A Cuban Journalist Adjusts to Service-Sector Precarity in North Texas
My life as an immigrant is summarized as paying for a car to go to work and working to pay for that car.
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Texas Lege on Farmworker Housing Crisis: Better Luck Next Time
Nine in 10 Texas farmworkers lack access to licensed housing, and many live without running water, electricity or ventilation.
Video: 24 Arrested After Eight-Hour SB 4 Protest at Texas Governor’s Office
Protesters were charged with a Class B misdemeanor and released to a crowd of cheering supporters.
Texas Farmworkers Face a Housing Crisis. Will the Legislature Ignore Them?
Nine in 10 Texas farmworkers lack access to licensed housing, and many live without running water, electricity or ventilation.
Hundreds of Texas Workers Join National Day of Action for $15 Minimum Wage
More than 2.6 million Americans and 287,000 Texans are paid at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Austinites Join Nationwide Protest of Sexual Harassment in Fast-Food Industry
A new national survey found that 40 percent of female fast-food workers reported being sexually harassed on the job.
Hundreds Gather to Remember the 1966 Texas Farmworkers’ March
The 491-mile walk led to the first statewide minimum wage and effectively launched the farmworkers’ movement in Texas.
Texas Activists Protest Modern-Day ‘Slavery’ in Prisons
Prison abolitionists gathered in Austin on the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riots.
