Más de 800.000 familias están atrasadas en el pago del alquiler en California a causa de la pandemia. Debido al Covid 19, miles de personas perdieron sus empleos o trabajan menos tiempo y por lo tanto [...] Continue Reading
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Covid 19: Importante Novedades
El avance de la variante Delta del Covid 19 continúa de manera incontrolable. Según las autoridades federales de salud, el mayor número de contagios se da entre personas no vacunadas contra el Covid [...] Continue Reading
A Historic Day in Fresno
By Eduardo Stanley June 11 was a historic day in Fresno: For the first time, the LGBTQ+ flag was raised at City Hall while hundreds of emotional attendees from all over the Valley [...] Continue Reading
Organizaciones Se Oponen al Acta de Modernización de la Fuerza Laboral
Varias organizaciones de base que trabajan con jornaleros agrícolas se reunieron el pasado día 20 de mayo de manera virtual con personal de la oficina del senador de California Alex Padilla. El [...] Continue Reading
Histórica Celebración del Orgullo en Kingsburg
La ciudad de Kingsburg, de 12.000 habitantes, vivió una jornada histórica el sábado 26 de junio. Cientos de personas se dieron cita en el parque Coffee Pot para celebrar el día del orgullo. Hubo [...] Continue Reading
Car Caravan in Solidarity with Cuba
On June 20, several activists organized a car caravan in north Fresno to protest the U.S. blockade of Cuba. They did so in anticipation of the UN General Assembly vote on the topic, which took place [...] Continue Reading
Cómo Envejecen Nuestros Jornaleros?
Los inmigrantes son la principal fuerza laboral en los campos agrícolas de EE.UU. Sin inmigrantes no habría ni verduras ni frutas en las mesas de los estadounidenses. Más allá del campo, otros [...] Continue Reading
Farmworkers Work Hard: How Do They Age?
Immigrants are the main labor force in the U.S. agricultural industry. Without immigrants we wouldn’t have vegetables and fruits on our tables. And even beyond the fields, immigrants perform jobs that [...] Continue Reading
Confusing Message and a Dangerous Recall
Recently, public health officials stated that fully vaccinated people (for Covid-19) can stop using masks in open spaces and in small gatherings in closed spaces. This statement created some confusion [...] Continue Reading
A Dull May 1 Celebration
About 200 people participated in the May Day event, which took place on May 1 in front of the Fresno City Hall. The majority of the participants were activists or members of the organizations that [...] Continue Reading
Deslucida Celebración del 1 de Mayo
Unas 200 personas participaron del rally y posterior marcha para celebrar el 1ro. de mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el sábado 1ro. de mayo frente al ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Fresno. [...] Continue Reading
Despite growers’ cries California farmworkers win overtime pay
By Eduardo Stanley California made history again September 12, 2016, when governor Jerry Brown signed a bill entitling farmworkers to receive overtime pay, like the state’s other workers, after [...] Continue Reading