Body of missing man found in Sol Duc River.
Article published Jun 6, 2011
By Rob Ollikainen
Peninsula Daily News
FORKS — The body of Benjamin Roldan Salinas, the West End man who had been missing since May 14 after running from a highway
traffic stop, was found in the Sol Duc River three miles east of Sappho, the
Clallam County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday night. Read more
Ellensburg, WA residents respond to immigration raids
7:59 PM, Jan. 21, 2011 | SHANNON DININNY Associated Press
Those attending the meeting at First United Methodist Church in Ellensburg, a city of 17,000 about 90 miles east of Seattle, included faculty members and students from the hometown Central Washington University.
“I have children. How would I feel if it happened to me and they snatched me and sent me somewhere and left my kids behind?” said attendee Raymond Hall, CWU professor of African-American folklore. Read more
Guest Workers in U.S. Keep Up Fight for Their Rights
Posted By James Parks On December 16, 2010 @ 4:21 pm In In the States, Legislation & Politics | 8 Comments
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of guest workers with H-2B visas were recruited from Latin America and Asia and brought to the Gulf Coast on the false promise of steady jobs, fair pay, great conditions and even permanent legal status. Many of the workers paid thousands of dollars each to recruiters to buy what they thought was an American dream, only to find out later their dream was a nightmare filled with terrible work conditions and no protections.
The workers fought back, and today have rung up some significant achievements. They now plan to build on their victories by focusing on organizing and political action to expand the rights of guest workers. The H-2B workers are recruited for jobs after employers certify that they cannot find U.S. citizens to do the work. The guest workers are then bound to that one employer and cannot move to another job if they are mistreated.
Rally Sept. 29th-Labor Unity Across Borders
No, to Border Divisions Based on Discrimination, Harassment, and Militarization ..
Yes, to Border Unity for Peace, Justice, and Workers’ Rights…
On Wednesday, September 29, at 5 pm, a rally will be held at the corner of First and Race streets in Port Angeles. This event is to express solidarity with the massive number of Spanish workers who on this day, and throughout their country, are taking to the streets to demand jobs for all, justice for immigrants, Read more
ANOTHER IMMIGRATION POLICY IS POSSIBLE!
Truthout Report
http://www.truth-out.org/another-immigration-policy-is-possible60995
Canada: What Do We Owe Our Guest Workers?
”You’re good enough to work here for a while, but now go home.”
The latest batch of more than 175,000 foreign temporary workers in Canada can expect to hear that message. It’s the deal. We get workers we need to make our economy function better. They get pay and a limited taste of life in a nation regularly voted one of the world’s best places to live. Read more
Need better alternative than Schumer reform bill
By David Bacon
OAKLAND, CA (3/19/09) – Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham announced Thursday their plan for immigration reform. Unfortunately, it is a retread, recycling the same bad ideas that led to the defeat of reform efforts over the last five years. In some ways, their proposal is even worse.
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Immigrant rights groups slam Obama, Democrats for slow action with legalization bil
By N.C. Aizenman and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 9, 2010; A02
Leaders of nearly a dozen grass-roots immigrant rights groups excoriated President Obama and congressional Democrats on Monday, accusing them of moving too slowly Read more
AFL-CIO says Broken Immig. System benefits corporations
“The broken system is benefiting the very same corporate giants who destroyed our economy. It is allowing those corporations to exploit workers by… Read more
Worker ID Card Spurs Controversy
ID Card for Workers Is at Center of Immigration Plan
By LAURA MECKLER, MARCH 8, 2010
Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required Read more