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Notes From the Underground Economynew

Are companies at the Port of Long Beach cheating truckers out of their rightful wages?
OC Weekly  |  Joseph Lapin  |  01-11-2013  |  Business & Labor

Can the Colectivo Tonantzin and the ACLU Beat One City's Anti-Day-Laborer Ordinance?new

The Colectivo has concentrated on fighting for the rights of day laborers in a county that has seen cities pass increasingly stringent ordinances against them. And few are more adamant about running jornaleros out of town than Orange, the Colectivo's new target.
OC Weekly  |  Gustavo Arellano  |  10-06-2009  |  Business & Labor

Sister Knows Bestnew

If the nuns in charge of the St. Joseph Health System are so pro-labor, why are some of their employees determined to unionize?
OC Weekly  |  Daffodil J. Altan  |  12-04-2007  |  Business & Labor

A Union-Busting Habitnew

The sisters who run St. Joseph Health System are often pro-labor -- but apparently not at their hospitals.
OC Weekly  |  Daffodil J. Altan  |  08-21-2007  |  Business & Labor

Portable Pole Mogul Turns Brass Into Goldnew

Keith Scheinberg says demand for dance poles is skyrocketing, especially for the kind you can take apart, throw into a rifle-sized suitcase and set up at home.
OC Weekly  |  Daffodil J. Altan  |  07-10-2007  |  Business & Labor

A Snow Job Successnew

Mega-philanthropist Michael Scott Kerr has a shady past.
OC Weekly  |  Gustavo Arellano  |  12-12-2006  |  Business & Labor

'It's Like the Natural History Museum'new

Keith Hopkins of Trophy Room explains the finer points of taxidermy.
OC Weekly  |  Greg Stacy  |  05-12-2006  |  Business & Labor

'Dust to Lust'new

"Crystal Clean," who operates Topless Cleaners, discusses the finer points of topless housecleaning.
OC Weekly  |  Greg Stacy  |  05-05-2006  |  Business & Labor

Dolling Up the Deceasednew

Mortuary make-up artist Carrie Bayer says she works at the saddest place on earth, but she's never been happier.
OC Weekly  |  Greg Stacy  |  04-14-2006  |  Business & Labor

Star-Buckernew

Xtine Hanson takes on corporate coffee with Delocator.net.
OC Weekly  |  Gustavo Arellano  |  02-03-2006  |  Business & Labor

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