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"The violence and fear our community is now feeling has been years in the making."

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Spring of 2021 is off to a busy start in Washington, D.C.  The Biden-Harris Administration continues working towards union-friendly outcomes and withdrawing and revising Trump-era regulations.  On March 22, 2021, in a 68-29 vote, the United States Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, as the new secretary for the Department of Labor.  Following the vote, Walsh stated: “I share [the Biden-Harris Administration’s] commitment to building an economy that works for every single American.  I spent...

The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers Susannah Jacob Photographs by Daniel Shea In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande. Once in the United States, he worked construction jobs to pay his way across the country. From Texas, Mendoza traveled to rural North Carolina, where he built homes. At a Metro PCS store, he bought a cellphone for $100 so he could call his mother, Elizabeth, who had come to the U.S. when Eric was 8. On his new phone, Eric told his mother that he had finally arrived. He said North Ca...

Immigrant laborers have been dying tragic, sometimes grisly deaths on construction sites across the country. Their deaths tell the story of an industry indifferent to the lives of its workers.

The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers Susannah Jacob Photographs by Daniel Shea In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande. Once in the United States, he worked construction jobs to pay his way across the country. From Texas, Mendoza traveled to rural North Carolina, where he built homes. At a Metro PCS store, he bought a cellphone for $100 so he could call his mother, Elizabeth, who had come to the U.S. when Eric was 8. On his new phone, Eric told his mother that he had finally arrived. He said North Ca...