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UPDATE ON DINING HALL WORKERS ISSUE

This last weekend, a panel, “Pomona College Fires 17: Union Organizing and Immigrant Rights in the Inland Empire” was held as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the California American Studies Association (CASA). It was a good discussion with involvement from some faculty members from Loyola Marymount and other colleges. The presenters included myself, student Eric Martinez Cornejo, Christian (the dining hall worker, Tomas Sandoval, and Victor Silverman. In terms of the future, it was discussed strengthening the alumni support — and that the numbers of those not donating is growing. Continue reading