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The family eventually ended up at another camp in northern California. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"As I'm digging ... and sifting and sorting through the basement,\" Higa said, \"my mind starts to think about what it was like to live here as a 13-year-old boy and hang out in that basement that he dug.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Higa said his dad really did not talk much about living in Manzanar, and Higa didn't even know about the basement until someone from the National Park Service asked his dad about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In a way, it's kind of moving that so many different people have such an interest in this. I'm not finding out a lot about my father,\" Higa said. \"But it's still learning about my father in terms of how he lived in camp, (his) lifestyle. 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He first came to the area to scout locations for the movie, \"Tremors.\" The place was deserted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614867\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10614867 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg\" alt=\"A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-400x241.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1440x869.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1400x844.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1180x712.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-960x579.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"When I came in, I remember very distinctly, I drove up to the gate and then I just kind of walked in through the property and, you know, you could sense this energy that something important happened here,\" Salome said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's when he went home to find out what exactly happened here and learned it was a World War II relocation center. Salome and his wife, Randon Pool, returned to the park and eventually started volunteering for excavations like these.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can feel that something happened here. It's like you go to Gettysburg and you can feel something, you know?\" Pool said. \"It's beautiful here, and it just kind of breaks my heart that this is what it was, that this was an internment camp.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pool said one of the best parts of volunteering to dig and find out more about Manzanar is the interaction with people who have roots here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Japanese people we've met through coming here and the people that were actually interned here, there's no anger in them. There's no visible anger. And that fascinates me,\" Pool said, as she talked about excavating Japanese gardens during a previous outing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614858\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10614858\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-800x516.jpg\" alt=\"In previous years, volunteers unearthed this Japanese garden next to a mess hall at Manzanar. Japanese-Americans held at the camp during World War II built basements and gardens to make the remote, dusty barracks more livable.\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-800x516.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-400x258.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1440x929.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1400x903.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1180x761.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-960x619.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In previous years, volunteers unearthed this Japanese garden next to a mess hall at Manzanar. Japanese-Americans held at the camp during World War II built basements and gardens to make the remote, dusty barracks more livable. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"And they just did beautiful things under horrible conditions. I think that says a lot about the human spirit. I just think it's important to preserve as much of it as we can.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the heat of July, Salome uses a shovel to heave dirt from the trench into buckets, which a volunteer grabs and dumps into sifters, one of which is manned by Pool. After finding a lot of nails and broken glass shards, they finally find two totally intact mugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whenever you find things, that's the best part because, you know, for the most part, we're just digging holes and throwing dirt and that is very laborious,\" Salome said. \"But when you find something, and then you find an artifact that's actually intact, that is just amazing!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salome said it's fascinating to learn what might have been and to uncover potential answers for the next generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a part of history that should be remembered,\" Salome said. \"And I think, like everybody else that comes, we're contributing to making sure that that memory doesn't die because there's so many people that really have no idea, even today, what Manzanar is or what it was.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ranger Jeff Burton hopes with time -- and volunteer manpower -- that will change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Maybe it'll stop us from creating the same mistakes. Like after 9/11, they wanted to intern Arab-Americans, but the Japanese-American community kind of stood up and said, 'No, it's not going to happen because it happened to us,' \" Burton said. \"The same story happens over and over, (but) hopefully we can learn from it.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"(In) this dig, we're excavating a couple basement barracks,\" explains Manzanar archaeologist Jeff Burton. \"So there's a variety of ways people could make their life better in Manzanar. And so one way is, like, building Japanese gardens. A lot of people built Japanese gardens. And then a lot of people built basements. And we're hoping to learn more what is left in the basement.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The barracks above those basements, except for two replicas, are long gone -- removed, razed and burned after people left the camp. But the volunteers hope to find clues to life here during the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614860\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10614860\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-800x542.jpg\" alt=\"A monument built in 1943 in the Manzanar cemetery is a reminder of those who died here during their World War II detainment. Originally, 15 people were buried here, but only six remain.\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-400x271.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-1440x975.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-1400x948.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument-960x650.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzanarMonument.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A monument built in 1943 in the Manzanar cemetery is a reminder of those who died here during their World War II detainment. Originally, 15 people were buried here, but only six remain. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"When they first came, it was pretty miserable. This was dry, this was dusty. It was hot when they showed up. The Army didn't really know how to deal with families,\" Burton said. \"They had communal bathrooms with no stalls between the toilets because that's how a military camp would be. A lot of women were shocked at the conditions they would have to use the restrooms in. \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burton helps organize these volunteer excavations of different parts of the park at least a couple of times a year. Most of the stops on the park's driving tour are there only because they were unearthed and restored by volunteers, who are drawn to the park for different reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"How often when you're an adult do you get to play in the dirt?\" asked Cathy Erickson, who comes from the Portland area every year to help out, along with her adult daughter. \"That brings me back -- the marbles, the nails, the toys. One year, we found a baby shoe. We found a fancy comb set another year. So it's just the thrill of discovery, of opening up new areas.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diggers on this day find a few surprises: a couple of buttons, fishbones and even labeled sake bottles. They also find a bit of an old comic book, which could have belonged to the 13-year-old boy who originally dug this basement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 70 years later, his son is here, helping with the dig. Mitch Higa's dad created the cellar under his family's barracks so he and his friends could escape the extreme summer heat and play cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it really shaped how he perceived the government,\" Higa said. \"He was a U.S. citizen, yet he was in this concentration camp.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10614863 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-800x575.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch Higa stands in the remnants of the basement dug by his father more than 70 years ago. Higa's father was taken to Manzanar when he was 13 years old. The family eventually ended up at another camp in northern California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-800x575.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-400x287.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-1440x1034.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-1400x1006.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-1180x848.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa-960x690.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Higa.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mitch Higa stands in the remnants of the basement dug by his father more than 70 years ago. Higa's father was taken to Manzanar when he was 13 years old. The family eventually ended up at another camp in northern California. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"As I'm digging ... and sifting and sorting through the basement,\" Higa said, \"my mind starts to think about what it was like to live here as a 13-year-old boy and hang out in that basement that he dug.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Higa said his dad really did not talk much about living in Manzanar, and Higa didn't even know about the basement until someone from the National Park Service asked his dad about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In a way, it's kind of moving that so many different people have such an interest in this. I'm not finding out a lot about my father,\" Higa said. \"But it's still learning about my father in terms of how he lived in camp, (his) lifestyle. It puts me more in context and gives me more a sense of it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Higa's dad, who is now in his 80s, could not make the trip to the dig.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tony Salome of Los Osos has been coming to Manzanar since before it officially became a park in 1992. He first came to the area to scout locations for the movie, \"Tremors.\" The place was deserted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614867\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10614867 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg\" alt=\"A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley.\" width=\"800\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-400x241.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1440x869.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1400x844.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1180x712.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-960x579.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"When I came in, I remember very distinctly, I drove up to the gate and then I just kind of walked in through the property and, you know, you could sense this energy that something important happened here,\" Salome said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's when he went home to find out what exactly happened here and learned it was a World War II relocation center. Salome and his wife, Randon Pool, returned to the park and eventually started volunteering for excavations like these.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can feel that something happened here. It's like you go to Gettysburg and you can feel something, you know?\" Pool said. \"It's beautiful here, and it just kind of breaks my heart that this is what it was, that this was an internment camp.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pool said one of the best parts of volunteering to dig and find out more about Manzanar is the interaction with people who have roots here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Japanese people we've met through coming here and the people that were actually interned here, there's no anger in them. There's no visible anger. And that fascinates me,\" Pool said, as she talked about excavating Japanese gardens during a previous outing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614858\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10614858\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-800x516.jpg\" alt=\"In previous years, volunteers unearthed this Japanese garden next to a mess hall at Manzanar. Japanese-Americans held at the camp during World War II built basements and gardens to make the remote, dusty barracks more livable.\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-800x516.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-400x258.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1440x929.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1400x903.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-1180x761.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden-960x619.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/ManzGarden.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In previous years, volunteers unearthed this Japanese garden next to a mess hall at Manzanar. Japanese-Americans held at the camp during World War II built basements and gardens to make the remote, dusty barracks more livable. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"And they just did beautiful things under horrible conditions. I think that says a lot about the human spirit. I just think it's important to preserve as much of it as we can.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the heat of July, Salome uses a shovel to heave dirt from the trench into buckets, which a volunteer grabs and dumps into sifters, one of which is manned by Pool. After finding a lot of nails and broken glass shards, they finally find two totally intact mugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Whenever you find things, that's the best part because, you know, for the most part, we're just digging holes and throwing dirt and that is very laborious,\" Salome said. \"But when you find something, and then you find an artifact that's actually intact, that is just amazing!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salome said it's fascinating to learn what might have been and to uncover potential answers for the next generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a part of history that should be remembered,\" Salome said. \"And I think, like everybody else that comes, we're contributing to making sure that that memory doesn't die because there's so many people that really have no idea, even today, what Manzanar is or what it was.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ranger Jeff Burton hopes with time -- and volunteer manpower -- that will change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/23/how-a-group-of-dim-sum-makers-won-4-million-in-back-pay\">Leer en Inglés\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El restaurante Yank Sing, en un brillante rascacielos en el centro de San Francisco, con un dramático chorro de agua que va del piso al techo y almidonados manteles blancos, destacaba entre los demás restaurantes chinos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ésta es una de las razones por las que este otoño causó consternación entre los comensales y el público el anuncio que los trabajadores por hora de Yank Sing habían sido víctimas por muchos años del robo salarial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/216015518\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El robo salarial es cuando los empleadores obligan a sus empleados a trabajar sin cobrar o no les pagan las horas extra. Los defensores de trabajadores dicen que el robo de salarios es un problema enorme y que no se reporta con frecuencia. Esto es parte de lo que hizo tan excepcional el caso de Yank Sing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En conjunto, los gerentes y los empleados anunciaron en noviembre que unos 100 [[ó 280 actuales y antiguos? TK]] trabajadores de Yank Sing habían ganado una compensación de $4 millones, la mayor compensación de su clase. Desde la perspectiva de los defensores de trabajadores, el caso terminó bien. Pero llegar a esta solución no fue nada fácil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"ZMZLDjMGjL9OSzbM07tcLXOC6t6SEAUP\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Detrás del telón, un núcleo fundamental de trabajadores inmigrantes de sueldo reducido y poco inglés, libró una campaña tenaz que duró casi año y medio. Corrían peligro que su activismo llevara a que los despidieran, y de a pocos organizaron a sus colegas, quienes a su vez tenían muchas razones por las que no participar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li Xiu Zhen era una de los líderes de la campaña de trabajadores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li es un inmigrante de 61 años, del sur de la China, cuna del dim sum. Sus días laborales los pasa friendo bolitas de ajonjolí, envolviendo los won ton y pelando camarones. Ha estado preparando dim sum en el Yank Sing durante seis años, y gana un poco más que el salario mínimo. Durante la mayor parte de estos años, típicamente trabajaba de 11 a 12 horas al día. Y hasta hace poco, su sueldo indicaba que había trabajado sólo ocho horas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ésta es una de las infracciones laborales que la Comisión Laboral de California encontró en su investigación de Yank Sing. Abogado David Balter explica que la Comisión encontró que los gerentes se quedaban con las propinas y que se estaba obligando a las personas a trabajar horas extra sin cobrar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612959\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612959\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Li Xiu Zhen, cocinera de frituras en el Yank Sing, es una de los líderes organizadores de una campaña en defensa de los derechos laborales en el restaurante.