One of the pioneers of the movement for farm workers rights made an appearance at San Francisco City Hall today to applaud the city’s new wage theft taskforce. Kristin Hanes reports activists see this as a huge step forward for
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SAN FRANCISCO — Among the embattled City College of San Francisco’s most vocal supporters is the Chinese community, which recently celebrated the opening of a Chinatown-North Beach campus. But with a looming budget crisis and warnings of a loss of
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In an ideal world, hospitals would accept all patients, regardless of insurance type. They would provide translation for the many languages spoken in San Francisco. Hospitals would stay open as long as the community needed and would serve everyone who
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This week on APEX Express, we talk about politicizing Desi youth, fighting back against WalMart in L.A.’s Chinatown, and learning from The Art of Hustle. Tune in!
We talk with Nevin Gandhi-Rao with Bay Area
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In a survey conducted last year, the Chinese Progressive Association learned that one in two San Francisco Chinatown restaurant workers are paid less than the City’s minimum wage. Some supervisors are suggesting the creation of a
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San Francisco – Today a coalition of immigrant rights organizations released findings of its statewide survey of Asian immigrants, 80% who overwhelming support taxing the top 1%. The survey “Take Back the American Dream” was conducted through coalition partners Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), Korean Resource Center (KRC), Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) and the Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ) as part of the Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV) coalition. Read More
San Francisco—Today, the Chinese Progressive Association released a new report, “Creating Healthy Communities: Making Healthcare Services Accessible in San Francisco,” which reveals the need for healthcare services in low-income communities, particularly the Excelsior and Chinatown. The report’s findings and recommendations are a result of over 800 health surveys conducted in these two neighborhoods of San Francisco, which asked residents about their healthcare needs and their ability to access healthcare services. Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – A group of immigrants have prevailed in a wage theft case in which they accused their employers at two Vietnamese restaurants in the Richmond of not paying them their earned wages in full.
KCBS reports that some
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San Francisco immigrant workers win settlement for wage theft
Community organizers, and legal and labor activists announced a victory over wage theft in sSan Francisco’s Chinatown Wednesday. Eight immigrant restaurant workers were awarded more than $300,000 by their former employer
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Community organizers, and legal and labor activists announced a victory over wage theft in San Francisco’s Chinatown Wednesday. Eight immigrant restaurant workers were awarded more than $300,000 by their former employer for unpaid wages, tips,
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