Major Labor Union AFL-CIO Votes to Endorse Clinton for President

A federation comprising of 56 unions, representing more than 12 million members, have voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

Delano Grape Strike: 50th Anniversary of Historic Labor Rights Movement

Labor rights advocates are honoring the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike in California, where Latino and Filipino farm workers united and called for improved working environments.

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Launches 'One Life: Dolores Huerta' Honoring the Civil Rights Icon

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery launched its latest exhibition, and it features civil and human rights icon Dolores Huerta. The "One Life: Dolores Huerta" exhibition opened on July 3 in Washington, D.C.,

Filmmaker Talks About Why Nicaragua's Sugarcane Harvesters are Dying From Chronic Kidney Disease

"Under Cane," a short documentary captured by photographer and filmmaker Ed Kashi for La Isla Foundation, showed the lives of numerous individuals touched by the disease that killed thousands, particularly in Nicaragua. More than 20,000 individuals, mostly male, have died from chronic kidney disease after working on the fields. Said to be an epidemic, the disease is spreading rabidly among sugarcane harvesters.
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