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Li Xiu Zhen, cocinera de frituras en el Yank Sing, es una de los líderes organizadores de una campaña en defensa de los derechos laborales en el restaurante. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Hay que pagar a las personas”, dijo Balter. “Eso es bastante obvio. Hay que pagar a las personas por las horas que trabajan”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de la fuerza laboral comentan que cunde el robo salarial y que ocurre en muchas industrias. Haeyoung Yoon, con el National Employment Law Project, indica que tres de cada cuatro trabajadores de sueldo reducido en los EE.UU. no recibieron el pago correcto para las horas extra en el 2008. Dice que el problema es epidémico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nosotros decimos que es una de las tendencias definitivas del mercado laboral del siglo XXI”, explica Yoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Los defensores dicen que los trabajadores que se encuentran en esta situación con frecuencia se mantienen con la cabeza gacha.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>No todos creen que el robo salarial es un gran problema. Janna Haynes es la vocera de la California Restaurant Association, la cual representa a propietarios de restaurantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No me parece que se dé ampliamente el robo de salarios”, dijo Haynes. “Me parece que hay algunos incidentes aislados. No me gusta. A la California Restaurant Association no le gusta, y no toleramos ese comportamiento de los empleadores”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No obstante, en San Francisco, la mitad de los trabajadores de restaurantes en Chinatown dijo que se le paga menos del salario mínimo en el 2010, según una encuesta realizada por la Chinese Progressive Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores dicen que los trabajadores que se encuentran en esta situación con frecuencia se mantienen con la cabeza gacha.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al principio, a Li le preocupaba que le despidieran si se quejaba. Pero sintió la frustración de sus colegas. Ella no habla nada de inglés, pero decidió que era hora de levantar la voz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En un empleo anterior, Li había ganado salario atrasado del restaurante. Pensó que también se podría lograr en Yank Sing. Sus colegas estaban nerviosos y Li se convirtió en una de los organizadores para darles la confianza necesaria para unirse a la campaña.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612965\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612965\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Cocineros de preparación trabajan en la cocina del Yank Sing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cocineros de preparación trabajan en la cocina del Yank Sing. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Después del trabajo, íbamos a sus casas, para hablar abiertamente, cara a cara”, cuenta Li. “A veces nos quedábamos hasta las 11 o la medianoche”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iban generando impulso con las reuniones de noche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y, notablemente, la gerencia de Yank Sing estaba dispuesta a escuchar cuando se presentaron los trabajadores con su queja. El restaurante es un negocio familiar cuyos propietarios son Henry y Judy Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yo creo que a nuestros propietarios les chocó sinceramente cuando supieron y fueron concientes de lo que ocurría”, dijo el director de operaciones del restaurante, Jonathan Glick. Glick se unió al equipo gerencial una vez que los propietarios aprendieron del problema. Explica que los propietarios han reemplazado a tres cuartas partes del equipo gerencial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Después de una serie de negociaciones durante año y medio, los Chan concordaron en pagar cuatro años de sueldo atrasado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los trabajadores ahora tienen refrigerios rutinarios, y utilizan hojas para llevar la cuenta de las horas que trabajan. Y tienen seguro médico, todo pagado. Li dice que ahora sí puede salir del trabajo con tiempo para disfrutar de cosas sencillas, como hacer la compra para cocinar la comida de la tarde para su familia. Dice que la diferencia es tremenda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Claro que las cosas están mucho más relajadas, mucho más alegres, ahora”, comentó Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yoon, del National Employment Law Project, dice que la victoria en el restaurante Yank Sing es parte de un movimiento que ha estado creciendo a nivel nacional durante los últimos dos años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los trabajadores de la comida al paso, de comercios minoristas, de restaurantes, trabajadores domésticos se están presentando para exigir mejor salario, mejores condiciones laborales”, explica Yoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612968\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612968\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Trabajadores y defensores laborales marchan por salarios más altos y mejores condiciones laborales en la estación de BART de la 16 con Mission, el 21 de enero del 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trabajadores y defensores laborales marchan por salarios más altos y mejores condiciones laborales en la estación de BART de la 16 con Mission, el 21 de enero del 2015. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaw San Liu trabaja en la Chinese Progressive Association, con sede en San Francisco. Durante la campaña, su organización y la Asian Law Caucus ayudaron a los trabajadores de Yank Sing con explicarles sus derechos, con organizarse como grupo y para presentar sus peticiones a la gerencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu dice que le da orgullo ver los beneficios que han ganado estos trabajadores inmigrantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Todas estas cosas, casi no se oyen, casi no ocurren en esta industria”, dice Liu. “Nos parece que hemos sentado un precedente para otros restaurantes”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahora Li, la que prepara el dim sum, espera que Yank Sing se convierta en ejemplo para otros que quieran emprender la batalla contra el robo de salarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esperemos que todos organicen a más personas, que estén mejor informados para poder recibir el pago que nosotros recibimos y tener mejores vidas”, comenta Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ella dice que la campaña la transformó. Ella aprendió que podía sentarse en la mesa de negociaciones con los gerentes, cuando antes le daba nervios sólo hablar con ellos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y se mantiene activa abogando por los derechos de los trabajadores, con ayudar a organizar a trabajadores en otros restaurantes para que levanten la voz contra el abuso.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>California tiene la séptima economía más grande del mundo, y a lo largo de la historia del estado, los inmigrantes han contribuido mucho al desarrollo de esta prosperidad. Hoy, una de cada tres personas trabajadoras en California es inmigrante – proporción que ha crecido en las últimas décadas. Nuestro estado está conformado por estos trabajadores y emprendedores – 6 millones de personas que han encontrado empleo en el Estado Dorado. En nuestra serie “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/california-immigrants-at-work\">Transformación migrante,\u003c/a>” KQED y The California Report exploran el impacto que surten los inmigrantes, los retos que enfrentan y las políticas que les afectan.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En conjunto, los gerentes y los empleados anunciaron en noviembre que unos 100 [[ó 280 actuales y antiguos? TK]] trabajadores de Yank Sing habían ganado una compensación de $4 millones, la mayor compensación de su clase. Desde la perspectiva de los defensores de trabajadores, el caso terminó bien. Pero llegar a esta solución no fue nada fácil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Detrás del telón, un núcleo fundamental de trabajadores inmigrantes de sueldo reducido y poco inglés, libró una campaña tenaz que duró casi año y medio. Corrían peligro que su activismo llevara a que los despidieran, y de a pocos organizaron a sus colegas, quienes a su vez tenían muchas razones por las que no participar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li Xiu Zhen era una de los líderes de la campaña de trabajadores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li es un inmigrante de 61 años, del sur de la China, cuna del dim sum. Sus días laborales los pasa friendo bolitas de ajonjolí, envolviendo los won ton y pelando camarones. Ha estado preparando dim sum en el Yank Sing durante seis años, y gana un poco más que el salario mínimo. Durante la mayor parte de estos años, típicamente trabajaba de 11 a 12 horas al día. Y hasta hace poco, su sueldo indicaba que había trabajado sólo ocho horas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ésta es una de las infracciones laborales que la Comisión Laboral de California encontró en su investigación de Yank Sing. Abogado David Balter explica que la Comisión encontró que los gerentes se quedaban con las propinas y que se estaba obligando a las personas a trabajar horas extra sin cobrar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612959\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612959\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Li Xiu Zhen, cocinera de frituras en el Yank Sing, es una de los líderes organizadores de una campaña en defensa de los derechos laborales en el restaurante.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingWorker-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Li Xiu Zhen, cocinera de frituras en el Yank Sing, es una de los líderes organizadores de una campaña en defensa de los derechos laborales en el restaurante. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Hay que pagar a las personas”, dijo Balter. “Eso es bastante obvio. Hay que pagar a las personas por las horas que trabajan”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de la fuerza laboral comentan que cunde el robo salarial y que ocurre en muchas industrias. Haeyoung Yoon, con el National Employment Law Project, indica que tres de cada cuatro trabajadores de sueldo reducido en los EE.UU. no recibieron el pago correcto para las horas extra en el 2008. Dice que el problema es epidémico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nosotros decimos que es una de las tendencias definitivas del mercado laboral del siglo XXI”, explica Yoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Los defensores dicen que los trabajadores que se encuentran en esta situación con frecuencia se mantienen con la cabeza gacha.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>No todos creen que el robo salarial es un gran problema. Janna Haynes es la vocera de la California Restaurant Association, la cual representa a propietarios de restaurantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No me parece que se dé ampliamente el robo de salarios”, dijo Haynes. “Me parece que hay algunos incidentes aislados. No me gusta. A la California Restaurant Association no le gusta, y no toleramos ese comportamiento de los empleadores”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No obstante, en San Francisco, la mitad de los trabajadores de restaurantes en Chinatown dijo que se le paga menos del salario mínimo en el 2010, según una encuesta realizada por la Chinese Progressive Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores dicen que los trabajadores que se encuentran en esta situación con frecuencia se mantienen con la cabeza gacha.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al principio, a Li le preocupaba que le despidieran si se quejaba. Pero sintió la frustración de sus colegas. Ella no habla nada de inglés, pero decidió que era hora de levantar la voz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En un empleo anterior, Li había ganado salario atrasado del restaurante. Pensó que también se podría lograr en Yank Sing. Sus colegas estaban nerviosos y Li se convirtió en una de los organizadores para darles la confianza necesaria para unirse a la campaña.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612965\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612965\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Cocineros de preparación trabajan en la cocina del Yank Sing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/YankSingMeat-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cocineros de preparación trabajan en la cocina del Yank Sing. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Después del trabajo, íbamos a sus casas, para hablar abiertamente, cara a cara”, cuenta Li. “A veces nos quedábamos hasta las 11 o la medianoche”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iban generando impulso con las reuniones de noche.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y, notablemente, la gerencia de Yank Sing estaba dispuesta a escuchar cuando se presentaron los trabajadores con su queja. El restaurante es un negocio familiar cuyos propietarios son Henry y Judy Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yo creo que a nuestros propietarios les chocó sinceramente cuando supieron y fueron concientes de lo que ocurría”, dijo el director de operaciones del restaurante, Jonathan Glick. Glick se unió al equipo gerencial una vez que los propietarios aprendieron del problema. Explica que los propietarios han reemplazado a tres cuartas partes del equipo gerencial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Después de una serie de negociaciones durante año y medio, los Chan concordaron en pagar cuatro años de sueldo atrasado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los trabajadores ahora tienen refrigerios rutinarios, y utilizan hojas para llevar la cuenta de las horas que trabajan. Y tienen seguro médico, todo pagado. Li dice que ahora sí puede salir del trabajo con tiempo para disfrutar de cosas sencillas, como hacer la compra para cocinar la comida de la tarde para su familia. Dice que la diferencia es tremenda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Claro que las cosas están mucho más relajadas, mucho más alegres, ahora”, comentó Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yoon, del National Employment Law Project, dice que la victoria en el restaurante Yank Sing es parte de un movimiento que ha estado creciendo a nivel nacional durante los últimos dos años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los trabajadores de la comida al paso, de comercios minoristas, de restaurantes, trabajadores domésticos se están presentando para exigir mejor salario, mejores condiciones laborales”, explica Yoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10612968\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10612968\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Trabajadores y defensores laborales marchan por salarios más altos y mejores condiciones laborales en la estación de BART de la 16 con Mission, el 21 de enero del 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Protest-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trabajadores y defensores laborales marchan por salarios más altos y mejores condiciones laborales en la estación de BART de la 16 con Mission, el 21 de enero del 2015. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaw San Liu trabaja en la Chinese Progressive Association, con sede en San Francisco. Durante la campaña, su organización y la Asian Law Caucus ayudaron a los trabajadores de Yank Sing con explicarles sus derechos, con organizarse como grupo y para presentar sus peticiones a la gerencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu dice que le da orgullo ver los beneficios que han ganado estos trabajadores inmigrantes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Todas estas cosas, casi no se oyen, casi no ocurren en esta industria”, dice Liu. “Nos parece que hemos sentado un precedente para otros restaurantes”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahora Li, la que prepara el dim sum, espera que Yank Sing se convierta en ejemplo para otros que quieran emprender la batalla contra el robo de salarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esperemos que todos organicen a más personas, que estén mejor informados para poder recibir el pago que nosotros recibimos y tener mejores vidas”, comenta Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ella dice que la campaña la transformó. