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Heat News
- 10/01/2012 Gov. Brown denies farm workers the tools to protect themselves from heat-related death
- 09/24/2012 Frying Pan News: Fields of Fire — Bill Provides Water, Shade to Farm Workers
- 09/13/2012 Chico News & Review: Treat farm workers humanely — Governor should sign bill criminalizing abusive conditions
- 09/12/2012 Huffington Post Blog: Arturo Rodriguez — If Animals Have Heat Safety Protections, Why Shouldn’t Farm Workers?
- 09/08/2012 Daily Kos: This week in the War on Workers: Do farm workers deserve the same protections as animals?
- 09/05/2012 Beyond Chron: Fields of Fire: Bill Provides Water, Shade to Farm Workers
- 08/31/2012 Huffington Post: Governor Brown — Don’t Let Farmworkers Die From the Heat
- 08/31/2012 Huffington Post: If the Labor Movement Doesn’t Speak Up for Workers, Who Will? The Koch Brothers?
- 08/30/2012 Sacramento Bee: Poor shade, water could land farmer in jail under bill sent to governor
- 08/30/2012 Farm worker bill aimed at strengthening state heat regulations heads to Gov. Brown’s desk
- 08/28/2012 KERO 23 (ABC) (CA): Farmworker Safety Bills Targeting, Punishing Employers Floats Through Legislature
- 08/28/2012 KERO 23 (ABC) (CA): California Senate Approves Bill For Farm Workers To Enforce State’s Heat Regulations
- 08/28/2012 Central Valley Business Times (CA): California farm workers might be allowed to enforce heat regulations themselves
- 08/27/2012 KGET 17 (CA): Senate okays bill to let farmworkers sue over heat
- 08/27/2012 California Senate approves bill allowing farm workers to enforce state’s heat regulations themselves
- 08/23/2012 Huffington Post: California’s Harvest of Shame: 2012
- 08/22/2012 La Opinion: Valorar al campesino
- 08/21/2012 San Francisco Chronicle: Farmers could face jail time for heat violations
- 08/21/2012 The Desert Sun (CA): Our Voice: State should get tough to protect farmworkers
- 08/20/2012 San Francisco Chronicle: State needs to protect farmworkers
- 07/03/2012 Huffington Post: Who’s Watching Out for Farm Workers Left Out in the Heat?
- 06/05/2012 Fresno Bee: Two possible heat deaths probed in Fresno County
- 06/01/2012 Sacramento Bee: Assembly approves farm worker protection bill
- 04/04/2012 Bilingual Weekly: Farm workers continue Chavez Legacy
- 03/27/2012 Hispanically Speaking News: United Farm Workers Union Supports Bill to Enforce Water & Shade Standards