agricultural workers

April 4, 2026

Dolores Huerta and Farmworkers Overshadowed by Cesar Chavez Finally Get Their Due

Mike Matejka Chicago Sun-Times

Chavez was the public figure, but Huerta and farmworkers across America, including in Illinois, carried the farm labor movement. Metro Chicago has more agricultural workers than other parts of Illinois — they tend nurseries and landscape or mow lawns

food

March 2, 2026

Broccolini Harvesters

David Bacon The Reality Check: Stories and Photographs by David Bacon

Farmworkers know that consumers have no idea how much human effort it takes to get broccolini onto our dinner tables.

labor

December 30, 2025

United Farm Workers Has Unionized Eight Farms Under 2023 CA Law. Here’s Where

Melissa Montalvo The Fresno Bee

Between October 2023 through November 2025, the California Agriculture Labor Relations Board has certified the United Farm Workers to represent hundreds of workers statewide, according to state records.

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