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/23/como-un-grupo-de-preparadores-de-dim-sum-gano-4-millones-por-salarios-atrasados\">Read this piece in Spanish\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yank Sing’s location in a shiny downtown San Francisco high-rise, its dramatic ceiling-to-floor water fountain and its crisp white tablecloths set it apart from other Chinese restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one reason the announcement last fall seemed so jarring to patrons and the public: hourly workers at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yanksing.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">Yank Sing\u003c/a> were longtime victims of wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/216015518\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage theft occurs when employers force employees to work off the clock or don’t pay them for overtime. Labor advocates say wage theft is a huge problem and it goes underreported. That’s part of what made the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-restaurant-wage-theft-20141119-story.html#page=1\" target=\"_blank\">Yank Sing case\u003c/a> so exceptional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Managers and employees announced together in November that roughly 280 current and former Yank Sing workers had won a $4 million settlement. It was one of the biggest of its kind. The way labor advocates see it, the case ended well. But it wasn’t easy to get there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"ezEIVfpakEUm0GPwb8fjg2blXqXm3SiG\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Behind the scenes, a core group of low-wage immigrant workers who speak little English waged a dogged campaign for almost a year and a half. They feared that their activism might get them fired, but gradually they organized fellow workers who had plenty of reasons to back down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li Xiu Zhen was one of the leaders of the worker campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li is a 61-year-old immigrant from southern China, the birthplace of dim sum. Her workdays are spent frying sesame balls, wrapping wontons and peeling shrimp. She’s been making dim sum at Yank Sing for six years, and she earns a little more than minimum wage. For most of those years, she typically put in 11- or 12-hour days. But until recently, her paycheck would show that she’d worked only eight hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is one of the labor violations that the \u003ca href=\"http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/\">California Labor Commissioner's office\u003c/a> found in its investigation of Yank Sing. Attorney David Balter said the agency found that tips were being taken by managers and people were being forced to work off the clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10608902\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10608902 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yank Sing fry cook Li Xiu Zhen is one of the lead organizers of a workers rights campaign at the restaurant.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yank Sing fry cook Li Xiu Zhen was one of the lead organizers of a workers rights campaign at the restaurant. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People need to be paid,” Balter said. “That’s pretty obvious. People need to be paid for hours they’re working.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor advocates say wage theft is rampant and cuts across many industries. Haeyoung Yoon, with the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nelp.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Employment Law Project\u003c/a>, said three out of four low-wage workers in the U.S. weren’t properly paid for overtime in 2008. She called the problem epidemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We say this is one of the defining trends of the 21st century labor market,” Yoon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone agrees that wage theft is a huge problem. Janna Haynes is a spokeswoman for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.calrest.org/\" target=\"_blank\">California Restaurant Association\u003c/a>, which represents restaurant owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Advocates say workers in this situation often just keep their heads down.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I do not think that wage theft is widespread,” Haynes said. “I think there are some isolated incidents of it. I don’t like it. The California Restaurant Association doesn’t like it, and we don’t have any tolerance for that behavior from employers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet in San Francisco, half of restaurant workers in Chinatown said they were being paid less than the minimum wage in 2010, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/content/check-please-1-out-2-workers-making-below-minimum-wage\" target=\"_blank\">survey by the Chinese Progressive Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say workers in this situation often just keep their heads down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, Li had worried she might be fired if she complained. But she knew her co-workers were increasingly frustrated over how they were treated at Yank Sing. She doesn’t speak any English, but she decided it was time to speak up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an earlier restaurant job, she had won back pay. She thought it could also be done at Yank Sing. Her co-workers were nervous. So Li became one of the organizers who gave them the confidence to join the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10608900\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10608900 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Prep chefs work in the kitchen at Yank Sing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prep chefs work in the kitchen at Yank Sing. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“After work, we would go to their homes, and talk openly one on one,” Li said. “Sometimes we’d be there until 11 or 12 at night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those late-night meetings built momentum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remarkably, Yank Sing’s management was willing to listen when the workers came forward with their complaint. The restaurant is a family business owned by Henry and Judy Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think our ownership was genuinely shocked when they found out and were made aware of these issues,” said the restaurant’s director of operations, Jonathan Glick. He joined the management team after the owners learned of the problem. He said the Chans have replaced three-fourths of the old management team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After negotiations over a year and a half, the Chans \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/press/settlement-yanksing\" target=\"_blank\">agreed to pay four years worth of back wages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers now get proper breaks, and use timesheets to track their hours. And they have fully paid health insurance. Li says she can now leave work in time to enjoy simple things, like buying groceries to cook her family’s evening meal. She says it’s made a huge difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, things are much more relaxed, much happier now,” said Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yoon at the National Employment Law Project says the Yank Sing victory is part of a movement that’s been growing nationally over the past couple of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fast-food workers, retail workers, restaurant workers, domestic workers (are) really coming forward to demand better wages, better working conditions,” Yoon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10559244\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10559244 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Workers and labor advocates rally for higher pay and better working conditions at the 16th and Mission BART station, Jan. 21, 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers and labor advocates rally for higher pay and better working conditions at the 16th and Mission BART Station on Jan. 21, 2015. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaw San Liu is with the San Francisco-based \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/about\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese Progressive Association\u003c/a>. Throughout the campaign, her organization and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Law Caucus\u003c/a> helped the Yank Sing workers understand their rights, organize as a group and take their requests to management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu said she’s proud to see what benefits these immigrant workers have won.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of these things, they’re pretty unheard of, to happen in this industry,\" Liu said. \"We think it sets a precedent for other restaurants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Li, the dim sum cook, hopes Yank Sing will be an example to others to take up the fight against wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hopefully everyone will organize more people, and be better informed so they can get our kind of pay and have better lives,” Li said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the campaign changed her. She learned she could sit at a negotiating table with managers who she was once nervous just to talk to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she’s keeping up her fight for workers rights, by helping organize workers at other restaurants to speak up against abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cem>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Note: This article has been changed to reflect the fact that the state agency that enforces labor laws is the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is part of the Department of Industrial Relations. We regret the error.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>California has the seventh-largest economy in the world, and immigrants have a long history in building that prosperity. Today one out of every three working people in California is an immigrant — a share that has grown in recent decades. Our state is shaped by these workers and entrepreneurs — 6 million people who’ve found a job in the Golden State. In our series “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/california-immigrants-at-work\">Immigrant Shift\u003c/a>,” KQED and The California Report explore the impact they have, the challenges they face and the policies that affect them.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/23/como-un-grupo-de-preparadores-de-dim-sum-gano-4-millones-por-salarios-atrasados\">Read this piece in Spanish\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yank Sing’s location in a shiny downtown San Francisco high-rise, its dramatic ceiling-to-floor water fountain and its crisp white tablecloths set it apart from other Chinese restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one reason the announcement last fall seemed so jarring to patrons and the public: hourly workers at \u003ca href=\"http://www.yanksing.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">Yank Sing\u003c/a> were longtime victims of wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/216015518&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/216015518'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage theft occurs when employers force employees to work off the clock or don’t pay them for overtime. Labor advocates say wage theft is a huge problem and it goes underreported. That’s part of what made the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-restaurant-wage-theft-20141119-story.html#page=1\" target=\"_blank\">Yank Sing case\u003c/a> so exceptional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Managers and employees announced together in November that roughly 280 current and former Yank Sing workers had won a $4 million settlement. It was one of the biggest of its kind. The way labor advocates see it, the case ended well. But it wasn’t easy to get there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Behind the scenes, a core group of low-wage immigrant workers who speak little English waged a dogged campaign for almost a year and a half. They feared that their activism might get them fired, but gradually they organized fellow workers who had plenty of reasons to back down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li Xiu Zhen was one of the leaders of the worker campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li is a 61-year-old immigrant from southern China, the birthplace of dim sum. Her workdays are spent frying sesame balls, wrapping wontons and peeling shrimp. She’s been making dim sum at Yank Sing for six years, and she earns a little more than minimum wage. For most of those years, she typically put in 11- or 12-hour days. But until recently, her paycheck would show that she’d worked only eight hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is one of the labor violations that the \u003ca href=\"http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/\">California Labor Commissioner's office\u003c/a> found in its investigation of Yank Sing. Attorney David Balter said the agency found that tips were being taken by managers and people were being forced to work off the clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10608902\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10608902 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yank Sing fry cook Li Xiu Zhen is one of the lead organizers of a workers rights campaign at the restaurant.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14860_IMG_0348.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yank Sing fry cook Li Xiu Zhen was one of the lead organizers of a workers rights campaign at the restaurant. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People need to be paid,” Balter said. “That’s pretty obvious. People need to be paid for hours they’re working.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor advocates say wage theft is rampant and cuts across many industries. Haeyoung Yoon, with the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nelp.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Employment Law Project\u003c/a>, said three out of four low-wage workers in the U.S. weren’t properly paid for overtime in 2008. She called the problem epidemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We say this is one of the defining trends of the 21st century labor market,” Yoon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not everyone agrees that wage theft is a huge problem. Janna Haynes is a spokeswoman for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.calrest.org/\" target=\"_blank\">California Restaurant Association\u003c/a>, which represents restaurant owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Advocates say workers in this situation often just keep their heads down.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I do not think that wage theft is widespread,” Haynes said. “I think there are some isolated incidents of it. I don’t like it. The California Restaurant Association doesn’t like it, and we don’t have any tolerance for that behavior from employers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet in San Francisco, half of restaurant workers in Chinatown said they were being paid less than the minimum wage in 2010, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/content/check-please-1-out-2-workers-making-below-minimum-wage\" target=\"_blank\">survey by the Chinese Progressive Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates say workers in this situation often just keep their heads down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, Li had worried she might be fired if she complained. But she knew her co-workers were increasingly frustrated over how they were treated at Yank Sing. She doesn’t speak any English, but she decided it was time to speak up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an earlier restaurant job, she had won back pay. She thought it could also be done at Yank Sing. Her co-workers were nervous. So Li became one of the organizers who gave them the confidence to join the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10608900\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10608900 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Prep chefs work in the kitchen at Yank Sing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS14857_IMG_0439.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prep chefs work in the kitchen at Yank Sing. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“After work, we would go to their homes, and talk openly one on one,” Li said. “Sometimes we’d be there until 11 or 12 at night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those late-night meetings built momentum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remarkably, Yank Sing’s management was willing to listen when the workers came forward with their complaint. The restaurant is a family business owned by Henry and Judy Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think our ownership was genuinely shocked when they found out and were made aware of these issues,” said the restaurant’s director of operations, Jonathan Glick. He joined the management team after the owners learned of the problem. He said the Chans have replaced three-fourths of the old management team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After negotiations over a year and a half, the Chans \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/press/settlement-yanksing\" target=\"_blank\">agreed to pay four years worth of back wages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers now get proper breaks, and use timesheets to track their hours. And they have fully paid health insurance. Li says she can now leave work in time to enjoy simple things, like buying groceries to cook her family’s evening meal. She says it’s made a huge difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, things are much more relaxed, much happier now,” said Li.