasn't abolished the death penalty, and doesn't celebrate May Day as an official national holiday.

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"This Is Not About Her Personal Opinion"

Wendy Carrillo | Posted 04.17.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Politics, Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Latinos, Maria Elena Durazo, Cir, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Seiu, Dianne Feinstein, Afl-Cio, Immigrants, Immigration, Labor Unions, Slidepollajax, Video, Los Angeles News
Wendy Carrillo

On April 10, the national day of action for immigration reform, labor leader Maria Elena Durazo was outspoken in her critique of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

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The Grapes of Ross

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
Read More: United Farm Workers, Lloyd Dean, John Steinbeck, Robert Reich, Jamala Harris, Ed Roybal, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maria Elena Durazo, Ben Jealous, Clayborne Carson, Woody Guthrie, Christopher Hedley, Barack Obama, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Eliseo Medina, Ed Lee, Community Service Organization, Hilda Solis, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Carey McWilliams, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Fred Ross Sr., Ned Dolejsi, Stephen Blaire, Marc Andrus, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Many Americans know that Barack Obama spent three years as a community organizer in Chicago, but hardly any Americans know about Fred Ross Sr., perhaps the most influential community organizer in American history.

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Meet Koch Brothers Employee David Spady, Darling of LA Fox "News"

Rick Jacobs | Posted 01.04.2013 | Politics
Read More: Proposition 30, Prop 32, Politics, Tea Party, David Spady, California, Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Jerry Brown, Proposition 32, Prop 30, Astroturf, La-Federation-of-Labor, Knbc, La Opinion, Maria Elena Durazo, Anthony Thigpenn, Acce, Ktla, Courage Campaign, Kttv, Los Angeles., Politics News
Rick Jacobs

Want to know how the right-wing astroturf machine works? Want to see how they use power and money to drown out the voice of the people? Want to see the motivations behind the Koch Brothers' hit man in California?

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There Once Was a Union-Made

Peter Dreier | Posted 11.02.2012 | Business
Read More: Clothing, Maria Elena Durazo, Labor Movement, Unions, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Todd Barket, Unionmade, Business News
Peter Dreier

I walked in and meandered around the shop, looking at the pricy shirts, pants, sweaters, jackets, shoes, and other articles of clothing. After examining the apparel, I couldn't find any items with a union label. What gives?

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If the Labor Movement Doesn't Speak Up for Workers, Who Will? The Koch Brothers?

María Elena Durazo | Posted 10.31.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Labor, Labor Day, 2012 Election, Maria Elena Durazo, Elections 2012, Afl-Cio, California Propositions, Organized Labor, Proposition 32, Labor Unions, Labor Day Weekend, Farm Workers, Walmart, Governor Jerry Brown, Sheldon Adelson, Koch Brothers, Jerry Brown, Unions, Los Angeles News
María Elena Durazo

Big insurance companies and corporate health care have huge voices in Sacramento. Yet it was union nurses who gave patients a voice in Sacramento. Union nurses got lawmakers to pass groundbreaking nurse-patient ratios to ensure patients receive adequate nursing care.

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For Cesar Chavez Day, Can Pomona College Give Peace a Chance? Si, Se puede!

María Elena Durazo | Posted 05.31.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: United Farm Workers, Cesar Chavez Day, Undocumented Immigrants, Ufw, Afl-Cio, Immigration, Immigrants, Pomona College, Labor Unions, Cesar Chavez, Immigration Reform, Labor, Organizing, Union Organizing, Maria Elena Durazo, Unite Here, Unions, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Latino Voices News
María Elena Durazo

The fight for a union at Pomona's dining hall continues, and unfortunately, so does the Pomona Administration's opposition.

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With the Passing Of Activist Harry Pachon, A Look At Other Latino Pioneers

Posted 01.10.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latino Rights Activist, Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Video, Antonio Villaraigosa, Maria Elena Durazo, Hispanic Heritage, Ruben Salazar, Raul Yzaguirre, Joan Baez, Bert Corona, Harry Pachon, Rita Moreno, Latino Voices News

Harry Pachon, an acclaimed activist-scholar who focused on the political and educational aspects of the country's growing Latino community, died of lu...

