I learned a lot from Conn “Ringo” Hallinan, who passed away on June 19. Ringo had a full life as both a writer and political organizer, and ran the journalism program at UC Santa Cruz for 23 years. [...] Continue Reading
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No Whitewashing the Past
(Editor’s note: This is the story of Vance McKinney, as told to the author. McKinney is a truck driver (who hauls mostly agricultural produce) in a farmworker community. His father was a farmworker. [...] Continue Reading
Across the Tracks
Photo Essay by David Bacon (Editor’s note: Photojournalist David Bacon visited Fresno in November 2022. He walked around downtown Fresno and captured some special moments he now shares with us. His [...] Continue Reading
A March for Their Rights
A group of farmworkers marched 335 miles from the United Farm Workers’ (UFW) headquarters near Delano to the State Capitol in Sacramento. The three-week march was aimed at pressuring Governor Gavin [...] Continue Reading
Una Marcha Por Sus Derechos
Un grupo de jornaleros agrícolas marchó 335 millas desde la sede del Sindicato de Campesinos (UFW por sus siglas en inglés), cerca de Delano, hasta el Capitolio, en Sacramento. La marcha de tres [...] Continue Reading
A Victory for UC Lecturers: A New Contract
By Jane Hundertmark and David Bacon UC lecturers were ready on Nov. 18 to set up morning picket lines at the entrances to all nine UC campuses. At Berkeley, the strike lines normally go up first [...] Continue Reading
Good for Growers, Bad for Workers
If the Senate passes, and President Biden signs, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, U.S. growers and labor contractors will benefit, but most farmworkers will not. There should be no question [...] Continue Reading
September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE: Drug Wars in FresnoCan Labor Get Out of This Mess?Community Alliance Writer Put in Solitary ConfinementLetters to the EditorDolores Huerta to Speak in FresnoWorking Against the Death [...] Continue Reading
May 2009
IN THIS ISSUE: Why Immigrant Workers Will Fill the Streets this May DayRogue Prison Staff: Breaking all the Rules Readers Respond To Boston's Previous Article Guest Editorial about how to end [...] Continue Reading
February 2009
About this capture Community Alliance NewspaperFebruary 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: The Rogue Festival The Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama From the Editor Unions Need [...] Continue Reading
January 2009
About this capture Community Alliance NewspaperJanuary 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Chicago Workers to Rest of Country From the Editor Martin Luther King Day events Senate to Middle [...] Continue Reading
January 2004
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