News – Gerawan Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link The Hill: DHS issues guidelines defining critical jobs during the coronavirus crisis NPR: COVID-19 Threatens Food Supply Chain As Farms Worry About Workers Falling Ill Politico: Coronavirus stress-tests the food supply network Capital Press: H-2A cutoff averted as virus adds to labor worries The Californian- Salinas:Ag workers exempted from COVID-19 shelter in place mandate, advocates fear for health Monterey Herald & Mercury News: COVID-19: Agriculture exempt from shelter in place Los Angeles Times: Will coronavirus affect food supply? First problem: A possible shortage of workers Fresno Bee: Agriculture and coronavirus: No major disruption in San Joaquin Valley as of yet NBCNews: U.S. restricts visas for farmworkers, raising concerns about food supply Maine Public: COVID-19 Threatens Food Supply Chain As Farms Worry About Workers Falling Ill Telemundo 33: “Nosotros necesitamos trabajar”, dice campesino de Patterson ante coronavirus Conexion Migrante: Estados Unidos suspende entrevistas para otorgar visas a trabajadores agrícolas por Covid-19 Univision Portland: Coronavirus amenaza la industría agrícola y procesadoras del Pacífico Noroeste Monterey Herald: Agriculture exempt from shelter in place. Farmworkers stay on the job. The Hill: Senate passes House’s coronavirus aid bill, sending it to Trump Idaho Press: Pesticide bill wins final passage as amended, House gives it unanimous support Idaho Press: Amended pesticide bill passes Senate, 31-1, heads back to House Please donate: You can’t pick strawberries working remotely. The Counter: Pre-existing conditions, no sick leave and health insurance put farm workers at increased coronavirus risk Bloomberg.com: Global Harvests at Risk With Travel Limits Squeezing Labor BloombergQuint: Global Food Harvests at Risk With Travel Limits Squeezing Labor Vida en el Valley: UFW sends open letter to the agricultural industry asking to protect farmworkers during the Coronavirus crisis Capital Press: Coronavirus puts pressure on farm labor picture The Packer: Coronavirus spurs concerns for farmworkers UFW to all growers, ag groups: ‘Imperative to take proactive steps’ to ensure farm worker safety—starting with extending sick pay « Previous1…101102103104105…744Next »
