(Beyond Pesticides, October 21, 2021) A study published in Environment International finds higher rates of various cancers among agricultural workers, with multiple myeloma (blood cancer) and melanoma (skin cancer) disproportionately impacting female farmers. Although research studies link cancer risk to genetic

The pandemic has worsened a worker shortage, and more farms are applying to hire foreign workers. The World October 20, 2021 · 11:00 AM EDT By Daisy Contreras Player utilities Popout Share download Listen to the story. Farmworkers, who

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Si Se Puede In May 1972, Cesar Chavez undertook a 24-day fast in Phoenix after Arizona enacted a grower-backed law making it impossible for farm workers to organize. Bedridden from fasting, Cesar, along with the United Farm Workers’ Dolores

By Chuck Abbott 10/19/2021 iStock: rightdx The pandemic “simply became another life-threatening hazard” among many facing indigenous farmworkers in California, said a report released on Monday. Based on surveys and interviews of more than 300 workers, the report called

October 19, 2021 COVID-19, other threats continue to hit California farmworkers by Irene Casado Sanchez Farmworker Caravan delivers nonperishable foods and household essentials to Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties, where local organizations

By Rafael Bernal – 10/19/21 01:22 PM EDT 266 76 Share to Facebook Share to Twitter   © Getty Images A new internal poll conducted for a large advocacy group shows that the overwhelming majority of Democratic voters in battleground states

By Senna Omar – October 19, 2021 Share on FacebookTweet on Twitter Post Views: 233 On Sept. 22, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed farmers to vote by mail in union elections. Had

Event to be held at the Historic Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles on December 9, 2021. In person event: SOLD OUT Virtual tickets to be available soon Join the Farm Workers as we thank Arturo S. Rodríguez for a

OP ED Even Trump backers in Arizona support legalizing undocumented immigrants Opinion: Bipartisan polling confirmed what we have known for a long time: Voters of all kinds are frustrated with Congress’s inaction on immigration. Alejandra Gomez and Bob Worsleyopinion contributorshttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.485.1_en.html#goog_1539326708 We

By: Jeniffer Solis – October 18, 2021 4:00 am “We know that Democratic party leadership has the power to deliver permanent residency this year, and we call on them to keep their promises.” (Photo Jeniffer Solis) In September, Fransis

BY GILLIAN BRASSIL UPDATED OCTOBER 18, 2021 2:14 PM California Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, announced he is challenging Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, for the United States House of Representatives in 2022. The election is expected to be very tight.

In May 1972, a decade after Cesar Chavez founded the union, the Legislature in his native state of Arizona pushed through a bill sponsored by agribusiness denying farm workers the right to strike and boycott during harvest seasons, and

Throughout the country, the legacy of the farm labor movement is felt to this day. A story sewn in the feilds of Delano, where in 1965, Chavez rallied farmworkers and Americans to boycott the treatment of grape pickers. By:

News 12 StaffOct 14, 2021, 6:04pmUpdated on: Oct 14, 2021, 6:04pm0:22/3:30  Every year, they leave their homes and families to come to New Jersey. Farmworkers have always been essential, but especially so for the past two years during the

TODAY ‘Message of opportunity’: The significance of Cesar Chavez and his legacy Share this – copied Cesar Chavez was a trailblazer in his ability to organize strikes and bring communities together. As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close,

Assembly Bill 73 ensures access to PPE and training during wildfires By: Staff Report October 13, 2021 21 0 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 73, Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ Farmworker Wildfire Smoke Protections Act, into law

BY MARCOS BRETÓN OCTOBER 12, 2021 5:00 AM California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a visit by first lady Jill Biden at The Forty Acres, the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union, in Delano, Calif., Wednesday,

Without adequate oversight, there is little incentive for employers to protect workers during wildfire season. Published on October 11, 2021 BySasha Abramsky Farm workers labor under a sky made hazy by wildfire smoke. Photo courtesy United Farm Workers. When

Abby Sourwine 15 hrs ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save The Oregon government deemed its 174,000 farmworkers “essential” in May 2020, but researchers found they were not treated as such throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The

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By Nadia Lopez Updated October 10, 2021 1:33 PM Farmworkers in the Central Valley have been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Farmworkers in the Central Valley have been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. JOHN WALKER Fresno Bee file The

By Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), and Lou Correa (D-Calif.), opinion contributors — 10/08/21 09:00 AM EDT 934 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill 159 Share

By Todd Guild Posted on October 8, 2021 Comments ROYAL OAKS—Congressman Jimmy Panetta was on the Central Coast Thursday, touting two pandemic assistance programs he helped pass that will benefit agriculture workers and the industries that employ them. The Pandemic

By — Chloe Jones By — Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The U.S. will develop a federal heat standard for the first time. Here’s what advocates and labor experts want Nation Oct 7, 2021 5:18 PM