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January 26, 2023

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....

November 28, 2022

Farm Workers Push for Congressional Action During Lame Duck Session

Rebekah Entralgo 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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April 21, 2022

Farm Workers Win a Victory Against Exploitation in the Tulip Fields

Mike Kuhlenbeck The Progressive

The Washington Bulb Company has agreed to the demands of workers after a three-day strike.

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November 29, 2021

After Long Island Farmworkers Unionize, Organizers Hope to See Others Follow

Lakshmi Gandhi 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.

October 15, 2021

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.

Fruits of Labor | PBS

October 15, 2021

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.

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July 30, 2021

‘We’re Not Animals, We’re Human Beings’: US Farm Workers Labor in Deadly Heat With Few Protections

Michael Sainato The Guardian

Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks

July 4, 2021

Farmworker Overtime Would End Racist Pay Gap, Lawmakers Say

Alex Brown Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts

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.

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June 28, 2021

Whither Farmers’ Struggles in India?

Achin Vanaik Socialist Project

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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June 24, 2021

Supreme Court Limits California Union Recruiting in Favor of Property Rights

Kate Cimini Cal Matters

Commercial growers celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid, but farmworker unions say this will make it harder for them to access workers and advocate for their rights.

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