Member Profile
David Bacon
David Bacon is a writer, photographer and former union organizer. He is the author of Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (2008), Communities Without Borders (2006), and The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the US/Mexico Border (2004). His website is at dbacon.igc.org.
Most Recent Articles
-
Features
For Unionists, Iraq’s Oil War Rages On
The leader of Iraq’s oil union is being threatened with prison--again. more »
-
Working
RIP Leo Robinson, Soul of the Longshore
Leo Robinson was a leader of the longshore union in San Francisco. He died this week. For many more »
-
Features
The Walmart Black Friday Protests
A photo essay on the ground outside the mega-retailer's store in Richmond, California. more »
-
Features
Mexico’s Labor Law Reform Sparks Massive Protests
A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico’s streets. more »
-
Working
Workers Try to Organize Airport Subway, Get Fired
OAKLAND, CA—This city is supposed to be a union town, but out at the airport, workers more »
-
Working
Mexico’s Cananea Strikers: Fighting for the Right to a Union
Jacinto Martinez is the labor secretary of Section 65 of the Mineros, Mexico's union for miners and one more »
-
Features
Seattle Port Strike Challenges ‘Independent Contractor’ Lie
Truck drivers in the Puget Sound shut down ports for two weeks—and begin to shift the balance of power. more »
-
Working
Domestic Workers and Their Children March for Rights in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Early Tuesday morning, buses of domestic workers and their children began arriving at the huge more »
-
Features
Fighting the Firings
After years of 'silent raids' and federal workplace audits, unions and community allies are going on the offensive. more »
-
Working
Will Public Workers and Immigrants March Together on May Day?
One sign carried in almost every May Day march of the last few years says it all: "We more »