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yoon at the National Employment Law Project says the Yank Sing victory is part of a movement that’s been growing nationally over the past couple of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fast-food workers, retail workers, restaurant workers, domestic workers (are) really coming forward to demand better wages, better working conditions,” Yoon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10559244\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10559244 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Workers and labor advocates rally for higher pay and better working conditions at the 16th and Mission BART station, Jan. 21, 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/RS14863_IMG_0143.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers and labor advocates rally for higher pay and better working conditions at the 16th and Mission BART Station on Jan. 21, 2015. \u003ccite>(Vinnee Tong/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shaw San Liu is with the San Francisco-based \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpasf.org/about\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese Progressive Association\u003c/a>. Throughout the campaign, her organization and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Law Caucus\u003c/a> helped the Yank Sing workers understand their rights, organize as a group and take their requests to management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu said she’s proud to see what benefits these immigrant workers have won.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of these things, they’re pretty unheard of, to happen in this industry,\" Liu said. \"We think it sets a precedent for other restaurants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Li, the dim sum cook, hopes Yank Sing will be an example to others to take up the fight against wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hopefully everyone will organize more people, and be better informed so they can get our kind of pay and have better lives,” Li said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the campaign changed her. She learned she could sit at a negotiating table with managers who she was once nervous just to talk to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she’s keeping up her fight for workers rights, by helping organize workers at other restaurants to speak up against abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cem>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Note: This article has been changed to reflect the fact that the state agency that enforces labor laws is the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is part of the Department of Industrial Relations. We regret the error.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "La Implementación de la Nueva Ley del Salario Mínimo en Los Ángeles Será un Reto",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/22/enforcement-of-new-l-a-minimum-wage-law-will-be-challenging\">Leer en Inglés\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cundían los vítores el mes pasado cuando las autoridades de la ciudad de Los Ángeles aprobaron una ordenanza que impelerá el salario mínimo en la ciudad a los $15 la hora para el año 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Con el entusiasmo también llega la preocupación – en particular entre los inmigrantes, quienes comprenden la mayoría de los trabajadores de bajos ingresos – referente a precisamente cómo intenta la ciudad hacer cumplir el aumento de sueldo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215847318\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante los meses de audiencias públicas que llevaron a la aprobación final del aumento de sueldo, abundaron las historias de presunto robo salarial. Muchas historias partieron de los inmigrantes, quienes describían a dueños de restaurantes que se quedaban con sus propinas, instalaciones de lavado de autos que pagaban menos de lo acordado y represalias contra los que levantaban la voz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nadie quiere un aumento en el costo de la mano de obra salvo que alguien les ponga mano al fuego y se lo obliguen”, dice Tia Koonse, del UCLA Labor Center, co-autora del informe sobre el impacto que surte el robo de salarios en Los Ángeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"8dPpR296TLreRoLLNJ196tyYbkRzATj9\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De los aproximadamente 700 mil trabajadores que bajo la nueva ordenanza del salario mínimo podrían ver un aumento en su paga, unos 6 de cada 10 no nacieron en los Estados Unidos, según Daniel Fleming, director de la Economic Roundtable, un grupo de investigación de políticas gubernamentales en Los Ángeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los trabajadores inmigrantes con manejo limitado del inglés o que no conocen las leyes laborales pueden estar en peligro de ser explotados, dicen los defensores, pero los más vulnerables suelen ser los indocumentados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Es en realidad ilegal pagar menos del salario mínimo”, dice Koonse. “Y hay que pagar a los trabajadores indocumentados, quienes califican para recibir todos y cada uno de los derechos al salario y el horario de los que gozan sus contrapartes documentados”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La Oficina del Fiscal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles lleva algunos de los temas de quejas salariales y laborales, pero sólo una fracción de ellas. La mayor parte – más del 80 por ciento – los lleva un pequeño equipo de investigadores y abogados de la Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE por sus siglas en inglés: División de Implementación de Normas Laborales) del Comisionado Laboral de California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10611475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10611475\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071-800x507.jpg\" alt=\"Defensores – en su mayoría – de una propuesta por aumentar el salario mínimo en Los Ángeles a $15 la hora para el 2020 de manera rutinaria atiborran la cámara del Consejo de la Ciudad para presenciar un voto importante.\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071-400x254.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defensores – en su mayoría – de una propuesta por aumentar el salario mínimo en Los Ángeles a $15 la hora para el 2020 de manera rutinaria atiborran la cámara del Consejo de la Ciudad para presenciar un voto importante. \u003ccite>(Brian Watt/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Los Ángeles es la capital de robo salarial del país”, dice abogada de DLSE, Julia Figueira-McDonough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La oficina de Figueira-McDonough atiende unas 5.000 quejas por robo salarial al año, en particular derivadas de las industrias que emplean altos números de trabajadores inmigrantes, pero que con frecuencia les pagan menos del salario mínimo actual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sencillamente, Los Ángeles es una ciudad mucho más grande con una mayor variedad de industrias de poca remuneración: la confección, la conserjería, la construcción”, explica Figueira-McDonough. “Muchas industrias que dependen de lo que tendría que ser mano de obra pagada al salario mínimo, pero no pagan ni el mínimo”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando entra en vigor el aumento salarial en Los Ángeles en junio, también se abrirá una nueva División de Implementación de Salarios de la ciudad. Seguirá el modelo de la división de implementación de salarios de San Francisco, donde trabajan unos seis investigadores de robo salarial a tiempo completo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Ángeles comenzará con cinco investigadores. Koonse replica que esto no es suficiente. Pero que no es un mal comienzo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nosotros tenemos como nueve veces el número de trabajadores de bajos ingresos que San Francisco, entonces claramente, con contratar a cinco investigadores no se va a lograr el nivel de implementación al que llega San Francisco”, explica Koonse. “No obstante, es mejor que lo que ocurre a nivel estatal”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El objetivo de Los Ángeles es de ampliar el personal de la oficina de implementación de las leyes salariales y laborales a unos 40 empleados para el año 2020, cuando entra en vigor el salario de $15 la hora. Los negocios que no cumplen con la ley podrán verse con multas de miles de dólares y perder sus licencias de operación.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'L.A. es la capital de robo salarial del país'\u003ccite>Julia Figueira-McDonough\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Pero son muchos los empleadores que temen que estas reglas estrictas podrían ser explotados por las personas que presentan reclamos falsos de robo de salarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se van a ver abogados y defensores que utilizarán esta estructura de implementación que en este momento se ve muy apto para el abuso”, dice Rubén González, de la Cámara de Comercio de Los Ángeles Metropolitana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Le garantizo que en aquellas empresas donde quieren entrar los sindicatos, van a surgir de repente numerosas quejas salariales que podrán ser reclamos falsos”, asevera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Vallecillo dice que sus reclamos son de verdad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vallecillo se encuentra entre un grupo de trabajadores en una empresa de almacenamiento cerca de los puertos de Los Ángeles que le han entablado juicio contra su empleador por presunto robo de salarios. Explica Vallecillo que varios de los trabajadores inmigrantes del grupo no tienen documentos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Algunos de nuestros trabajadores indocumentados han estado trabajando allí 10, 15 años, y tenían miedo de unirse al grupo por la represalia de ser despedidos”, dice Vallecillo. “Además, siguen con miedo hasta el día de hoy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10611470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Activistas laborales celebran el 13 de junio del 2015 en lo que el alcalde de Los Ángeles, Eric Garcetti, firma legislación a partir de una ordenanza que eleva el salario mínimo a $15 para el 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10611470\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activistas laborales celebran el 13 de junio del 2015 en lo que el alcalde de Los Ángeles, Eric Garcetti, firma legislación a partir de una ordenanza que eleva el salario mínimo a $15 para el 2020. \u003ccite>(MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Si la ciudad ya contara con una oficina de implementación de la ley salarial operante, explica, tal vez él y sus colegas no tendrían que haber entablado juicio contra su empleador.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Con todo, el ganar un juicio contra un empleador que no paga el salario legal no es garantía que los trabajadores reciban el dinero que se les debe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según un informe del comisionado estatal de trabajo, sólo un 15 por ciento de las víctimas del robo de salarios que ganan sus casos reciben recompensa. 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Entonces, la represalia se dio rápidamente”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legislación propuesta por el Presidente pro Tem del Senado Estatal, Kevin de León (demócrata por Los Ángeles), podría invertir esta tendencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la legislación se aprueba, los empleadores renegados tendrían que pagar un bono para garantizar el pago de salarios robados o arriesgar que se les imponga embargos a las propiedades y otras sanciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>California tiene la séptima economía más grande del mundo, y a lo largo de la historia del estado, los inmigrantes han contribuido mucho al desarrollo de esta prosperidad. Hoy, una de cada tres personas trabajadoras en California es inmigrante – proporción que ha crecido en las últimas décadas. Nuestro estado está conformado por estos trabajadores y emprendedores – 6 millones de personas que han encontrado empleo en el Estado Dorado. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nadie quiere un aumento en el costo de la mano de obra salvo que alguien les ponga mano al fuego y se lo obliguen”, dice Tia Koonse, del UCLA Labor Center, co-autora del informe sobre el impacto que surte el robo de salarios en Los Ángeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De los aproximadamente 700 mil trabajadores que bajo la nueva ordenanza del salario mínimo podrían ver un aumento en su paga, unos 6 de cada 10 no nacieron en los Estados Unidos, según Daniel Fleming, director de la Economic Roundtable, un grupo de investigación de políticas gubernamentales en Los Ángeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los trabajadores inmigrantes con manejo limitado del inglés o que no conocen las leyes laborales pueden estar en peligro de ser explotados, dicen los defensores, pero los más vulnerables suelen ser los indocumentados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Es en realidad ilegal pagar menos del salario mínimo”, dice Koonse. “Y hay que pagar a los trabajadores indocumentados, quienes califican para recibir todos y cada uno de los derechos al salario y el horario de los que gozan sus contrapartes documentados”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La Oficina del Fiscal de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles lleva algunos de los temas de quejas salariales y laborales, pero sólo una fracción de ellas. La mayor parte – más del 80 por ciento – los lleva un pequeño equipo de investigadores y abogados de la Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE por sus siglas en inglés: División de Implementación de Normas Laborales) del Comisionado Laboral de California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10611475\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10611475\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071-800x507.jpg\" alt=\"Defensores – en su mayoría – de una propuesta por aumentar el salario mínimo en Los Ángeles a $15 la hora para el 2020 de manera rutinaria atiborran la cámara del Consejo de la Ciudad para presenciar un voto importante.\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/CityCouncil-800x5071-400x254.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defensores – en su mayoría – de una propuesta por aumentar el salario mínimo en Los Ángeles a $15 la hora para el 2020 de manera rutinaria atiborran la cámara del Consejo de la Ciudad para presenciar un voto importante. \u003ccite>(Brian Watt/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Los Ángeles es la capital de robo salarial del país”, dice abogada de DLSE, Julia Figueira-McDonough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La oficina de Figueira-McDonough atiende unas 5.000 quejas por robo salarial al año, en particular derivadas de las industrias que emplean altos números de trabajadores inmigrantes, pero que con frecuencia les pagan menos del salario mínimo actual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sencillamente, Los Ángeles es una ciudad mucho más grande con una mayor variedad de industrias de poca remuneración: la confección, la conserjería, la construcción”, explica Figueira-McDonough. “Muchas industrias que dependen de lo que tendría que ser mano de obra pagada al salario mínimo, pero no pagan ni el mínimo”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando entra en vigor el aumento salarial en Los Ángeles en junio, también se abrirá una nueva División de Implementación de Salarios de la ciudad. Seguirá el modelo de la división de implementación de salarios de San Francisco, donde trabajan unos seis investigadores de robo salarial a tiempo completo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Ángeles comenzará con cinco investigadores. Koonse replica que esto no es suficiente. Pero que no es un mal comienzo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nosotros tenemos como nueve veces el número de trabajadores de bajos ingresos que San Francisco, entonces claramente, con contratar a cinco investigadores no se va a lograr el nivel de implementación al que llega San Francisco”, explica Koonse. “No obstante, es mejor que lo que ocurre a nivel estatal”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El objetivo de Los Ángeles es de ampliar el personal de la oficina de implementación de las leyes salariales y laborales a unos 40 empleados para el año 2020, cuando entra en vigor el salario de $15 la hora. Los negocios que no cumplen con la ley podrán verse con multas de miles de dólares y perder sus licencias de operación.