California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nominee for state attorney general grew up in the farmworkers movement of the 1970s. By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 25, 2021, at 8:22 p.m. More Farmworkers Fight Shaped California Attorney General NomineeMore In this

About 73% of farmworkers said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, but vaccination clinics at farm worksites are still infrequent and reliant on scarce supply. Ana IbarraCalMatters There was a day in early December when

Updated 6:00 AM; Today 6:00 AM 421sharesBy Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive It’s not uncommon for Javier Ceja Manzo to work more than 10 hours a day harvesting crops in Woodburn. In his decades as a farmworker, he has

UC Merced Thursday, March 25, 2021 Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Credit: UC Merced César Chávez during the march from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. When the UC Merced Library acquired the

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Mr. Bonta, an East Bay assemblyman, to fill the remaining term of Xavier Becerra, who became the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary last week. By Shawn HublerMarch 24, 2021, 4:44 p.m. ET SACRAMENTO

March 24, 2021 Produced by Ryan Andrew Wilde, Christine Herman and Dana Cronin FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Listen Download The United States has more than a million farmworkers who come from Mexico every year on temporary work visas. Some who are just beginning

Home » AssemblyAgchairpushesNewsom on farmworkervaccinesWEST 03/24/21 7:14 AM By Brad HookerKEYWORDS CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONCOUNTY HEALTH DIRECTORSFARMWORKER HEALTHROBERT RIVASVACCINE CLINICSVACCINE DISTRIBUTION At an Ag Day event for the California Farm Bureau on Tuesday, Asm. Robert Rivas of Hollister said he was “just on the phone with the governor’s staff”

BY IAN LEMAYMARCH 24, 2021 11:07 AM We have seen too little bipartisanship in Washington, D.C. over the last several years. The vitriol is at an all-time high, and very few seek to change the current culture of Congress. So many

March 24, 2021 at 2:21 pm Updated March 24, 2021 at 2:21 pm Skip Ad By The Seattle Times editorial board Last year, grocery stores might have run out of toilet paper, but the domestic food supply remained strong.

A bill in the Legislature would require agricultural employers to pay workers extra for working the long days common on farms. Proponents say farmworkers deserve the same overtime pay other jobs get, particularly after working through a pandemic and

By Paso Robles Press | Mar 23, 2021 Special half-day clinic in Arroyo Grande vaccinates 600 in partnership with Farm Worker Outreach Task Force SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health reported that more

0:24/ 6:10 Share Expand undocumented immigrants16 hours ago Undocumented farm workers put themselves at risk for COVID-19 to keep the country fed during the pandemic. Now a bill sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a senior Democrat from California, would

By DON JENKINS Capital Press 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save You have viewed 1 of 1 of your monthly page views. Subscribe today or Login OLYMPIA — Farmworkers said Tuesday they are worried

By Brandon Chew | 22 hours ago LikeTweet EmailPrintMore 0SHARES Image: Zeynel Cebecz, Wikimedia Commons By Brandon ChewCapital News Service Michigan and other states need to collect more information about the enforcement of worker protection standards to protect farmworkers

Rep. Dan Newhouse Posted Monday, March 22, 2021 12:12 pm Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times The plight of undocumented farmworkers has long troubled Washington Republican Dan Newhouse. The representative from the 4th Congressional District is a third-generation grower

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County Farm Bureau and the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California announced that about 25% of the expected farmworker population in the Salinas Valley has received a COVID-19 vaccine. The farm bureau and GSA

by KATU StaffMonday, March 22nd 2021 Oregon Health & Science University opened a large vaccination site near Portland International Airport on Thursday. (KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. — Changes to the coronavirus vaccine eligibility rules go into effect on Monday. Migrant

MARCH 22, 2021 — From his nonviolent tactics to spearheading the historic 400-mile California farmworker march from Delano to Sacramento, Cesar E. Chávez believed in la causa (“the cause”) of fighting for social change. This week, UTSA and the

Conservative lawyers shot for the moon in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. They probably asked for too much. By Ian Millhiser Mar 22, 2021, 2:20pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this

The bill benefits guest workers, farm owners and those who have worked in the U.S for 10 years or more. Monday, March 22, 2021 1:09pm Northwest By Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill

Lindsey UlreyMarch 22, 2021Jump to CommentsShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via EmailPrint The House has passed two immigration bills aimed at amending the immigration system. The American Dream and Promise Act would create a process to help undocumented immigrants

Gene Zaleski 9 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Gene Zaleski COLUMBIA — S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers is urging those in the food and agriculture sector to step up and be vaccinated when they are

by Angela KerndlSunday, March 21st 2021 In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, Edilia Ortega dumps a picking bag full of Cosmic Crisp apple, a new variety and the first-ever bred in Washington state, into a bin in

by Caitlyn PenterSunday, March 21st 2021 6VIEW ALL PHOTOSMARCH 21, 2021 – 100 seasonal and migrant farm workers got their COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday at Western Carolina University. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff) CULLOWHEE, N.C. (WLOS) — A population disproportionately

News News | 1d ago -The Hagstrom Report The House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act today, March 19, by a vote to 247 to 174. Thirty Republicans joined 217 Democrats in voting for the bill, which would provide