September 21, 2017
In the weeks since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump Administration would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, many corporate executives, especially in the technology sector, have issued statements in defense of the nearly 800,000 young people who have been able to work or go to… Read More»
Tags: Apple, DACA, DREAMERS, Facebook, Google, guestworkers, H1B, immigration, Microsoft, Silicon Valley, Tech
May 17, 2016
The tech industry is synonymous with cutting-edge innovation, yet the industry’s employment practices are frequently backward. There’s the lack of diversity in hiring and the prevalence of contracted work arrangements that, while often invisible, contribute to the deepening inequality in its hometown of Silicon Valley. One of the tech industry’s… Read More»
Tags: California, EPI, guestworkers, H-1B, immigration, outsourcing, San Jose, Silicon Valley, South Bay Labor Council, Southern California Edison, subcontracting, Walt Disney Land
May 2, 2016
New analysis by the Economic Policy Institute and Jobs With Justice of U.S. Department of Labor data suggests that the leading users of the H-1B high-skilled guestworker visa program in Silicon Valley, and across California, are companies that essentially act as temporary staffing agencies. These companies make permanent work insecure… Read More»
Tags: guestworker program, guestworker visas, H1-B, Silicon Valley