02/18/21 3:56 PM By Philip Brasher KEYWORDS Ag Workforce CoalitionAmericanHortfarm laborFarmworker JusticefarmworkersH-2Aimmigration reformminimum wageovertime Congressional Democrats introduced a sweeping immigration bill backed by President Joe Biden that would require farms to start paying overtime and provide an expedited path to

UFW Foundation Executive Director Diana Tellefson Torres and United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero responded to introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Rep. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a sweeping immigration bill that

By CBSLA StaffFebruary 17, 2021 at 1:43 pmFiled Under:Coachella, Coachella Valley, Gov. Gavin Newsom, KCAL 9 COACHELLA (CBSLA) — While visiting a vaccination site in the Coachella Valley, Gov. Gavin Newsom took time to thank the region’s farm workers

By Michael D. Shear Feb. 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden has said repeatedly that he wants to create a path to citizenship for all of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. But even as he

US & World Bob EgelkoFeb. 17, 2021Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 7:29 p.m. Comments 2 Reversing former President Donald Trump’s position, the Biden administration is backing California in a Supreme Court case by growers challenging state regulations that allow union representatives

News Staff & City News Service February 17, 2021 2:44 PM PST Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday toured a packinghouse-turned-vaccination clinic for farmworkers in eastern Riverside County, where he announced $24 million in additional funding for a state program that

The Oregon Farm Bureau is arguing that a state rule aimed at preventing the spread of Covid in farmworker housing has made workers less safe. But Marion County farmworker advocates say the pandemic has made long-standing issues around farmworker

Range Feb 17 3 Hey y’all, this is probably the most important story we’ve written to date. It’s long, but take some time out of your day and really process it. Working conditions like those that led to Eduardo’s

An estimated 79,000 food processing and agricultural workers will now be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 1 by Beth McKibben Feb 16, 2021, 12:27pm EST Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window)

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Teachers and farmworkers are among those now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination at Yolo County clinics. The county announced Tuesday that while large healthcare providers in the county are not yet expanding eligibility to essential workers in

Following a second COVID-19 outbreak at one of the country’s largest chicken processing plants, a California judge recently issued what is likely the first injunction in the nation against a meat processing plant over coronavirus safety. The ruling leaves

Olivia Sandusky February 16, 2021 6:21 PM PST Gov. Gavin Newsom has been visiting vaccination sites across the state of California. “We’re making progress and improving the rate of administration,” said Gov. Newsom.  During his trips to northern California

Previously, this population would not have been eligible until May. Author: Emma Nicolas Published: 10:07 PM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 10:07 PM EST February 16, 2021 Starting March 1, tens of thousands of Michigan food and agriculture workers

By Karen Bonanno 18 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A recent eye-popping headline in The Bakersfield Californian that reported a Kern County agricultural company and its three labor contractors have been fined $77,500 by

by JAMES ARANGUREN posted 02.15.2021 TwitterFacebookEmail Back in April, when the lockdown was first beginning, a California Farm Bureau study reported that the agriculture sector had lost more than 2.4 million jobs directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now,

February 15, 2021 05:32 PM 4 hours ago Chad Livengood Tweet Share Share Email ReprintsPrint Nic Antaya for Crain’s Detroit Business Beaumont Health says lacking shipments of vaccine forced it to cancel nearly 2,000 appointments. The Michigan Department of

Farm Bureau says state should vaccinate farmworkers By JOE MAHONEY CNHI State Reporter 49 min ago ALBANY — The New York Farm Bureau is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration to add farmworkers to the current eligibility groups for

Issuewire February 13, 2021 (WorldFrontNews Editorial):- Salinas, California Feb 13, 2021 (Issuewire.com) – DIVERSE COALITION REQUESTS SPECIAL ALLOCATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES FOR MONTEREY COUNTY AGRICULTURE SECTOR A broad-based coalition of Monterey County farmers, growers, business groups, labor advocates, and hospitality partners

New York has not included vulnerable agricultural workers alongside other essential employees in vaccine eligibility thus far. Public health officials struggle to understand why. Lissa Harris12:25 PM EST on Feb 13, 2021 Credibility: Back in December, the Centers for

By JOE MAHONEY CNHI State Reporter   1 hr ago ALBANY — The New York Farm Bureau is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration to add farmworkers to the current eligibility groups for the COVID-19 vaccine. The bureau, which

COACHELLA (CBSLA) – The Riverside County city of Coachella became the first in the nation this week to give its farm workers a temporary “hero pay” hike for the risks associated with the nature of their work during the

“Farmworkers are uniquely vulnerable to infection,” says an advocate, as the state has the country’s third-highest number of Covid cases in the last seven days. Farm workers harvest zucchini in Florida City last April.Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesFeb. 11,

by Jessica Fu 02.11.2021, 4:17pmPolitics Share Link Copied! Save for later Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Leaders of Coachella, California, mandated a $4-per-hour pay increase for local food workers. They included ag workers at the last minute. The

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Updated Feb 11, 2021 | Posted on Feb 11, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save (CNN) — A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks

By Blue Virginia – February 10, 2021 0 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Advertisement by Angela Lynn American history will tell you that Senator Robert Kennedy did not want to travel to California and meet with farm laborers and their