Do you know any Salvadorans in their 30s who, as young children, were put up for adoption in El Salvador during that country’s brutal civil war in the 1980s? Perhaps you know - or know of - a Salvadoran family currently living in Somerville who had a child abducted during the war.
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Inmigrantes y partidarios de reforma migratoria marcharán en 40 ciudades de todos los EE.UU. Republicanos reafirman su compromiso
September 30, 2013
WASHINGTON D.C.— Grupos de inmigrantes y partidarios de la reforma migratoria anunciaron hoy que el próximo 5 de octubre se unirán en marchas y manifestaciones en más de 40 ciudades de Estados Unidos. Miembros de la Alianza Nacional de Comunidades Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas (NALACC), así como grupos religiosos, laborales y de derechos civiles, hicieron una llamada al Congreso, a fin de que apruebe la reforma migratoria con una legalización que conduzca hacia la ciudadanía, informaron a través de un comunicado de prensa.
The Boston Globe
Feast or famine
September 29, 2013
Monica Marulanda regularly arrives to work at 5:30 a.m. at the renowned No. 9 Park, where she prepares the award-winning pasta. Originally from Colombia, she got a foot in the door at the restaurant and, through the guidance and support of her mentor Barbara Lynch, has risen as a prized contributor to the local culinary scene.
Wicked Local Somerville / Somerville Journal
Reuniting war-torn families from El Salvador to Somerville
August 29, 2013
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Wicked Local Burlington / The Burlington Union
Activists rally in Lexington against accused wage withholders
August 9, 2013
Lexington —
Members of a nonprofit held a demonstration outside the Solomon Pierce Road home of restau
Somerville Patch
Wage Theft Ordinance update, discussion by BoA set for Tuesday, June 18
June 13, 2013
The Board of Aldermen’s Legislative Matters Committee is set to have a second meeting on the proposed Wage Theft Ordinance on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:00 PM at City Hall.
The proposed ordinance would allow the city to revoke a license or permit from a business found guilty of wage theft by either the state Attorney General or the federal Department of Labor. If Somerville adopts the ordinance, it would be the first of its kind in Massachusetts.
The Somerville News
City looks at the wage theft issue
May 15, 2013
Four wage dispute cases between One World Cuisine – which operates Diva Indian Bistro in Davis Square, as well as a number of other restaurants and liquor stores – and its former employees developed into a political discussion in Somerville this week.
Open Media Boston
New Wage Theft Law Would Target Somerville Employers
May 11, 2013
Somerville, Mass. - Somerville officials are considering adopting a new ordinance that would see employers guilty of wage theft lose or fail to gain licenses and permits issued by the city.
The ordinance drafted by the city’s Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone came after Somerville residents and activists signed a petition in April seeking a public hearing by the Board of Aldermen on the issue of wage theft in the city.
Wicked Local Somerville / Somerville Journal
Somerville residents speak out about wage theft
May 9, 2013
Somerville —
Raquel DeLeon was working at a construction company in Somerville, when she and six other women stopped receiving compensation for the work they were doing.
DeLeon said the company didn’t pay her for 64 hours of work, totaling $584 in unpaid wages.
Wicked Local Somerville / Somerville Journal
Somerville immigrant rights group fears post-bombing backlash
May 3, 2013
Somerville —
A Somerville-based immigrant and worker’s rights group is worried that the Boston Marathon bombings will lead to a backlash against immigrants.
Wicked Local Somerville / Somerville Journal
Curtatone promises anti-wage theft ordinance
April 9, 2013
Somerville —
The Somerville mayor’s office is drafting an ordinance to grant officials legal power to fight wage theft in the city.
Mayor Joe Curtatone told approximately ten Somerville residents gathered in front of City Hall on April 9 to rally for an anti-wage theft ordinance that the city is currently drafting such an ordinance, which will be presented to the Board of Aldermen on April 11.
