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.
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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.
The Washington Bulb Company has agreed to the demands of workers after a three-day strike.
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.
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When ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager living in California, is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.
Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks
Nearly half of all U.S. farmworkers lack legal status. The average farm wage was $13.99 an hour as of 2019, roughly 60% of the average non-farm wage.
The ongoing struggle of farmers in India is the most significant mass mobilization in decades and represents the biggest challenge to the government of Narendra Modi since it first came to power in 2014.
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