Farm Workers, Crops Swelter Under Record Heat In Pacific Northwest01:14 <iframe width=”100%” height=”124″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/07/02/farms-agriculture-heat-wave”></iframe> PlayJuly 02, 2021 Anna King, Northwest News Network Record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are causing trouble in agriculture. Farm workers are suffering

An immigrant nursery worker in St. Paul was among those who died in the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Author: Morgan Romero Published: 5:59 PM PDT July 2, 2021 Updated: 6:00 PM PDT July 2, 2021 ST PAUL,

Heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest are hitting farmworkers the hardest. Photo: United Farm Workers Twitter Amid Pacific Northwest heatwave, too much emphasis is on Washington’s cherry harvest, and not those doing it The largely Latino farm workforce is bearing

Andrew Selsky and Nathan HowardAssociated Press On his 38th birthday, Sebastian Francisco Perez, an immigrant from Guatemala, played chess with his nephew. The next day, he went to work at Earnst Farms and Nursery in St. Paul as the thermometer

Their visit days after Senate Budget Committee releases preliminary budget with $126B in funding so that farm workers, Dreamers, TPS recipients, and other essential workers can apply for legal status Washington, D.C.—Farm worker families from Georgia and Washington state

July 1, 2021 LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Send Embed Union organizing often collides with an employer’s private property rights. In a decision issued this month, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the

By Nicole Foy and Sophia Charan July 01, 2021 02:14 PM, Updated 4 hours 39 minutes ago It’s sweltering in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest this week, and farmworkers are among the most vulnerable. Ángeles Cárdenas and her small

BY Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez | July 1, 2021 AT 12:59 pm Close Washington state is suffering from high heats as a heat dome sits over the Pacific Northwest. As the state grapples with the heat issues, the United Farm Workers is calling

Do you have to do your job in excessive heat? Here’s what federal law says.By Monica Torres07/01/2021 06:27pm EDT Several cities in the Northwest experienced record-breaking temperatures this week, causing dangerous working conditions for people trying to do their jobs

From the Top headlines this morning: June 30 series By ANDREW SELSKY and JIM MORRIS Associated Press Jun 30, 2021 Updated Jun 30, 2021 0 1 of 42 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save By ANDREW SELSKY and JIM MORRIS

President Joe Biden will hold a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House in which 21 immigrants will become citizens as the administration pushes for more pathways to citizenship. An administration official said Biden would use the moment to

As told to Sarah Jones Heat threatens farmworkers in the Pacific Northwest. Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images With the Pacific Northwest in the grips of a historic heat wave, the effects of climate change are difficult to ignore. But while

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Jul 01, 2021 Emily Baron Cadloff With temperatures climbing over 100 degrees for days on end, conditions are especially hard on farmworkers who can find no respite from the sun. Labor rights advocates are calling for better protections of

By JOSH BOAKyesterday President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2021, to board Marine One on their way for a brief stop to switch

The UFW Foundation, the United Farm Workers and farm workers will hold a press conference in front of Senator Alex Padilla’s office in Fresno to thank him for his support advocating for legalization. Sen. Padilla recognizes that Congress must

June 30, 2021 Juanita Constible “Hot Vax Summer” isn’t going well for people traveling to and around the Pacific Northwest this week. A monster heat wave has damaged roads and streetcar cables, stranded airline passengers, and closed restaurants and

June 30, 20215:09 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Anna King From Northwest News Network 1-Minute Listen Download Transcript The recording-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are causing trouble in agriculture. Farm workers are suffering from record heat, and

By Kerry Jackson | Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED: June 29, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. | UPDATED: June 29, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. “I’m going to take this to the Supreme Court,” is almost always an empty, baseless threat generated by in-the-moment fury

The ruling isn’t just pro-property rights; it’s contrary to our democratic values. by Ruben J. Garcia June 30, 2021 Law and Justice Then Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens to opening statements on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday,

06/30/21 6:25 AM By Annie Deckey KEYWORDS cherriesclimate changefruitheat exposure Fruit growers in Yakima, Wash., are dealing with unprecedented heat, with temperatures predicted to peak at 115 degrees this week, which dampens production but also may affect quality. Cherry

A farmworker died in St. Paul on Saturday as a record heat w… By MIKE FAHNER 5 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, began like any other day at Cedar Point

By Laureen Fagan on June 30, 2021AgricultureClimate ChangeFood Security Germany worries about its wheat, France tries to protect its grapes, and the United States and Canada calculate the agribusiness loss in apples or blueberries when extreme weather, like this

Blog Employer Labor Relations Blog Seyfarth Shaw LLP USA June 30 2021 Seyfarth Synopsis: California agricultural employers won big before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the Court deemed unconstitutional a California

by Annelise Hanshaw June 30, 2021 0 comment 0 comment 0 United Farm Workers, a farm worker advocacy organization, is asking the state of Washington to issue workplace regulations regarding heat — similar to the protections the organization helped