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600 may lose jobs as a result of Inglewood casino renovation
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hollywoodparkBy Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times
February 20, 2013, 9:05 p.m.

While working at Hollywood Park Casino, Tafere Haileselassie has been able to achieve what some say is the American Dream.

The Ethiopian immigrant said he put his two children through college and bought a house in the Crenshaw district, all on the tips and minimum-wage salary he earned as a porter at the Inglewood card club.readmore

 
Beverly Hills Hotel's Ties To Sultan of Brunei's 'State-Sponsored Homophobia' Prompts Boycott
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dumpbhh2The Huffington Post | By Glennisha Morgan
Posted: 02/14/2013 4:04 pm EST | Updated: 02/14/2013 4:42 pm EST

Things aren’t looking too bright for the prestigious Beverly Hills Hotel.

On Feb. 13, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocacy activists organized a boycott of the hotel, linking the popular lodging destination’s owner to “state-sponsored homophobia”...readmore

 
A Year of Victories
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In 2012,  Local 11 had some great victories. We added 1,500 new members to our union, we won a Living Wage ordinance in Long Beach, we signed 28 new contracts, and we helped get President Obama re-elected in Nevada. Yes, there's still work to be done, but let's celebrate and be proud of our achievements. ¡Sí se puede!

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A Year after Firings, Pomona Food Workers are Stronger than Ever
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pomonaworkersWorkers for Justice
December 10, 2012

This morning Pomona food workers, students, and clergy led a delegation to the Pomona administration a year after the College fired 17 immigrant workers. Sixteen of the fired employees worked in the dining halls, where they had been organizing to form a union since 2010. The firings came as a result of a campus-wide document check that was not prompted by any federal agency or law.readmore

 
A good meal at LAX is no longer a flight of fancy
In The News

laxcookingBy Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times
December 6, 2012

Airport food in L.A. has been so bad for so long it's no longer brought up in polite society. Only at LAX could the 2010 arrival of Pink's hot dogs — and God love 'em, I know I do — have been welcomed like Moses coming down off the mountain.

"It's like the smog: Why complain? Everybody knows," chef Mark Peel told me last week. readmore

 
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