Georgia AG Wants Trump Administration To Restrain Rising Migrant Farm Worker Pay
Georgia Recporder
Georgia AG wants Trump Administration to restrain farm workers wages.
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Inside the Effort by Two Beverly Hills Billionaires To Kill a State Law Protecting Farmworkers
Los Angeles Times
If it succeeds, California’s legal protections for farmworkers could be rolled back to conditions that prevailed before César Chavez’s campaigns for farm unionization in the 1960s.
Federal Investigations Into Labor Law Violations by Farm Employers Fall to Record-Low
Barn Raiser
In the face of lax enforcement by Biden’s Labor Department, labor organizations have stepped up to protect farmworkers.
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Biden Is Paying Growers To Replace Farmworkers With Bracero Contract Labor
Truthout
Under the new visa pilot program, the administration is prioritizing growers’ profits over farmworkers’ rights.
How Rising Temperatures Are Becoming a Labor Story
Nieman Reports
Labor reporters are increasingly focusing on how extreme heat kills workers — and what should be done about it. They could focus on industry opposition to creating federal heat regulations, whether from agricultural employers or warehouse companies.
Tidbits – Jan. 26, 2023 – Reader Comments: What Price “Defense”?; Monterey Park; Readers Respond – Ukraine War; Israel; Argentina 1985; George Santos; Gun Control; Student Activist Scholarship Applications Available; Lots of Announcements; More…
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Reader Comments: What Price “Defense”?; Monterey Park; Readers Respond - Ukraine War and The Left; Israel; Argentina 1985; George Santos; Gun Control; Lots of Announcements; Student Activist Scholarship Applications Available; More....
Farm Workers Push for Congressional Action During Lame Duck Session
Inequality.org
A delegation of farm workers lobbied Congress ahead of the holiday weekend to pass legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of workers who provide the food for our tables.
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Farm Workers Win a Victory Against Exploitation in the Tulip Fields
The Progressive
The Washington Bulb Company has agreed to the demands of workers after a three-day strike.
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After Long Island Farmworkers Unionize, Organizers Hope to See Others Follow
Prism
A group of agricultural workers on Long Island has formed New York’s first farmworkers union—a landmark move that was the result of decades of activism.
Friday Nite Videos | October 15, 2021
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The Real Reason the Economy Might Collapse | Robert Reich. Children’s Author Tells the True Story of Columbus’ Exploits. The Last Time the Globe Warmed. Fruits of Labor | PBS. The End of Oil, Explained | Vox + Netflix.
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