The UC Berkeley Labor Center anticipates more than one-quarter of undocumented immigrants under age 65 will remain without coverage.

“We’re going to need a lot more strikes to reset the power structure,” Jane McAlevey said. “The workers who are harder to replace need to show their solidarity to the workers who are easier to be replaced in this society.”

A study released today by the UCLA and UC Berkeley Labor Centers highlights difficult working conditions in L.A. County’s fast food sector, which employs nearly 150,000 workers.

According to a recent UC Berkeley Labor Center analysis, 48% of black workers in California are now employed in a front-line job deemed “essential.” This category includes food prep workers, personal care aides and material movers.