labor – The Advocate

Instructor calls for alternate labor union

May 1, 2018

A handful of adjunct professors from sister college Diablo Valley, in Pleasant Hill, are in the early stages of organizing a part-time faculty union to better represent their concerns throughout the Contra Costa Community Col...

Transient ‘fast fashion’ trends spawn global scourge

By Alondra Gallardo, Opinion Editor

February 20, 2018

While women walk around with a $12 little black dress on to support the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, think about the young girl making your dress inside a factory under extremely poor conditions, receiving little to no wages a...