Recently Arise Chicago Worker Center Organizer Jacob Lesniewski spoke about the rights of immigrant workers on Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview Show. Listen to the full episode here. Today we’ll reflect on May Day issues with a conversation rooted in the rights of migrant workers who cross our southern border. Jacob Lesniewski is a doctoral candidate [...]
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Migrant Workers; Worker Rights
Posted in Arise Chicago, Immigration, Mexico on May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Solidarity with Los Mineros in Mexico
Posted in Arise Chicago, International, Mexico on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Adam Kader On Saturday, February 19th, over 100 demonstrators rallied in front of the Mexican Consulate in support of the Mineros, the Mexican Miners Union. Arise Chicago, along with other community groups and unions, joined the United Steel Workers to participate in the Global Days of Action. In 2006, 65 miners were killed at [...]