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- 07/17/2020 The Counter: On Monday, thousands of food workers will walk off the job in a “Strike for Black Lives”
- 07/17/2020 UFW asks CA AG investigation after Primex worker death, continuing spike of COVID-19 infections and company retaliation against employee for speaking out
- 07/15/2020 Los Angeles Times: Ventura County sees increase in number of positive coronavirus cases among farmworkers
- 07/15/2020 Cronkite News: As pandemic rages, farmworkers say employers are ‘prioritizing production over … lives’
- 07/15/2020 KABC 7: Ventura County aiming to keep farmworkers healthy and food safe to sustain $2 billion industry
- 07/14/2020 Bloomberg: Only Eight U.S. States Have Virus Rules for Farms as Cases Rise
- 07/10/2020 The Associated Press: ‘A slap in the face:’ Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
- 07/10/2020 The Washington Post: ‘A slap in the face:’ Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
- 07/10/2020 The Hill: Goya faces ‘#BoycottGoya’ backlash after CEO says US ‘blessed’ to have Trump as leader
- 07/10/2020 Colorlines: Hundreds of Thousands Will Walk Out of Work to ‘Strike for Black Lives’
- 07/08/2020 The New York Times: AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to Highlight Racism
- 07/08/2020 New York Daily News: National coalition of labor unions to stage July 20 walkout against racism, police brutality
- 07/08/2020 USA TODAY: A ‘Strike for Black Lives’ will bring together workers calling for end to systemic racism
- 07/03/2020 KGET 17: United Farm Workers accuses Wasco company of calling COVID-19-positive employees back to work
- 07/02/2020 Cal Matters: Dozens of pistachio plant workers infected with COVID-19
- 06/30/2020 KQED (California’s Report Podcast): Coronavirus Cases Spike Across The State
- 06/29/2020 The Bakersfield Californian: Employees blame Primex for family members’ infection
- 06/29/2020 Ventura County Star: Coronavirus update Monday: Outbreak at Oxnard farmworker housing infects 95 so far
- 06/29/2020 KEYT: COVID-19 outbreak hits Oxnard farmworker housing facility
- 06/29/2020 The Bakersfield Californian: Employees blame Primex for family members’ infection
- 06/28/2020 Explica: Farmworker housing crisis makes people sleep in dining rooms
- 06/27/2020 The Bakersfield Californian: State investigates ag’s COVID-19 safeguards
- 06/25/2020 Bakersfield Now: PrimeX Farms’ workers go on strike
- 06/25/2020 Los Angeles Times: Farmworkers at Central California pistachio farm strike after dozens test positive for the coronavirus
- 06/25/2020 KGET: Primex Farms employees picketing after 31 workers test positive for COVID-19