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Walmart is Nation’s #1 Employer of Latinos, and Also Big Funders of Anti-Immigrant Efforts
by Jorge Rivas on November 20 2012, 6:25PM
They found the vast majority of recipients of funding voted against the DREAM Act, supported E-verify, immigrant detention, and militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why You Shouldn’t Line Up For Walmart’s Black Friday Deals
by Julianne Hing on November 20 2012, 2:18PM
The kickoff to the national holiday shopping frenzy has now officially merged with Thanksgiving day itself, with Walmart leading the Thanksgiving evening creep by opening its doors at 10pm on Thursday this week.
Latino Worker Cooked to Death in Bumble Bee Tuna Cooker
by Jorge Rivas on October 17 2012, 1:05PM
Jose Malena died last Thursday when he became trapped inside the industrial-size pressure cooker and his family claims the company has offered no explanation to them.
U.S. Workers’ Field of Employment Organized by Place of Birth, Illustrated
by Jorge Rivas on June 27 2012, 4:08PM
One in six U.S. workers was born somewhere else.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, /NOW Blog
A Guide to the U.S.’ Worst Restaurants for Workers
by Jorge Rivas on June 14 2012, 12:35PM
A guide to America’s worst restaurants for workers.
Feds: Bias Against Transgender Employees Is Sex Discrimination
by Shani O. Hilton on April 24 2012, 5:04PM
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says Mia Macy, a transgender federal employee, can in fact file a bias claim under Title VII after being denied a job her gender identity.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Wal-Mart and the Supreme Court v. Women of Color
by Akiba Solomon on June 22 2011, 10:35AM
The ruling on Dukes vs. Wal-Mart is a big deal for black and brown women. Here’s how.
Topics: Akiba Solomon
Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass For Bias From the Supreme Court
by Rinku Sen on June 21 2011, 9:57AM
The court doesn’t challenge the fact that bias exists, it just refuses to hold the company accountable, as long as the rules for bigotry are unwritten.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Rinku Sen
by Yvonne Yen Liu on February 17 2011, 9:46AM
A new study from Colorlines’ publisher, the Applied Research Center, reveals deep inequity in the food system.
Topics: Economy, How We Eat
Don’t Just Tip Your Waiter. Demand Equity for Restaurant Workers
by Rinku Sen on February 14 2011, 12:51PM
A series of reports reveal how poorly employers treat the people who will make your Valentine’s dinner so nice.
Topics: Rinku Sen
Stereotype: Debunked. Latinos Are MORE Progressive on Gender
by Michelle Chen on July 12 2010, 1:00PM
A survey finds Latinos out ahead in opinions about women in the workforce and family structures.
Topics: On Gender
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