#labor movement

#labor movement

I was first schooled on Itliong ten years ago, at what was then called the J-Town Film Fest, while watching a 30-minute documentary, Delano Manongs. Itliong and a group of Filipino farm workers instigated the legendary Delano Grape Strike of 1965, an event that essentially led to the creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW). The strike went down in history as a Chicano movement under the leadership of Cesar Chavez, but the role Filipinos played in the adventure often gets forgotten.

The demonstration was one of 37 taking place that day across the country to protest the June 6 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assault and detention of Huerta, the president of SEIU California.

Bill Ackman aims to fund a centrist campaign targeting the left in New York City, following the Democratic primary victory of Socialist Zohran Mamdani.

The endorsement is the latest of a series of labor groups backing Mamdani after his surprise primary win, indicating that traditional Democratic power brokers seem to be coalescing around the Queens Assembly member.

Workers' rights are at the forefront of the National Day of Action on May 1, 2025, responding to economic disparities and advocating for better wages and protections.

"They're mistreating the workers, especially the immigrants. They should respect the workers that are making the hotel look clean."