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Prospects for Progressive Politics: A July 4th Interview With Activist Jeff Blum

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.04.2011 | Politics
Read More: Consumer, Health Care for America Now, Rich Trumka, Environmental, Labor, Jeff Blum, Larry Cohen Francis Bellamy, Mary Kay Henry, Maria Elena Durazo, Progressive Politics, Unions, US Action, Politics News
Peter Dreier

This year, Americans celebrated their independence at a time when almost 10 percent of the workforce is officially unemployed, millions more are underemployed, and millions of families are losing their homes. Under these circumstances, why isn't the left gaining momentum?

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Has California's Reform Moment Arrived?

William Bradley | Posted 06.26.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Willie Brown, California Governor's Race, Meg Whitman, California, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Shultz, Jerry Brown, Nathan Gardels, Nicolas Berggruen, Dan Schnur, Maria Elena Durazo, Bob Hertzberg, Los Angeles News
William Bradley

Has California's big reform moment arrived? It sure seems as though it should have, but Jerry Brown only has half a budget deal. Even though the chronic crisis is still more glaring than before.

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ALL OF THE LIGHTS

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.29.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Wilshire Grand Project, Wilshire Grand Hotel, Bill Rosendahl, Antonio Villaraigosa, Maria Elena Durazo, Wilshire Grand, Afl-Cio, Korean Air, Hanjin International Corp., Los Angeles City Council, Dennis Zine, Ed Reyes, Los Angeles News

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to throw its support behind an elaborate package of new flashing signs, illuminated graphics and moving tex...

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Add Your Photos: Thousands Gather At Labor Rally In Downtown LA

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.26.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Downtown La, Maria Elena Durazo, Slidepollajax, Madison Wisconsin, Afl-Cio, La Around Town, La Labor Rally, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Workers Rights, Los Angeles News

Thousands of union members and their supporters gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the "Our Communities, Our Good Jobs" labor rally on Saturday morn...

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Helping Torture Victims Flourish In 'The Ellis Island Of The West'

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Program for Torture Victims, Julie Gutman, Antonio Villaraigosa, John A. Perez, Susan Feniger, Maria Elena Durazo, Torture, Los Angeles News

We often watch news reports about a place where horrible human rights violations are occurring--Congo, Burma, Iran--and wish there was something we co...

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The LA Compact: A Dollop of Hope for Our Schools

Charles Kerchner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Superintendent Ramon Cortines, Chamber of Commerce, Lausd, Education Reform, Antonio Villaraigosa, Utla, Maria Elena Durazo, A.J. Duffy, Teachers Union, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News
Charles Kerchner

Get Los Angeles Unified, the mayor, unions, and universities together to help schools get better? Yeah, we've heard that story before. But this time it might be different.

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Police Chief to Immigrants: May the Force Be With You

Jeffrey Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Politics, Immigration Reform, Law Enforcement, Immigration, Charlie Beck, Luis Gutierrez, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LAPD Police Chief, Maria Elena Durazo, Chirla, Lapd, Los Angeles News
Jeffrey Kaye

It came as somewhat of a surprise last night when new LAPD chief Charlie Beck, decked out in uniform, stood before an immigrants' rights rally at La Placita church downtown.

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Marc Cooper

Obama Woos Latino Vote Ahead Of Hollywood Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: California Dem Debate, Obama Debate, Obama California, California Debate, Barack Obama, Obama Rally, Super Tuesday, Endorsements, Latino Vote, Cedillo, Xavier Becerra, Immigration, Obama Rally Trade Tech, California Primary, Marc Cooper, February 5th, Tsunami Tuesday, Labor, Maria Elena Durazo, Unions, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

Los Angeles, California -- Just hours before a dramatic one-on-one televised debate with rival Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama led his campaign in...

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Marc Cooper

Watch Obama's and Clinton's Top Latino Supporters Talk Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are engaged in a fierce battle to capture the crucial emerging Latino vote during next week's s...

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