But tensions between laundry workers and their employers are becoming more visible as some of the city’s lavanderas have taken very public steps to fight for their rights, leading demonstrations and ...

Many of the laundry workers experiencing these violations are here illegally, and they are often hesitant about speaking up. They complain “at a significantly lesser rate than workers in other ...

Commenting on the transformative power organizing had on immigrant farm laborers working in California’s lush grape fields, legendary Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez said, “If a man comes ...