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'L.A. es la capital de robo salarial del país'\u003ccite>Julia Figueira-McDonough\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Pero son muchos los empleadores que temen que estas reglas estrictas podrían ser explotados por las personas que presentan reclamos falsos de robo de salarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se van a ver abogados y defensores que utilizarán esta estructura de implementación que en este momento se ve muy apto para el abuso”, dice Rubén González, de la Cámara de Comercio de Los Ángeles Metropolitana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Le garantizo que en aquellas empresas donde quieren entrar los sindicatos, van a surgir de repente numerosas quejas salariales que podrán ser reclamos falsos”, asevera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Vallecillo dice que sus reclamos son de verdad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vallecillo se encuentra entre un grupo de trabajadores en una empresa de almacenamiento cerca de los puertos de Los Ángeles que le han entablado juicio contra su empleador por presunto robo de salarios. Explica Vallecillo que varios de los trabajadores inmigrantes del grupo no tienen documentos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Algunos de nuestros trabajadores indocumentados han estado trabajando allí 10, 15 años, y tenían miedo de unirse al grupo por la represalia de ser despedidos”, dice Vallecillo. “Además, siguen con miedo hasta el día de hoy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10611470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Activistas laborales celebran el 13 de junio del 2015 en lo que el alcalde de Los Ángeles, Eric Garcetti, firma legislación a partir de una ordenanza que eleva el salario mínimo a $15 para el 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10611470\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881.jpg 1400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RaiseWageLA-1400x7881-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activistas laborales celebran el 13 de junio del 2015 en lo que el alcalde de Los Ángeles, Eric Garcetti, firma legislación a partir de una ordenanza que eleva el salario mínimo a $15 para el 2020. \u003ccite>(MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Si la ciudad ya contara con una oficina de implementación de la ley salarial operante, explica, tal vez él y sus colegas no tendrían que haber entablado juicio contra su empleador.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Con todo, el ganar un juicio contra un empleador que no paga el salario legal no es garantía que los trabajadores reciban el dinero que se les debe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según un informe del comisionado estatal de trabajo, sólo un 15 por ciento de las víctimas del robo de salarios que ganan sus casos reciben recompensa. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/22/la-implementacion-de-la-nueva-ley-del-salario-minimo-en-los-angeles-sera-un-reto\">Read this piece in Spanish\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was plenty of cheering last month when Los Angeles leaders signed off on an ordinance that will kick the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the enthusiasm also comes concern -- especially among immigrants, who are the majority of low-wage workers -- over just how the city aims to enforce the pay hike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215847318\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months of public hearings that led to the final passage of the pay increase were rife with stories of alleged wage theft. A lot of them came from immigrants who described restaurateurs pocketing their tips, carwashes that routinely shorted their paychecks and retaliation against those who spoke out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“\u003c/em>Nobody wants to increase their labor costs unless someone actually holds them to account for that,” says Tia Koonse of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.labor.ucla.edu/\">UCLA Labor Center\u003c/a>, who co-authored a report on the impact of wage theft in L.A.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"rvwoe2LcMGQgou0jdZsDa0UFMnWvxN8k\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the estimated 700,000 workers who could eventually see their pay increase under the new minimum wage, about six in 10 are foreign born, according to Daniel Flaming, director of the Economic Roundtable, an L.A. policy research group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigrant workers with limited English or unfamiliar with labor laws can be at risk for exploitation, advocates say, but the undocumented tend to be the most vulnerable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s actually unlawful to pay anybody less than minimum wage,” says Koonse. “And undocumented workers must be paid, and are eligible for every single wage-and-hour right that their documented counterparts are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koonse says the current system of wage enforcement, which relies primarily on state oversight, is broken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office handles some wage and labor complaints, but just a fraction of them. 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It will be modeled after San Francisco’s wage enforcement division, where there are a half-dozen full-time wage-theft investigators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles will start with five. Koonse says that’s not enough. But it’s not a bad start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have like nine times more low-wage workers than San Francisco does, so clearly hiring five investigators is not going to achieve the scale that San Francisco is able to achieve,” says Koonse. “But it’s still better than what’s going on at the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. aims to build out its wage and labor enforcement staff to nearly 40 employees by the year 2020, when the city’s minimum wage reaches $15 an hour. Businesses that fail to comply could face thousands of dollars in fines and lose their operating permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'L.A. is the wage-theft capital of the country.'\u003ccite>Julia Figueira-McDonough\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But many employers worry the tough rules could be exploited by people filing frivolous wage-theft claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to see attorneys and advocates who are going to use this enforcement structure that right now looks very ripe for abuse,” says Ruben Gonzalez of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lachamber.com/\">Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guarantee you that businesses which labor wants to organize are all of a sudden going to have a whole slew of wage complaints that may be specious claims,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Vallecillo says his claims are the real deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s among a group of workers at a big warehousing firm near the Port of Los Angeles suing their employer over alleged wage theft. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/21/immigrants-help-lead-a-new-silicon-valley-labor-movement\">Leer en Inglés\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jesús Solorio es obstinado, y esta característica le sirve muy bien. En vez de sentirse víctima de la \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyindicators.org/special-reports/\">creciente desigualdad de ingresos\u003c/a> en el Silicon Valley – se ha convertido en un activista laboral incansable, negándose a abandonar el Sueño Americano.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me gusta ser campeón a favor del aumento del salario mínimo”, dijo Solorio. “Me gusta estar con otras personas, ayudándolas para que tengan mejores salarios y una mejor vida.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215705645″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio, de 30 años, era empleado de limpieza en la empresa eBay Technology, con sede en San José. Salió de México de adolescente, y ahora es padre soltero, criando a su hija, de 7 años, en un barrio aguerrido a 13 millas del brillante recinto de eBay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En febrero, Solorio entró alma y cuerpo al nuevo movimiento laboral, llamado en inglés, Silicon Valley Rising, uniéndose a cientos de otros empleados de limpieza, de cocina, de mantenimiento, recepcionistas y guardias de seguridad. Estos empleados de servicios se están enfrentando con las empresas de alta tecnología por las que trabajan, exigiendo que paguen un salario digno.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”M0R4P25njzBVRk9Havju55461jUUG4ij”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Están poniendo de manifiesto la desigualdad de ingresos. En la región conocida como Bay Area, la brecha entre el 20 por ciento de hogares de mayores ingresos y el 20 por ciento de menores ingresos, ha alcanzado los $263.000 – un nuevo récord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La nueva campaña la impulsa en su mayoría personas inmigrantes, quienes comprenden el 46 por ciento de la fuerza laboral de Silicon Valley y un número importante – incluyendo a Solorio – está entre los que menos ingresos perciben.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Un alto porcentaje de los trabajadores de bajos ingresos del sector de servicios – en particular en la industria de la tecnología – es inmigrante”, dijo Ben Field, ejecutivo del South Bay Labor Council. “Por esta razón, representan un componente muy importante del movimiento Silicon Valley Rising”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una mañana reciente, Solorio lleva a pie a su hija Evelyn a la cercana escuela primaria de San José – donde tiene derecho a recibir refrigerios a precio reducido. Por el camino, habló de lo difícil que le resulta llegar al mes con su modesta paga mensual. Solorio siente que tiene suerte por ser miembro de un sindicato, SEIU USWW. Bajo los términos de su contrato, él gana $15.50 la hora, más beneficios. Esta paga es mejor que la de muchos empleados de servicios en el Silicon Valley que no pertenecen a ningún sindicato y que ganan $12 la hora, como promedio. Pero aún así, el dinero no alcanza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Con una persona sola, no está tan mal, pero cuando tienes familia y otras personas por quienes velar, se vuelve muy difícil”, dijo Solorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610039\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10610039 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-800x512.jpg\" alt=\"Conserje para la empresa eBay, Jesús Solorio, es una presencia constante en las manifestaciones y marchas. \" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-400x256.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1440x922.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1400x896.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1180x755.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-960x615.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conserje para la empresa eBay, Jesús Solorio, es una presencia constante en las manifestaciones y marchas. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/2014-silicon-valley-index.pdf\">Los costos de la vivienda en el Silicon Valley\u003c/a> están entre los más altos en el país, lo cual agudiza aún más la brecha entre los ingresos. Solorio y su hija comparten un apartamento de dos recámaras muy pequeño con su hermano y su familia de cuatro. Es \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28437124/silicon-valley-housing-high-powered-new-advocacy-group\">la única manera que pueden pagar el alquiler mensual de mil quinientos dólares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las mañanas son un reto para Solorio después de trabajar el turno de noche, pero se sacude el sueño cada día para llevar a Evelyn, de pie o en auto, a su escuela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Es claro que éste es su momento para conversar a solas. De la mano de su papá durante el trecho de 20 minutos, Evelyn trota en sus zapatillas de luces parpadeantes estilo Princesa Anna de la película “Frozen”. Hoy le cuenta a su papá lo que ella quiere de regalo por su cumpleaños.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vamos a hacer un paseo a Chucky Cheese”, dice Evelyn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Papá e hija se detienen en una tienda de donuts por el camino para darse el gusto de un desayuno a un dólar. Solorio dice que es su hija la que le da ánimos, que por darle una vida mejor, él hará cualquier cosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al igual que Solorio, aproximadamente la mitad de la fuerza laboral de Silicon Valley proviene de otro país – el 46 por ciento, según el consorcio Joint Venture Silicon Valley, compuesto de dirigentes empresariales y cívicos. Algunos inmigrantes han establecido exitosas empresas de tecnología y se encuentran entre los que más ingresos perciben. Pero un gran porcentaje está del lado opuesto de esa escala salarial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F5X64bXde0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Son el motor de esta economía pero se han estancado sus ingresos”, dijo Russell Hancock, presidente de Joint Venture Silicon Valley. “No ha habido crecimiento en sus salarios durante décadas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Cómo es que siguen estancados sus ingresos, con lo próspera que es la economía de Silicon Valley? Solorio – como muchos empleados del sector servicio en las empresas de tecnología – en realidad es empleado de una de las compañías contratadas por las grandes empresas tecnológicas. Estas compañías contratistas compiten entre sí. Field, el que dirige el South Bay Labor Council, indica que es una receta apta para la explotación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Las empresas de alta tecnología están utilizado a contratistas quienes con frecuencia son operadores de pocos escrúpulos”, dijo Field. “No pagan bien a sus empleados y no les ofrecen beneficios”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610044\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10610044\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-800x745.jpg\" alt=\"Conserje Jesús Solorio dice que hará cualquier cosa por darle una mejor vida a su hija.\" width=\"440\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-800x745.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-400x372.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1440x1340.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1400x1303.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1180x1098.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-960x894.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conserje Jesús Solorio dice que hará cualquier cosa por darle una mejor vida a su hija. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El empleador de Solorio, contratista de servicios de limpieza GCA Services Group, no devolvió llamadas hechas a sus oficinas en Ohio y en Alviso. Un vocero de eBay dijo que su empresa no quiere comentar sobre las crecientes disparidades en los ingresos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activistas del movimiento Silicon Valley Rising han estado manifestándose frente a las oficinas de los contratistas así como de las grandes empresas tecnológicas. Están obrando por lograr que se únan los empleados del sector de servicios a los sindicatos. Y el movimiento – una coalición de sindicatos laborales, grupos de fe religiosa, defensores de inmigrantes y organizaciones de base – también aboga por viviendas más económicas en la región.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Se lanzó el movimiento de Silicon Valley Rising en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en el vecindario de Mayfair, al este de la ciudad de San José. En los años 50, gran parte de la zona se conocía como Sal Si Puedes. Es la misma iglesia en la que César Chávez lanzó su movimiento como activista y dirigente laboral agrícola, inspirado y animado por el párroco. Hoy la iglesia sirve a una comunidad predominantemente latina, con la misa y servicios comunitarios en español.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salvador Bustamante, otrora trabajador agrícola también, es director ejecutivo de Latinos Unidos por una Nueva América y uno de los dirigentes del movimiento laboral. El cree que el grupo Silicon Valley Rising debe ir más allá de la antigua manera de organizar a trabajadores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La gente necesita avanzar otro nivel más”, dijo Bustamante. “No es suficiente ser miembro de un sindicato. También hay que participar en el proceso político”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio se ha tomado a pecho esta sugerencia. Intenta ayudar a otros trabajadores del sector de servicios con unirse a un sindicato. También hace acto de presencia en casi toda manifestación. Ha viajado varias veces a Sacramento para protestar frente al Capitolio a favor de un proyecto de ley que haría responsables a las empresas que no compensan a los trabajadores por ingresos atrasados. Quiere mejorar su propia situación y se siente obligado a hablar por otros trabajadores del sector de servicios quienes no tienen la protección de un sindicato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hay muchas personas con miedo a participar porque siempre ocurre donde les dan de alta”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio indica que la única manera que los trabajadores inmigrantes van a ganar esta batalla por salarios más altos y mejores beneficios es con arriesgarse. En este momento, dijo, no hay donde ir sino arriba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>California tiene la séptima economía más grande del mundo, y a lo largo de la historia del estado, los inmigrantes han contribuido mucho al desarrollo de esta prosperidad. Hoy, una de cada tres personas trabajadoras en California es inmigrante – proporción que ha crecido en las últimas décadas. Nuestro estado está conformado por estos trabajadores y emprendedores – 6 millones de personas que han encontrado empleo en el Estado Dorado. En nuestra serie “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/california-immigrants-at-work\">Transformación migrante\u003c/a>”, KQED y The California Report exploran el impacto que surten los inmigrantes, los retos que enfrentan y las políticas que les afectan.