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News Coverage
- 09/20/2021 The Washington Post: As climate change warms workplaces, Biden directs safety agency to draft heat rules for workers
- 09/20/2021 The White House: FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
- 09/13/2021 The Good Men Report: As Temperatures Rise, so Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 09/08/2021 Daily Kos: Farmworkers invited all 100 senators to work alongside them for one day. These two accepted
- 09/08/2021 KSLA 12 News: Biden honors labor unions, touts economic agenda in White House remarks
- 09/06/2021 American Magazine: Interview: Cesar Chavez’s lawyer on the faith and nonviolence that led to the best labor law in the country
- 09/05/2021 Los Angeles Times: Drought has farmworkers dreaming of escape from California’s breadbasket
- 09/04/2021 National Park Service: The Road to Sacramento: Marching for Justice in the Fields
- 09/04/2021 The New York Times: When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous
- 09/02/2021 Civil Eats: Op-ed: The Ban on Chlorpyrifos and the Power of Community Organizing
- 09/01/2021 CBS 8: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union election
- 09/01/2021 Civil Eats: California Eyes Vote-from-Home Rules for Farmworker Union Elections
- 09/01/2021 Cal Matters: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections
- 08/31/2021 Monterey Herald: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections
- 08/27/2021 The Fresno Bee: ‘Exposed to toxic smoke and ash’: Proposed law would increase workplace protections amid wildfires
- 08/25/2021 US News & World Report: As Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 08/25/2021 Visalia Times Delta: Opinion: Farmworkers deserve democratic protections when forming unions
- 08/23/2021 PEW: Scorching Heat Is Killing Workers. Some States Are Stepping In.
- 08/20/2021 The Fresno Bee: California farmworkers face risks from heat, smoke. Regulations offer little protection
- 08/20/2021 KTVU 2: EPA bans use of pesticide chlorpyrifos linked to health problems in kids
- 08/20/2021 Roll Call: Immigration reform is a perfect fit for budget reconciliation
- 08/18/2021 The New York Times: E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children
- 08/18/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation: U.S. EPA decision will end 90% of U.S. chlorpyrifos use; does not end risks for non-food uses
- 08/18/2021 CBS News: EPA bans pesticide linked to health problems in children
- 08/17/2021 Rolling Stone: Sebastian Perez Did Not Have to Die