WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday July 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the essential role of farm workers on the nation’s food security and economy, and the urgent need for the Senate to permanently protect them

By Francisco Martinez, Tom Wilmer & Jason Lopez & Consuelo Meux & Kerry Klein/KVPR • Jul 19, 2021 Issues and IdeasShareTweetEmail Air quality index at airnow.gov airnow.gov Listen Listening… 59:26 On this episode of Issues & Ideas, hear the

Yilun ChengThe Columbus Dispatch It’s the middle of the growing season, and thousands of immigrant seasonal workers have again traveled from Texas, Florida and Latin America to pick and harvest Ohio’s crops. Before the pandemic started, organizers at Advocates for Basic

July 20 , 2021 TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatsApp A A A The U.S. West experienced yet another heatwave this past weekend causing further challenges for farmers, as United Farm Workers urged greater protections for laborers in Washington. The heat this time hit

By RON STAPP rstapp@bakersfield.com 11 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 4 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Tucked away at the foot of Three Peaks, a rock outcropping on the northern border of 116 acres along Woodford-Tehachapi Road,

By DON JENKINS Capital Press 12 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Washington farmworkers must be provided with smoke-filtering masks when air quality reaches the threshold that federal regulators consider “unhealthy” for the public, the

By JAMES BURKY James.Burky@gjsentinel.com Jul 19, 2021 Updated 9 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print 1 of 5 Sweltering heat couldn’t dry the spirits of people celebrating the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez on Saturday at the Las

7/19/2021 | 1:03 PM CDT By  , DTN Political Correspondent AddThis Sharing Buttons A farm worker straightens tomato plants on a commercial farm in Florida. The Senate reconciliation bill being developed by Senate Democrats could include language that would

News News | 9h ago -The Hagstrom Report The reconciliation bill that Senate Democrats are preparing may include a provision to cover immigration status for essential workers including farm workers, but there is debate over whether Senate rules would

Joe Maniscalco, DC Report @ Raw Story July 18, 2021 Farmer standing in field (Shutterstock) Sitting in their air-conditioned offices with stewards who serve coffee and tea on request, a majority of our Supreme Court justices have come to

Lindsay SchnellUSA TODAY Farmworker life expectancy is 49 years Prolonged exposure to high temperatures can lead to kidney disease Most farmworkers do not have access to insurance Climate change is leading to more extreme heat and drought in America’s

Community Posted: / Updated: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo – Loud music and dances were enjoyed by all at the 6th Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration. The community gathered to learn and celebrate Cesar Chavez’s dedication to assist all farmworkers in reaching

By Natasha LynnPublished: Jul. 17, 2021 at 7:17 PM UTC|Updated: 1 hours ago GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – Today, July 17, was the 6th annual Cesar Chavez Celebration from 11am-6pm. It was held at the Las Colonias park amphitheater.

By Anabel MunozFriday, July 16, 2021 11:07PM EMBED <>More Videos <iframe width=”476″ height=”267″ src=”https://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=10893160″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> As farmworkers face increasing danger from rising heat levels, advocates are pushing for more protections as well as citizenship.MOORPARK, Calif. (KABC) — Patricia

MAI HOANG Yakima Herald-Republic Jul 16, 2021 Updated 6 hrs ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email FILE — Smoke blankets the sky over Yakima County as the Burbank Fire is ablaze along Interstate 82 west of the Fred G. Redmon

Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks A farmworker in St Paul, Oregon, where a worker died of heat exposure last month Photograph: Nathan Howard/APSupported by About this contentMichael SainatoFri 16 Jul

Getty Images Without national standards, states step up to guarantee collective bargaining rights, wages and safety minimums during crises. Victoria A.F. Camron | Jul 16, 2021 It’s too easy to not think about the farmworkers. When it’s hot and

By Umme Hoque (Prism Reports) This article first appeared in Prism Reports. On June 26 in sweltering 115-degree heat, 38-year-old Sebastian Franciso Perez lost his life. A husband, brother, and farmworker at Ernst Farms and Nursery in St. Paul,

July 16, 2021 at 4:33 pm Updated July 16, 2021 at 6:06 pm   Skip Ad By Daisy ZavalaSeattle Times staff reporter As wildfire conditions worsen in Washington, officials adopted emergency rules Friday to protect outdoor workers from the dangers of smoke exposure.

BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com 3 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1956, and the United Farm Workers in 1969. Legend and friends say he lived in a barn

‘Critical’ the Senate Take Up the Farm Workforce Modernization Act for Immediate Consideration SCHODACK LANDING, NY – Today, UFW President Teresa Romero, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Congressman Antonio Delgado (D-NY), farm workers and farm owners met

8 hrs 56 mins agoUpdated: 8 hrs 11 mins ago Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images By Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN After months of fruitless bipartisan talks, Democrats are turning their last hopes for immigration reform to

As record-setting temperatures engulf the West Coast of the United States, farm workers must often choose between their wages and their health. By Brian Osgood15 Jul 2021 Arvin, California, United States — Martha Fuentes woke up at 3:30am last Thursday

Senate Bill 21-87 extends to agriculture many of the same worker protections that already exist for other industries. By Colorado Newsline 7/14/2021 Photo credit: USDA Advocates for Colorado’s agricultural workers rejoiced Friday as Gov. Jared Polis signed sweeping legislation that grants those

By Kevin Gomez-Gonzalez – 7/14/2021 – in Top StoryPrint This Article Facebook Twitter Email Limitations of government record keeping, journalism conventions likely helping to obscure the true impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities It’s long been established that agricultural