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En febrero, Solorio entró alma y cuerpo al nuevo movimiento laboral, llamado en inglés, Silicon Valley Rising, uniéndose a cientos de otros empleados de limpieza, de cocina, de mantenimiento, recepcionistas y guardias de seguridad. Estos empleados de servicios se están enfrentando con las empresas de alta tecnología por las que trabajan, exigiendo que paguen un salario digno.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Están poniendo de manifiesto la desigualdad de ingresos. En la región conocida como Bay Area, la brecha entre el 20 por ciento de hogares de mayores ingresos y el 20 por ciento de menores ingresos, ha alcanzado los $263.000 – un nuevo récord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La nueva campaña la impulsa en su mayoría personas inmigrantes, quienes comprenden el 46 por ciento de la fuerza laboral de Silicon Valley y un número importante – incluyendo a Solorio – está entre los que menos ingresos perciben.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Un alto porcentaje de los trabajadores de bajos ingresos del sector de servicios – en particular en la industria de la tecnología – es inmigrante”, dijo Ben Field, ejecutivo del South Bay Labor Council. “Por esta razón, representan un componente muy importante del movimiento Silicon Valley Rising”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una mañana reciente, Solorio lleva a pie a su hija Evelyn a la cercana escuela primaria de San José – donde tiene derecho a recibir refrigerios a precio reducido. Por el camino, habló de lo difícil que le resulta llegar al mes con su modesta paga mensual. Solorio siente que tiene suerte por ser miembro de un sindicato, SEIU USWW. Bajo los términos de su contrato, él gana $15.50 la hora, más beneficios. Esta paga es mejor que la de muchos empleados de servicios en el Silicon Valley que no pertenecen a ningún sindicato y que ganan $12 la hora, como promedio. Pero aún así, el dinero no alcanza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Con una persona sola, no está tan mal, pero cuando tienes familia y otras personas por quienes velar, se vuelve muy difícil”, dijo Solorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610039\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10610039 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-800x512.jpg\" alt=\"Conserje para la empresa eBay, Jesús Solorio, es una presencia constante en las manifestaciones y marchas. \" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-400x256.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1440x922.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1400x896.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-1180x755.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch-960x615.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conserje para la empresa eBay, Jesús Solorio, es una presencia constante en las manifestaciones y marchas. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/2014-silicon-valley-index.pdf\">Los costos de la vivienda en el Silicon Valley\u003c/a> están entre los más altos en el país, lo cual agudiza aún más la brecha entre los ingresos. Solorio y su hija comparten un apartamento de dos recámaras muy pequeño con su hermano y su familia de cuatro. Es \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28437124/silicon-valley-housing-high-powered-new-advocacy-group\">la única manera que pueden pagar el alquiler mensual de mil quinientos dólares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las mañanas son un reto para Solorio después de trabajar el turno de noche, pero se sacude el sueño cada día para llevar a Evelyn, de pie o en auto, a su escuela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Es claro que éste es su momento para conversar a solas. De la mano de su papá durante el trecho de 20 minutos, Evelyn trota en sus zapatillas de luces parpadeantes estilo Princesa Anna de la película “Frozen”. Hoy le cuenta a su papá lo que ella quiere de regalo por su cumpleaños.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vamos a hacer un paseo a Chucky Cheese”, dice Evelyn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Papá e hija se detienen en una tienda de donuts por el camino para darse el gusto de un desayuno a un dólar. Solorio dice que es su hija la que le da ánimos, que por darle una vida mejor, él hará cualquier cosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al igual que Solorio, aproximadamente la mitad de la fuerza laboral de Silicon Valley proviene de otro país – el 46 por ciento, según el consorcio Joint Venture Silicon Valley, compuesto de dirigentes empresariales y cívicos. Algunos inmigrantes han establecido exitosas empresas de tecnología y se encuentran entre los que más ingresos perciben. Pero un gran porcentaje está del lado opuesto de esa escala salarial.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/_F5X64bXde0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/_F5X64bXde0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“Son el motor de esta economía pero se han estancado sus ingresos”, dijo Russell Hancock, presidente de Joint Venture Silicon Valley. “No ha habido crecimiento en sus salarios durante décadas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Cómo es que siguen estancados sus ingresos, con lo próspera que es la economía de Silicon Valley? Solorio – como muchos empleados del sector servicio en las empresas de tecnología – en realidad es empleado de una de las compañías contratadas por las grandes empresas tecnológicas. Estas compañías contratistas compiten entre sí. Field, el que dirige el South Bay Labor Council, indica que es una receta apta para la explotación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Las empresas de alta tecnología están utilizado a contratistas quienes con frecuencia son operadores de pocos escrúpulos”, dijo Field. “No pagan bien a sus empleados y no les ofrecen beneficios”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610044\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10610044\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-800x745.jpg\" alt=\"Conserje Jesús Solorio dice que hará cualquier cosa por darle una mejor vida a su hija.\" width=\"440\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-800x745.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-400x372.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1440x1340.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1400x1303.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-1180x1098.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher-960x894.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conserje Jesús Solorio dice que hará cualquier cosa por darle una mejor vida a su hija. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El empleador de Solorio, contratista de servicios de limpieza GCA Services Group, no devolvió llamadas hechas a sus oficinas en Ohio y en Alviso. Un vocero de eBay dijo que su empresa no quiere comentar sobre las crecientes disparidades en los ingresos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activistas del movimiento Silicon Valley Rising han estado manifestándose frente a las oficinas de los contratistas así como de las grandes empresas tecnológicas. Están obrando por lograr que se únan los empleados del sector de servicios a los sindicatos. Y el movimiento – una coalición de sindicatos laborales, grupos de fe religiosa, defensores de inmigrantes y organizaciones de base – también aboga por viviendas más económicas en la región.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Se lanzó el movimiento de Silicon Valley Rising en la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en el vecindario de Mayfair, al este de la ciudad de San José. En los años 50, gran parte de la zona se conocía como Sal Si Puedes. Es la misma iglesia en la que César Chávez lanzó su movimiento como activista y dirigente laboral agrícola, inspirado y animado por el párroco. Hoy la iglesia sirve a una comunidad predominantemente latina, con la misa y servicios comunitarios en español.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salvador Bustamante, otrora trabajador agrícola también, es director ejecutivo de Latinos Unidos por una Nueva América y uno de los dirigentes del movimiento laboral. El cree que el grupo Silicon Valley Rising debe ir más allá de la antigua manera de organizar a trabajadores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La gente necesita avanzar otro nivel más”, dijo Bustamante. “No es suficiente ser miembro de un sindicato. También hay que participar en el proceso político”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio se ha tomado a pecho esta sugerencia. Intenta ayudar a otros trabajadores del sector de servicios con unirse a un sindicato. También hace acto de presencia en casi toda manifestación. Ha viajado varias veces a Sacramento para protestar frente al Capitolio a favor de un proyecto de ley que haría responsables a las empresas que no compensan a los trabajadores por ingresos atrasados. Quiere mejorar su propia situación y se siente obligado a hablar por otros trabajadores del sector de servicios quienes no tienen la protección de un sindicato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hay muchas personas con miedo a participar porque siempre ocurre donde les dan de alta”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio indica que la única manera que los trabajadores inmigrantes van a ganar esta batalla por salarios más altos y mejores beneficios es con arriesgarse. En este momento, dijo, no hay donde ir sino arriba.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/21/contribucion-inmigrante-al-movimiento-laboral-en-silicon-valley\">Read this piece in Spanish\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jesus Solorio’s stubbornness serves him well. Instead of winding up a victim of the \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyindicators.org/special-reports/\">surging income \u003c/a>inequality in Silicon Valley, he has become a tireless labor activist, refusing to let go of the American Dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like being a champion of raising the minimum wage,” said Solorio in Spanish. “I like being around other people, helping them so they can have better salaries and live a better life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215705645″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio, 30, is a janitor at San Jose-based eBay. He left Mexico when he was a teenager and he’s now a single father, raising his 7-year-old daughter in a hard-scrabble neighborhood 13 miles from the sparkling eBay campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, Solorio threw himself into a new labor movement called Silicon Valley Rising, joining hundreds of other janitors, cooks, maintenance workers, receptionists and security guards. These service workers are taking on the high-tech companies they work for, challenging them to pay a living wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”D8f7nm6X5oSSPg0YgkFPiTHvfRFz3Ir8″]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The income gap between the highest-earning 20 percent of households in the Bay Area and the lowest-paid 20 percent has reached $263,000 — a new record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new labor campaign is largely powered by immigrants, and a substantial number of those, including Solorio, are at the bottom of the wage scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A large percentage of the low-wage service sector workers — particularly in tech — are immigrants,” said Ben Field, executive officer of the South Bay Labor Council. “So they are a very important component of Silicon Valley Rising.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent morning, Solorio walked his daughter, Evelyn, to her San Jose elementary school, where she qualifies for reduced priced lunches. Along the way, he talked about how difficult it is to make ends meet on his modest paycheck. Solorio feels lucky to belong to a union, SEIU USWW. Under the terms of his contract, he makes $15.50 an hour plus benefits. That’s better than most Silicon Valley service workers who are not unionized and make $12 an hour, on average. But money is still terribly tight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610111\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-800x512.jpg\" alt=\"eBay janitor Jesus Solorio is a constant presence at demonstrations and rallies.\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10610111\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-400x256.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1440x922.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1400x896.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1180x755.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-960x615.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">eBay janitor Jesus Solorio is a constant presence at demonstrations and rallies. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If it’s just one person, it isn’t so bad,” Solorio said. “But when you have family and other people to care for, it becomes really difficult.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/2014-silicon-valley-index.pdf\">The cost of housing in Silicon Valley\u003c/a> is among the highest in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2015 Silicon Valley Index shows rental rates rose 11 percent (to $2,333 per month). The median home price is $360,000 higher than the rest of the state. And that makes \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/03/opinion/ctl-child-poverty/#0\">the wage gap even tougher\u003c/a>. Solorio and his daughter share a tiny two-bedroom apartment with his brother’s family of four. It’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28437124/silicon-valley-housing-high-powered-new-advocacy-group\">the only way they can afford the $1,500-a-month rent.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early mornings are tough after working the swing shift, but Solorio shakes off sleep each day to walk or drive Evelyn to school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is clearly their time to connect. Holding her dad’s hand on the 20-minute trek, Evelyn trots along in her blinking sneakers depicting Princess Ana from the movie “Frozen.” This day she tells her dad what she wants for her seventh birthday party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to take a trip to Chuck E. Cheese,” said Evelyn in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair stops at a doughnut shop along the way for a $1 breakfast treat. Solorio says his daughter keeps him going. He will do anything to make her life better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F5X64bXde0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like Solorio, almost half of Silicon Valley’s workforce comes from another country – 46 percent, according to Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a consortium of business and civic leaders. Some immigrants have started successful tech companies and are in the highest income bracket. But a large percentage is at the bottom of the wage scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They make this economy hum and their wages have been stagnant,” said Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture Silicon Valley. “There’s been no growth in their wages over a period of decades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why are their wages stuck, given Silicon Valley’s prosperous economy? Solorio — like many service workers at tech campuses — is actually employed by companies contracted by the big-name tech firms. Those contractors are competing with each other. Field, the head of the South Bay Labor Council, said that’s a recipe for exploitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“High-tech companies are using contractors who are often low-road operators,” said Field. “They don’t pay their employees well and they don’t provide benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610108\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-800x745.jpg\" alt=\"Janitor Jesus Solorio says he will do anything to make a better life for his daughter.\" width=\"800\" height=\"745\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10610108\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-800x745.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-400x372.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-1440x1340.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-1400x1303.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-1180x1098.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1-960x894.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/JesusAndDaugher1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janitor Jesus Solorio says he will do anything to make a better life for his daughter. