Anne Arundel County 04/14/2021 By Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection 00 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — On the evening of April 12, the Maryland legislature gave final approval to the Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act (HB 581 / SB

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Tiffani Spencer administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a drive thru clinic at the Madera County Department of Public Health on Saturday. Campaign begins during National Public Health Week Farmworkers, categorized as frontline essential workers

by Jessica Fu 04.14.2021, 2:02pmPolitics Share Link Copied! Save for later David Ryder/Getty Images Farm workers are excluded from overtime pay in most states. By 2024, Washington may become the first state to mandate time-and-a-half for agricultural labor performed

Updated 5:23 PM; Today 5:23 PM By Kevin Tampone | ktampone@syracuse.com Walden, N.Y. — New York is launching a new partnership to bring Covid-19 vaccines directly to farm workers in the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that the

By Denis Slattery New York Daily News | Apr 13, 2021 at 4:59 PM ALBANY — Farm workers across the Empire State will have a better shot at getting vaccinated against COVID thanks to a new mobile immunization effort

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Xpress Contributor By Christian Green, originally published by Carolina Public Press. Carolina Public Press is an independent, in-depth and investigative nonprofit news service for North Carolina. Last summer, COVID-19 cases surged among North Carolina’s

Coronavirus Duration 2:37 Coronavirus Farmworkers receive COVID-19 vaccines in Dunn, N.C. By Casey Toth April 12, 2021, 6:08 PM In collaboration with the NC Department of Health and Human Services, the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry is one of several organizations working

April 12, 2021 9:58 AM CDT By David Bacon Share Email Farmworkers pick persimmons in a field near Poplar, in the San Joaquin Valley, in a crew of Mexican immigrants. Many workers wear facemasks or bandannas as a protection

Mitchell Hartman Apr 12, 2021 Heard on: Listen Now Last year, as farm work picked up, COVID spread like wildfire in the crowded fruit-packing plants. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Three times as many people hospitalized with COVID-19

Ventanilla De Salud Orlando, a local nonprofit, began pop up vaccination events to help get farmworkers vaccinated. (Jesse Canales/Spectrum News 13) COVID-19 VACCINE By Jesse Canales Hillsborough County PUBLISHED 7:24 PM ET Apr. 12, 2021 PLANT CITY, Fla. –

By Christina EstesPublished: Monday, April 12, 2021 – 5:05am Phoenix Street Transportation Dept.Proposed design for ceremonial sign in Phoenix. On Tuesday, Phoenix leaders will consider adding ceremonial street signs to honor  labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.

As one of the most vulnerable populations for COVID-19, farm workers are key candidates for vaccination. Organizations in Western NC counties work to get shots to transient groups. by Christian Green April 12, 2021 Last summer, COVID-19 cases surged

By Jennifer King of the Tri-City Herald 11 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save PASCO — In a push to protect essential farm workers from COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming harvest season, about 375 Douglas

by Angela KerndlSunday, April 11th 2021 ag workers.JPG YAKIMA COUNTY — Agricultural workers in the Yakima Valley will soon become eligible for overtime pay under a bill that’s already passed through the state senate and now the house –

Thaddeus MastNaples Daily News Brightly painted protest signs filled the sidewalk in front of a North Naples Wendy’s on Sunday afternoon as residents chanted support for farmworkers and spoke against the fast-food chain. The tomato-shaped signs are a hallmark

By Jennifer King April 11, 2021 11:35 AM Duration 1:18Tri-Cities employer vaccinates hundreds in pop-up clinic About 375 Douglas Fruit Company employees received the COVID-19 vaccine outside of the Pasco packing warehouse during a pop-up clinic on Friday. By Jennifer

by KATU StaffFriday, April 9th 2021 3VIEW ALL PHOTOSFarmworkers at Coleman Agriculture in Gervais, Oregon were able to get vaccinated Friday at a Legacy Health mobile clinic. April 9, 2021 (KATU Image) GERVAIS, Ore. — Farmworkers in Marion County

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By Avery Johnson Published April 9, 2021 12:46 pm Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Share on Linkedin Organizations partner to vaccinate thousands of Monterey County farm workers MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) About 3,000 farm workers are expected to get

Apr 9, 2021 Updated 3 hrs ago Comments Save As featured on Farm workers getting vaccinated at Pasco Pop-up COVID-19 clinic PASCO, WA – Since Governor Inslee prioritized farm workers for COVID-19 vaccinations in Wash…

by Xochitl Hernandez MMJ Reporter | @ | April 9, 2021 3:27 pm Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest 0 PASCO, WA – Since Governor Inslee prioritized farm workers for COVID-19 vaccinations in Washington state, Washington State Tree Fruit Association

By Anita Lightfoot, County of San Diego Communications OfficeApr. 9, 2021 | 11:22 AM Farmworkers can find it challenging to get to a COVID-19 vaccination clinic because they work in rural, remote locations. But thanks to the efforts of

By DON JENKINS Capital Press Apr 9, 2021 OLYMPIA — The House voted 91-1 Friday afternoon to grant all Washington farmworkers time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours in a week beginning in 2024. The House revised a Senate-passed bill to

Vaccination clinics in Soledad and Greenfield from 10-7 p.m. Partnership of UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Lideres Campesinas, the State of California and Monterey County, City of Soledad, City of Greenfield Some 3,000 Monterey County farm workers will get

April 8, 2021 Evan Popp Two bills that advocates argue would right the historical wrong of farmworkers being excluded from labor protections were brought before the Maine Legislature on Wednesday, with those in favor urging lawmakers to provide agricultural