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This editorial from La Opinion reflects the high esteem the immigrant community - and most of Los Angeles - held for the janitors. The writer argues that the janitors' demands are modest, and that their aggressive campaign reflects a broad…

A group of men from Window Cleaners Union local 349 picket a Pep Boys automotive supply store in Los Angeles. In the years after World War II, the Building Service Employees International Union (BSEIU) represented a wide variety of Los Angeles…

The guerrilla warfare of "rolling" strikes and the threat of a paralyzing general walkout by Los Angeles County government's biggest union was a reminder that if organized labor has any muscle left, it's likely to be found in the public sector.