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Solorio’s employer, the janitorial contractor GCA Services Group, did not return phone calls to its offices in Ohio and Alviso. A spokesman for eBay said his company did not want to comment on the growing wage disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists with Silicon Valley Rising have been demonstrating outside the offices of contractors as well as at the big tech companies. They are working to unionize service workers. And the movement — a coalition of labor unions, faith groups, immigrant advocates and community-based organizations — is also pushing for more affordable housing in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley Rising was launched at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in East San Jose’s Mayfair neighborhood. Back in the 1950s, much of the area was known as Sal Si Puedes, or “Get out if you can.” It’s the same church where Cesar Chavez began his crusade as an activist and farm labor organizer, inspired and encouraged by the parish priest. Today the church still serves a primarily Latino immigrant community, with Mass and community services in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salvador Bustamante — once a farmworker himself — is executive director of Latinos United for a New America and one of the leaders of the new labor movement. He believes Silicon Valley Rising must go beyond old-fashioned labor organizing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People need to go to the next level,” said Bustamante. “Being a union member is not enough. We also need to participate in the political process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio has taken that on. He is trying to help other service workers unionize. But he is also a stalwart presence at nearly every rally. He has made several trips to Sacramento to protest outside the Capitol for a bill to hold companies accountable if they don’t pay back wages. He wants to improve his own situation and he’s compelled to speak up for other service workers not protected by unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people who are scared to get involved because it always happens where they are let go,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solorio says the only way for immigrant workers to win this fight for higher wages and better benefits is to take chances. Right now, he said, there is nowhere to go but up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>California has the seventh-largest economy in the world, and immigrants have a long history in building that prosperity. Today one out of every three working people in California is an immigrant — a share that has grown in recent decades. Our state is shaped by these workers and entrepreneurs — 6 million people who’ve found a job in the Golden State. In our series “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/california-immigrants-at-work\">Immigrant Shift\u003c/a>,” KQED and The California Report explore the impact they have, the challenges they face and the policies that affect them.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, Solorio threw himself into a new labor movement called Silicon Valley Rising, joining hundreds of other janitors, cooks, maintenance workers, receptionists and security guards. These service workers are taking on the high-tech companies they work for, challenging them to pay a living wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The income gap between the highest-earning 20 percent of households in the Bay Area and the lowest-paid 20 percent has reached $263,000 — a new record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new labor campaign is largely powered by immigrants, and a substantial number of those, including Solorio, are at the bottom of the wage scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A large percentage of the low-wage service sector workers — particularly in tech — are immigrants,” said Ben Field, executive officer of the South Bay Labor Council. “So they are a very important component of Silicon Valley Rising.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent morning, Solorio walked his daughter, Evelyn, to her San Jose elementary school, where she qualifies for reduced priced lunches. Along the way, he talked about how difficult it is to make ends meet on his modest paycheck. Solorio feels lucky to belong to a union, SEIU USWW. Under the terms of his contract, he makes $15.50 an hour plus benefits. That’s better than most Silicon Valley service workers who are not unionized and make $12 an hour, on average. But money is still terribly tight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10610111\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-800x512.jpg\" alt=\"eBay janitor Jesus Solorio is a constant presence at demonstrations and rallies.\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10610111\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-400x256.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1440x922.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1400x896.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-1180x755.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1-960x615.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/SolorioMarch1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">eBay janitor Jesus Solorio is a constant presence at demonstrations and rallies. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If it’s just one person, it isn’t so bad,” Solorio said. “But when you have family and other people to care for, it becomes really difficult.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/sites/default/files/publications/2014-silicon-valley-index.pdf\">The cost of housing in Silicon Valley\u003c/a> is among the highest in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2015 Silicon Valley Index shows rental rates rose 11 percent (to $2,333 per month). The median home price is $360,000 higher than the rest of the state. And that makes \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/03/opinion/ctl-child-poverty/#0\">the wage gap even tougher\u003c/a>. Solorio and his daughter share a tiny two-bedroom apartment with his brother’s family of four. It’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28437124/silicon-valley-housing-high-powered-new-advocacy-group\">the only way they can afford the $1,500-a-month rent.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early mornings are tough after working the swing shift, but Solorio shakes off sleep each day to walk or drive Evelyn to school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is clearly their time to connect. Holding her dad’s hand on the 20-minute trek, Evelyn trots along in her blinking sneakers depicting Princess Ana from the movie “Frozen.” This day she tells her dad what she wants for her seventh birthday party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to take a trip to Chuck E. Cheese,” said Evelyn in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair stops at a doughnut shop along the way for a $1 breakfast treat. Solorio says his daughter keeps him going. He will do anything to make her life better.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/_F5X64bXde0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/_F5X64bXde0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Like Solorio, almost half of Silicon Valley’s workforce comes from another country – 46 percent, according to Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a consortium of business and civic leaders. Some immigrants have started successful tech companies and are in the highest income bracket. But a large percentage is at the bottom of the wage scale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They make this economy hum and their wages have been stagnant,” said Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture Silicon Valley. “There’s been no growth in their wages over a period of decades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why are their wages stuck, given Silicon Valley’s prosperous economy? Solorio — like many service workers at tech campuses — is actually employed by companies contracted by the big-name tech firms. Those contractors are competing with each other. 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A spokesman for eBay said his company did not want to comment on the growing wage disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists with Silicon Valley Rising have been demonstrating outside the offices of contractors as well as at the big tech companies. They are working to unionize service workers. And the movement — a coalition of labor unions, faith groups, immigrant advocates and community-based organizations — is also pushing for more affordable housing in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley Rising was launched at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in East San Jose’s Mayfair neighborhood. Back in the 1950s, much of the area was known as Sal Si Puedes, or “Get out if you can.” It’s the same church where Cesar Chavez began his crusade as an activist and farm labor organizer, inspired and encouraged by the parish priest. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Monday July 21\u003c/strong>: Laszlo Bock, head of Google’s “people operations” (aka human resources), appeared on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> on Friday to discuss his book, “Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead.” Some listeners called in or emailed questions regarding unions and benefits for social workers. You can \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/17/google-exec-addresses-diversity-unions-and-benefits-for-service-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read excerpts\u003c/a> on his answers here or \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201507171000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listen to the program\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the growing labor movement in Silicon Valley over wages for service workers. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/14/growing-labor-movement-shakes-up-silicon-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 1 here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley’s tech giants are used to bottom-line pressures from their shareholders. Now they’re facing new pressures from the other side of the economic divide: low-wage service workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since February, \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenation.com/article/new-silicon-valley-movement-taking-tech-giants/\">a new labor campaign\u003c/a> called Silicon Valley Rising has been choreographing a movement to raise families out of poverty by pushing for livable wages, affordable housing and corporate responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of mostly immigrant shuttle drivers, janitors, cooks and maintenance workers have been regularly demonstrating for higher wages and benefits in front of tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, some big-name companies are beginning to improve the wages and benefits of service workers who keep their sprawling campuses running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two months ago, for example, Menlo Park-based Facebook announced that service contractors with more than 25 employees must provide them with improved wages and benefits if they work a substantial number of hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The minimum wage is $15 an hour, 15 days of paid time off a year and a new $4,000 new-child benefit for both men and women,” said Lori Goler, a Facebook spokeswoman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214840429&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Facebook’s website, Chief Operating Officer \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/03/04/10-things-sheryl-sandberg-gets-exactly-right-in-lean-in/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheryl Sandberg \u003c/a>posted, “This will give both women and men the flexibility to take paid parental leave, an important step for stronger families and healthier children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Was Facebook’s pay increase prompted by labor activism?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve really been working on it awhile, and it sort of came from us and within,” said Goler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last fall, Google let go of its security guard contractor and hired the contractor’s employees directly. In March, Cupertino-based Apple made the same move. Bringing workers in-house generally means better wages and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in March, Google, which is based in Mountain View, gave its shuttle drivers wage increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600953\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10600953\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"A Google shuttle bus at the company's Menlo Park campus.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-75x75.jpg 75w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Google shuttle bus at the company’s Menlo Park campus. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Corporations won’t talk about their wage policies and the current labor campaign in Silicon Valley. But observers say that Silicon Valley companies know they can’t ignore the organizing activity and public opinion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are being bludgeoned on these issues, and I don’t think anyone enjoys that,” said Russell Hancock, president of \u003ca href=\"http://www.jointventure.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Venture Silicon Valley,\u003c/a> a consortium of business and civic leaders. “I think they generally want to be a positive force, a societal force. We’re seeing the leading-edge companies looking creatively at these questions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Jose City Councilman \u003ca href=\"http://www.sjdistrict2.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171&Itemid=214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ash Kalra\u003c/a> said he sees a trend in tech companies directly hiring service workers or being more conscious of which contractors they hire, opting for more “responsible” ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no excuse in this valley to contract with companies that aren’t treating their employees well. No excuse,” said Kalra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sara McDermott of Unite Here Local 19, which represents cafeteria workers, said unions want companies to work in unison with their contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think we’re trying to get rid of the contracted companies,” said McDermott. “It’s more we need to show the companies that are paying for their services that they have to have a joint responsibility in making sure those employees of the contractors are treated fairly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many companies are still under fire for the treatment of the service workers on their campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Case in point: \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/25/food-service-switch-at-intel-exposes-divisions-in-silicon-valley/\">Intel changed cafeteria vendors\u003c/a> last November. The new contractor didn’t retain the 70 employees who worked under the old manager. McDermott said Intel is responsible because it could legally have protected those workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have a company changing contractors, Intel has the power to say, ‘Yes, we will give you the contract but we want you to hire the current workforce,’ ” said McDermott. “It was very disheartening to see a company that is in the midst of trying to talk about diversity at their own company have a group of primarily Spanish-speaking people of color who have good jobs just be fired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Intel spokesman declined comment, citing the company’s policy not to discuss issues related to its suppliers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>South Bay Labor Council Executive Director Ben Field said competition among vendors bidding for jobs is the culprit for these kinds of worker dismissals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of the problem is there’s a race to the bottom among contractors for service-sector work in high tech,” said Field. “And high-tech companies can stop that from happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not surprisingly, labor groups are pushing unionization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, shuttle bus drivers for Yahoo, Apple, Genentech, eBay and Zynga voted to join the Teamsters union. Drivers for Google did not, but the very next month the company gave drivers pay raises and better benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Was that a tactic to keep the drivers from unionizing? Google spokeswoman Wendy Pauli said no, because workers have a right to organize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this case we were being competitive with the other wages and benefits being offered at other companies in the Bay Area,” said Pauli.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Monday July 21\u003c/strong>: Laszlo Bock, head of Google’s “people operations” (aka human resources), appeared on KQED’s \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> on Friday to discuss his book, “Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead.” Some listeners called in or emailed questions regarding unions and benefits for social workers. You can \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/17/google-exec-addresses-diversity-unions-and-benefits-for-service-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read excerpts\u003c/a> on his answers here or \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201507171000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listen to the program\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the growing labor movement in Silicon Valley over wages for service workers. