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Rail Yard Gets Green Light By L.A. Harbor Commission
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Los Angeles electrician union members (Photo: Paige Brettingen)
Though the project promises jobs, residents raise concerns over how it will impact their health.
Read more...Where Did Los Angeles' Day Laborers Come From?
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Michael Kembe can't even find a job washing dishes. Oscar Chavez has too much pride to return home to Mexico.
Read more...Illusions Of The American Dream Remain For Day Laborers
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Experts say L.A.'s thousands of day laborers will be the last to feel recovery.
Read more...Three Years After The Bust, Architecture Industry Continues To Drag
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It has been the worst era in the design and construction industry since the Great Depression.
Read more...Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report
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From high youth unemployment to a hibernating construction industry, life isn't easy in Los Angeles for hundreds of thousands.
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