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Melissa Montalvo
@melissamyrna_
Reporter for @FresnoBee @fresnoland via @Report4America Mexicana Americana. Bilingüe. Get our Latino issues newsletter! 🐝
Jul 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Immigrants detained at two Central Valley immigration detention facilities are suing the centers’ operator — the GEO Group — over their $1-per-day wages and retaliation. "We too are here to say enough is enough."
@FresnoBee @YeseniaAmaro fresnobee.com/news/local/art… While in the work program, detainees can perform various work duties, such as scrubbing bathrooms, showers, sinks, and toilets; taking out the trash; painting dormitories; and assisting individuals with disabilities, among other tasks, according to the lawsuit.
Jul 14, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Three resign in protest from San Joaquin Valley Air District group, calling it a ‘sham.’ My latest for @FresnoBee @fresnoland @Report4America fresnobee.com/fresnoland/art… “It’s extremely distressing to know that the body tasked with protecting public health has been failing so dramatically in order to allow industry continued expansion,” said Sasan Saadat, Research & Policy Analyst for @Earthjustice, who was one of the three to resign.
Jul 13, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
It's wildfire season, which means all hands are on deck at @FresnoBee to cover the #WashburnFire growing in #Yosemite National Park. Get the latest on the size of the fire and containment info in my story here: fresnobee.com/news/californi… And don't miss @TimSheehanNews's data-packed story of how the Washburn Fire compares to other recent California wildfires. fresnobee.com/news/californi…
Jul 12, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
ICYMI: The results of #Fresno #Starbucks unionization efforts are in: workers voted 14-0 against union representation. This story has been updated with comments from Starbucks & the worker that led organizing🧵
My latest for @FresnoBee @fresnoland
fresnobee.com/news/local/art… Workers announced their intent to organize in April. The store would have been the first Central Valley Starbucks to unionize.
fresnobee.com/fresnoland/art…
Feb 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Fresno Democrat @drarambulaAD31 wants to crack down on labor trafficking in CA. Will this proposed bill help?
My latest for @FresnoBee @Report4America fresnobee.com/news/local/art… Assembly Bill 1820 would establish the Labor Trafficking Unit to investigate and prosecute perpetrators who force or coerce vulnerable people into jobs with little or no pay and often under unsafe working conditions.