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/14/growing-labor-movement-shakes-up-silicon-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 1 here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley’s tech giants are used to bottom-line pressures from their shareholders. Now they’re facing new pressures from the other side of the economic divide: low-wage service workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since February, \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenation.com/article/new-silicon-valley-movement-taking-tech-giants/\">a new labor campaign\u003c/a> called Silicon Valley Rising has been choreographing a movement to raise families out of poverty by pushing for livable wages, affordable housing and corporate responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of mostly immigrant shuttle drivers, janitors, cooks and maintenance workers have been regularly demonstrating for higher wages and benefits in front of tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, some big-name companies are beginning to improve the wages and benefits of service workers who keep their sprawling campuses running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two months ago, for example, Menlo Park-based Facebook announced that service contractors with more than 25 employees must provide them with improved wages and benefits if they work a substantial number of hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The minimum wage is $15 an hour, 15 days of paid time off a year and a new $4,000 new-child benefit for both men and women,” said Lori Goler, a Facebook spokeswoman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214840429&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Facebook’s website, Chief Operating Officer \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/03/04/10-things-sheryl-sandberg-gets-exactly-right-in-lean-in/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheryl Sandberg \u003c/a>posted, “This will give both women and men the flexibility to take paid parental leave, an important step for stronger families and healthier children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Was Facebook’s pay increase prompted by labor activism?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve really been working on it awhile, and it sort of came from us and within,” said Goler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last fall, Google let go of its security guard contractor and hired the contractor’s employees directly. In March, Cupertino-based Apple made the same move. Bringing workers in-house generally means better wages and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in March, Google, which is based in Mountain View, gave its shuttle drivers wage increases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600953\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10600953\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"A Google shuttle bus at the company's Menlo Park campus.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut-75x75.jpg 75w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16019_IMG_1565-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Google shuttle bus at the company’s Menlo Park campus. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Corporations won’t talk about their wage policies and the current labor campaign in Silicon Valley. But observers say that Silicon Valley companies know they can’t ignore the organizing activity and public opinion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are being bludgeoned on these issues, and I don’t think anyone enjoys that,” said Russell Hancock, president of \u003ca href=\"http://www.jointventure.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Venture Silicon Valley,\u003c/a> a consortium of business and civic leaders. “I think they generally want to be a positive force, a societal force. 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"content": "\u003cp>In East San Jose’s Mayfair Neighborhood, a young Cesar Chavez first started mobilizing farmworkers to get them better wages and working conditions. The area was then known as \u003cem>Sal Si Puedes, \u003c/em>meaning “get out if you can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was the 1950s, and Chavez often drove a bus to the fields in Santa Clara County and brought back the fruit pickers to Mayfair’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to talk about labor organizing and voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was no coincidence that \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=the+nation+on+silicon+valley+rising\">a new labor campaign\u003c/a> was launched at the same church in February. This time the issue is the low wages of service workers who clean, cook and stand guard at the sprawling campuses of Silicon Valley’s tech giants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Called \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyrising.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Rising\u003c/a>, this coalition of labor unions, faith leaders and community-based organizations is orchestrating a campaign to raise families out of poverty by pushing for a livable wage, affordable housing and corporate responsibility. They are now highlighting the plight of service workers, the majority of which are immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/ftUeX6f_wzs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime South Bay labor activist Bob Brownstein says Silicon Valley Rising has symbolic parallels to the farmworkers movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The grape strike wasn’t just about grapes,” he says, referring to the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, when workers walked off farms demanding wages equal to the federal minimum wage. “It was about the plight of the agricultural workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today “the struggles of security guards and cafeteria workers and shuttle drivers — it’s not just about them. It’s about a much larger low-wage sector that’s trapped in Silicon Valley,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign has resulted in hundreds of cooks, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers and maintenance workers staging nearly monthly demonstrations for higher wages and better benefits in front of high-profile tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wage-theft-legislation-20150421-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of workers rallied\u003c/a> outside the Capitol in Sacramento in support of wage and labor bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want corporations to hire responsible contractors,” says Rebeca Armendariz, a spokeswoman for SEIU United Service Workers West. “We want them held accountable for following labor law. For not ripping off their workers, for paying them honest and fair wages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214697196&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage demands for service workers isn’t a new issue. Twenty-five years ago, janitors in Santa Clara County mobilized for better wages and benefits in the “Justice for Janitors Campaign.” San Jose’s Cisco Systems Inc. was a major target, and the company eventually agreed to a union contract providing descent pay and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s organizers feel this labor movement is more broadly based, and that the volatile debate about growing \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-red-vs-blue-states-2015-7\">income inequality\u003c/a> is helping its cause. This campaign “is being viewed as a much larger problem because the level of inequality in the Silicon Valley — actually, the country — has gone rogue,” says Brownstein. “It’s no longer sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600580\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600580 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rev. 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Father Jon Pedigo, the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, is one of the leaders who worked to hammer out a shared strategy for the campaign. He says extensive groundwork had to be laid down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s all get on board and do this together.’ It was really through some meetings of getting people to listen, to talk to each other and kind of trust each other,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign is intended to focus attention on workers such as 33-year-old Maria, a cafeteria worker at Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. She doesn’t want to use her real name for fear of losing her job with Bon Appetit, the Palo Alto-based company Yahoo contracts with for food services. A single mother, she lives in a tiny trailer not far from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I get paid $12 an hour, and it is hard work for $12,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After she pays for her trailer space — $700 a month — and other bills, she says she has barely $400 for food and to support her 15-year-old and 10-year-old daughters\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600521\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600521 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"https://youtu.be/ftUeX6f_wzs\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yahoo cafeteria worker says she has little money left after paying $700 a month for her trailer space and her bills. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her older daughter says her mother doesn’t have the time to participate in Rising Silicon Valley activities, but hopes the organizing will pay off in her workplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She feels if she keeps working there, she’ll get paid more so she does have hope,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked for comment on this story, both Yahoo and Bon Appetit emailed identical statements that said their contractors’ wages and benefits compare favorably with those across the food service industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the radio story aired on KQED and this blog post was published, a Yahoo spokeswoman emailed another statement that said there was a misunderstanding in sending the same statement as Bon Appetit. The spokeswoman said “fairness is a guiding principle at Yahoo and we are looking into this matter with Bon Appetit.”\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley companies are reluctant to discuss the issue of wages and their relationships with their service workers. And they refuse to discuss the recent labor agitation and organizing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But they have to be aware of the increased activism. In February, for example, shuttle bus drivers for Yahoo, Apple, Genentech, eBay and Zynga voted to joined the Teamsters union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And tech corporations have made a number of policy changes impacting service workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Mountain View-based Google gave pay raises to its shuttle drivers, who did not join the Teamsters. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In East San Jose’s Mayfair Neighborhood, a young Cesar Chavez first started mobilizing farmworkers to get them better wages and working conditions. The area was then known as \u003cem>Sal Si Puedes, \u003c/em>meaning “get out if you can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was the 1950s, and Chavez often drove a bus to the fields in Santa Clara County and brought back the fruit pickers to Mayfair’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to talk about labor organizing and voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was no coincidence that \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=the+nation+on+silicon+valley+rising\">a new labor campaign\u003c/a> was launched at the same church in February. This time the issue is the low wages of service workers who clean, cook and stand guard at the sprawling campuses of Silicon Valley’s tech giants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Called \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyrising.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Rising\u003c/a>, this coalition of labor unions, faith leaders and community-based organizations is orchestrating a campaign to raise families out of poverty by pushing for a livable wage, affordable housing and corporate responsibility. They are now highlighting the plight of service workers, the majority of which are immigrants.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ftUeX6f_wzs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ftUeX6f_wzs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime South Bay labor activist Bob Brownstein says Silicon Valley Rising has symbolic parallels to the farmworkers movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The grape strike wasn’t just about grapes,” he says, referring to the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, when workers walked off farms demanding wages equal to the federal minimum wage. “It was about the plight of the agricultural workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today “the struggles of security guards and cafeteria workers and shuttle drivers — it’s not just about them. It’s about a much larger low-wage sector that’s trapped in Silicon Valley,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign has resulted in hundreds of cooks, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers and maintenance workers staging nearly monthly demonstrations for higher wages and better benefits in front of high-profile tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wage-theft-legislation-20150421-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of workers rallied\u003c/a> outside the Capitol in Sacramento in support of wage and labor bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want corporations to hire responsible contractors,” says Rebeca Armendariz, a spokeswoman for SEIU United Service Workers West. “We want them held accountable for following labor law. For not ripping off their workers, for paying them honest and fair wages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214697196&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage demands for service workers isn’t a new issue. Twenty-five years ago, janitors in Santa Clara County mobilized for better wages and benefits in the “Justice for Janitors Campaign.” San Jose’s Cisco Systems Inc. was a major target, and the company eventually agreed to a union contract providing descent pay and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s organizers feel this labor movement is more broadly based, and that the volatile debate about growing \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-red-vs-blue-states-2015-7\">income inequality\u003c/a> is helping its cause. This campaign “is being viewed as a much larger problem because the level of inequality in the Silicon Valley — actually, the country — has gone rogue,” says Brownstein. “It’s no longer sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600580\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600580 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rev. Jon Pedigo of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church talks with service workers. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last month, a new study calculated \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/06/29/bay-area-income-gap-now-more-than-250000-between-top-and-bottom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the income gap\u003c/a> between the top and bottom Bay Area households at more than a quarter-million dollars, 50 percent higher than the gap nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a research think tank that did \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyindicators.org/special-reports/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the report\u003c/a>, says the wage gap in this region is a stark situation for workers in the service sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They make this economy hum and their wages have been stagnant,” he says. “There’s no growth in their wages over a period of decades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley Rising took two years to get organized. Father Jon Pedigo, the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, is one of the leaders who worked to hammer out a shared strategy for the campaign. He says extensive groundwork had to be laid down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s all get on board and do this together.’ It was really through some meetings of getting people to listen, to talk to each other and kind of trust each other,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign is intended to focus attention on workers such as 33-year-old Maria, a cafeteria worker at Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. She doesn’t want to use her real name for fear of losing her job with Bon Appetit, the Palo Alto-based company Yahoo contracts with for food services. A single mother, she lives in a tiny trailer not far from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I get paid $12 an hour, and it is hard work for $12,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After she pays for her trailer space — $700 a month — and other bills, she says she has barely $400 for food and to support her 15-year-old and 10-year-old daughters\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600521\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600521 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"https://youtu.be/ftUeX6f_wzs\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16015_image1-qut1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yahoo cafeteria worker says she has little money left after paying $700 a month for her trailer space and her bills. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her older daughter says her mother doesn’t have the time to participate in Rising Silicon Valley activities, but hopes the organizing will pay off in her workplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She feels if she keeps working there, she’ll get paid more so she does have hope,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked for comment on this story, both Yahoo and Bon Appetit emailed identical statements that said their contractors’ wages and benefits compare favorably with those across the food service industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the radio story aired on KQED and this blog post was published, a Yahoo spokeswoman emailed another statement that said there was a misunderstanding in sending the same statement as Bon Appetit. 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