Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Federal leaders and UFW reveal a new farmworker assistance program CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Several federal and local leaders will be in Salinas and Royal Oaks on Thursday to address the new pandemic

News Provided By ACLU October 07, 2021, 19:37 GMT Share This Article For the first time in a decade, Congress has a real opportunity to deliver a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. For too long, immigrants who’ve

Brad Hoylman October 06, 2021 SD27 senator brad hoylman October 05, 2021 The Honorable Charles E. SchumerU.S Senate Majority LeaderUnited States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear, Majority Leader Schumer – We, the undersigned, write to you as New York State

Assembly Bill 616 would have made it easier for California farmworkers to vote to unionize by allowing them to fill out and mail ballots as absentees. by David Bacon October 6, 2021 AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare

By Matt BloomOctober 6, 2021Share: The Polis administration has released a draft of the state’s first overtime pay rules for Colorado farmworkers. Its proposal, published Thursday, establishes a phased process for rolling out overtime pay requirements over the next

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Farm workers need immediate protections; and we must do more to confront climate change. Tuesday, October 5, 2021 1:30am OpinionCommentary By Adam Minter / Bloomberg Opinion On June 26, the temperatures south of Portland, approached 105 degrees Fahrenheit. That

Workers say they need better protections and support as ferocious wildfires become more frequent in California’s wine region. By Hilary Beaumont5 Oct 2021 Santa Rosa, California – In late September, residents of Sonoma County, one of northern California’s famous wine-making

Posted by Sally Gifford, USDA Office of Communications in Farming Oct 04, 2021 Last month, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack joined a virtual roundtable discussion with farmworkers to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Farm

Despite a rash of climate-related illnesses and deaths, agricultural laborers still have few protections on the job. By Adam Minter October 4, 2021, 5:30 AM PDT Adam Minter is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “Junkyard

Assembly Bill 616 would have made it easier for California farmworkers to vote to unionize by allowing them to fill out and mail ballots as absentees. Published on October 4, 2021 ByDavid Bacon United Farm Workers members and supporters

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is seen in a screenshot from her appearance on Nevada Newsmakers that aired Sept. 29, 2021. By Ray Hagar Nevada Newsmakers Saturday, October 2, 2021 Discuss Comment, Blog about Share this Email, Facebook, Twitter

Opinion: Voters are demanding immigration solutions. We must provide them. Today at 5:01 p.m. EDT The Sept. 27 editorial “Back to square one” missed the critical point that pathways to citizenship for “dreamers,” farm workers, those with temporary protected

By Adam Wagner and Aaron Sánchez-Guerra Updated September 30, 2021 10:13 AM Duration 1:51 NC farmworkers risk the heat even after the sun goes down with no AC where they sleep There are no states that mandate cooling in farmworker

Newsom vetoed a bill that would have let farmworkers vote by mail in union elections. They helped the governor survive the recall — and feel betrayed. By Jean GuerreroColumnist  Sept. 30, 2021 3 AM PT On Saturday, Guillermo Garcia addressed

Published 09/29/2021 BenitoLink Staff AB 73 aims to have N95 masks and training materials available during wildfires and pandemic. Farmworkers in San Benito County. File photo by John Chadwell. Information provided by the office of Assemblyman Robert Rivas. Assemblyman

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the second round of a process with multiple rounds, the Senate Parliamentarian today ruled against a registry proposal that would have granted undocumented immigrants, including farm workers, legal status, citing anything confers change of status

Jocelyn OrtegaSalinas Californianhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.482.0_en.html#goog_938502224 After months of advocacy, Assembly member Robert Rivas’ (D-Salinas) Farmworker Wildfire Smoke Protections Act (AB 73) has received the green-light from Gov. Gavin Newsom. “I am grateful for the support of my colleagues and Gov. Newsom

Posted by: Postmaster in News September 28, 2021 0 Comments English Español By Gregg McQueen The Senate Parliamentarian, an unelected advisor to the U.S. Senate, has ruled that immigration provisions included in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package

By DENNIS L. TAYLOR | dtaylor@montereyherald.com | Monterey HeraldPUBLISHED: September 28, 2021 at 11:42 a.m. | UPDATED: September 28, 2021 at 11:43 a.m. SALINAS — A Salinas Assemblyman’s bill providing farm-worker protections from wildfire smoke was signed into law Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill

Sandra Pita September 27, 2021 5:00 am Murals outside the building represent the flags of nations. (Photo: John Partipilo) For decades, the Tennessee Immigration and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) has organized for a pathway to citizenship for millions of

BY KIM BOJÓRQUEZSEPTEMBER 27, 2021 3:58 PM Play VideoDuration 1:5712 jobs that are most likely done by an immigrant in CaliforniaThese 12 common jobs have the highest percentage of full-time workers in California who are immigrants. More than half of

Photo by: Beatrice Santiago Beatrice Santiago from Homedale and University of Idaho student traveled to Washington D.C. to marched to support legalization for undocumented farmworkers. By: Ricardo Coronado Posted at 9:50 PM, Sep 27, 2021 and last updated 8:50

John Flesher Associated PressSep. 26, 2021 Comments The Biden administration has said it was banning use of chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide long targeted by environmentalists, on food crops because it poses risks to children and farm workers. The

Vermont Public Radio | By Elodie Reed Published September 26, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Outside a mobile home in Franklin County, large white chickens patrol the yard. Green fields roll out in every direction. Big