Few state or federal regulations exist governing working conditions in hot temperatures. Farmworkers break up ground in Oregon as a heat wave bakes the Pacific Northwest in record-high temperatures. | Nathan Howard/AP Photo By XIMENA BUSTILLO 07/28/2021 10:31 AM

by Katie KingJuly 28, 2021AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to EmailShare to Print A family sits in a cooling center established at the Camden Community Center in San Jose in June 2020. Photo courtesy of San Jose

July 27, 20216:33 PM PDTLast Updated 3 hours ago United States Steve Gorman 3 minute read California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination supersite in San Diego, California, U.S. February 8,

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary recently held a hearing to discuss farmworkers in the United States, specifically focusing on provisions within the House-passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA). Members heard from two panels: Panel I included USDA Secretary

By Laura Litvan July 26, 2021, 10:20 AM PDT Updated on July 26, 2021, 1:03 PM PDT Immigration measure would be part of planned economic package 8 Million Dreamers, migrant and ‘essential’ workers targeted LISTEN TO ARTICLE 3:26 SHARE

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David RodriguezSalinas CalifornianSKIP Farmworkers and other essential workers have been at an increased risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, putting the nation’s food supply in jeopardy.  Recognizing the vulnerability of farmworkers in Monterey County, Clinica de Salud del Valle de

Richard Chavez dedicated most of his free time after work and on weekends helping his brother, Cesar Chavez, organizing the United Farm Workers in its earliest years. Richard was born on Nov. 12, 1929 on the Chavez family homestead

By Rep. Charlie Crist and Maria Rodriguez Guest Columnists | Jul 25, 2021 at 5:30 AM When the pandemic first struck, one of the only things we knew for sure was that a deadly virus was being rapidly spread

Updated Jul 26, 2:27 PM; Posted Jul 25, 12:01 PM 168sharesBy Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive A Hillsboro construction worker died after apparently succumbing to the heat while on the job June 28, when temperatures within the city and

Abdullah Shihipar 17 hours ago Extreme heat is a public health crisis, just like the coronavirus pandemic. Essential workers and communities of color are put at higher risk for heat-related illness and lack protections, just as they have during

Washington-DC by: Raquel Martin Posted: Jul 23, 2021 / 12:58 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 23, 2021 / 12:59 PM CDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) —

Updated: 10:22 PM PDT Jul 23, 2021 Infinite Scroll Enabled Felix Cortez Reporter GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.Privacy Notice Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra visits and

Dora TotoianSalem Statesman Journalhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.473.0_en.html#goog_659665409 At a Willamette Valley flower farm, C.S. spends nine hours a day, six days a week planting, growing and packaging the flowers that adorn people’s tables.  Nothing changed last September when smoke from the Beachie

Some Republicans buck bill for farmworkers to get legal status ‘Reconciliation is always a possibility,’ a Senate leader says July 23, 2021 11:48 AM By Megan U. Boyanton Top Democrats are weighing a pathway to bypass Republicans and revamp

Last Updated: Thursday, 22 July 2021 05:53 Published: Thursday, 22 July 2021 05:53 0 July 22, 2021 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety, co-chaired a Judiciary hearing entitled

Jill Richardson 22 July 2021 Previous Article Gov. Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package Next Article UC tuition hike: Regents to vote on ‘forever’ increase Tools  Print  Email FacebookTwitterShare Two farm workers died during a recent heatwave in

Jul 22, 2021 12:21pm PDT by Gabe Ortiz, Daily Kos Staff 12 63 California Sen. Alex Padilla during a Senate hearing on the vital role of immigrant farmworkers called it “fundamentally wrong” for the federal government to deem undocumented immigrant

Jul 21 2021 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today gave remarks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Immigrant Farmworkers Are Essential to Feeding America” on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which passed the House of Representatives in March. The

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Washington-DC by: Raquel Martin Posted: Jul 21, 2021 / 04:13 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 21, 2021 / 04:13 PM CDT WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Democrats say Congress should create a path to citizenship for immigrant farm workers who stayed

Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit Produce July 21, 2021 The Pundit grew up, of course, in a produce family. When we were around ten years old, we remember someone in school was passing around a petition asking people to support César

ELVIA DIAZ Opinion: ‘Dreamers’ and the farmworkers feeding America deserve better than to become permanent second-class citizens. Will Senate Democrats finally step up for them? Elvia DíazArizona Republic “Dreamers” are non-negotiable, folks. Senate Democrats must legalize them as well

Login|Sign Up Now 76° Thu 90° Fri 90° Home Video News Sports Obits RiverBender Radio AP News Deals Classifieds Autos Real Estate Directory Events Durbin At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers July 21 2021

07.21.21 WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Immigrant Farmworkers are Essential to Feeding America,” U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to reflect on the