In Los Angeles, over a hundred unions and labor groups are turning out for the march to city hall.
Monday’s May Day march has one central issue at its core: immigration policy. But labor hasn’t always been welcoming to immigrant workers. Especially immigrants without legal status.
For a look at how the relationship between labor and the undocumented workforce has changed over the years, we spoke to Harley Shaiken who teaches economics at UC Berkeley.
Later, we were joined by KPCC’s Leslie Berestein Rojas. She was at MacArthur Park where the LA march kicked off Monday morning.
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