News – Gerawan Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link Greensboro News & Record: At N.C. strawberry and produce farms, 46 farmworkers have tested positive for COVID-19 Tri-City Herald: Tyson plant roadside memorial honors 3 Tri-Cities workers who died of COVID-19 PR Web: Western Plant Health Applauds California’s “Farm Safety Culture” as Model for Nation Bakersfield Now: Kingston Healthcare reports 11 COVID-19 related deaths Los Angeles Times: Washington state allows bunk beds for farmworkers despite coronavirus risks CalMatters: Financial help for California’s undocumented immigrants starts Monday Eater: Why Farmworkers Are Especially at Risk for COVID-19 Washington Policy Center: Common sense wins the farmworker housing rule argument The Madera Tribune: More than 3,000 meals distributed to farmworkers Business Insider: Washington state issues emergency rule to protect farm workers from COVID-19. But worker advocates fear it won’t save many lives. Environmental Working Group: Work Conditions Make Farmworkers Uniquely Vulnerable to COVID-19 Civil Eats: As Hundreds of Farmworkers Test Positive for COVID-19, Many Remain Unprotected Beyond Pesticides: California Governor Emphasizes Pesticide Enforcement During Coronavirus Outbreak Politico: Filling the safety gap for farmworkers Food & Environment Reporting Network: Fearing the spread of Covid-19, workers strike at three fruit facilities in Washington State GET 17: UFW Foundation to distribute more than 4,000 meals Wednesday to farm workers in Delano Politico: Trump deems farmworkers ‘essential’ but not safety rules for them. That could threaten the food supply. Sightline Institute: States Lead to Rid Food Crops of the Neurotoxin Chlorpyrifos NJ Spotlight: More Than Half of a South Jersey Farm’s Workers Infected With COVID-19, DOH Reports Come back later Phys.org: Poll finds broad support for farmworkers who labor through pandemic Rio Grande Guardian: Flores: Let’s show farmworkers and immigrant neighbors we value their essential labor Food & Environment Reporting Network: Unsafe heat for farmworkers to nearly double by 2050, study predicts Environmental Working Group: Calls for New Approach to Agriculture in California ‘Transition Away From Harmful Chemicals’ LA Times: Most California voters back coronavirus protections for undocumented farmworkers, poll finds « Previous1…9192939495…744Next »
