Despite growing COVID-19 cases and deaths among farmworkers and in meat processing plants, ag workers are still struggling to get tested and vaccinated. By Christine Herman and Dana Cronin, Harvest Public Media January 29, 2021 Read more about Coronavirus
Civil Eats: Getting Farmworkers Tested and Vaccinated Depends on Building Trust
KTVU Fox 2: Prioritizing farm worker vaccines a food security matter, state senator says
By Tom Vacar Published 1 hour ago Updated 57 mins ago COVID-19 and the EconomyKTVU FOX 2 Facebook Twitter Print Email Prioritizing farm worker vaccines a food security matter, state Senator State Senator Melissa Hurtado, a daughter of agricultural workers,
The Wenatchee World: Dairy farmers seek legislation to limit retroactive pay after court ruling
By Mai HoangYakima Herald-Republic Jan 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save OLYMPIA — The question of fairness was at the center of a hearing Thursday on a Washington Senate bill that would limit the ability
Monterey County Weekly: Growers eye mass vaccinations for farmworkers — if they can get vaccines.
Mary Duan 11 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Email Squidfry Letters The Buzz Local Spin Forum Facebook Twitter Email Print Save The deadliest jobs in this past pandemic-driven year were not to be found in health care or first
WLNS 6 News: Judge ruling allows migrant workers to continue their case against Michigan nursery
AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More YPSILANTI, Mich. (WLNS) – A decision by a Michigan judge will allow six migrant H-2A workers to continue their case against Four Star Greenhouse, a
KVPR: UFW Foundation Pushes For State and Local Officials To Prioritize Onsite Clinics For Farmworkers
By Madi Bolanos• 4 hours ago ShareTweetEmail Agriculture workers sit six feet apart for 15 minutes after recieving the first round of the COVID vaccine at Pappas Family Farm in Mendota, Ca. Madi Bolanos / Valley Public Radio Listen
Monterey Herald: Coronavirus: Monterey Peninsula mayors urge prioritizing farmworker vaccinations
By Dennis L. Taylor | dtaylor@montereyherald.com | Monterey HeraldPUBLISHED: January 28, 2021 at 1:59 p.m. | UPDATED: January 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. MONTEREY — In a Jan. 26 letter to county officials, the mayors of every Monterey Peninsula
Monterey County Weekly: The UFW joins the Biden administration in pushing for immigration reform.
Celia Jiménez 19 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save United Farmworkers and the United Farmworkers Foundation launched a campaign called, “We Are Home,” to push for immigration reform that could grant legal status to
Los Angeles Times: Despite Cal/OSHA’s emergency COVID-19 safety rule, workers say little has changed
By Jie Jenny ZouStaff Writer Jan. 28, 2021 5 AM PT As California became the national epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the final weeks of 2020, state officials adopted sweeping emergency measures meant to protect workers. But implementation of
Tampa Bay Times: For farmworkers, coronavirus information can be as hard to find as vaccines
Advocates push governor for a strategy to help people they see as vulnerable and forgotten. By Juan Carlos ChavezPublished Earlier todayAdvertisement PLANT CITY — Ask anyone who’s trying to make an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine. It’s maddening. So
The Sun Gazette: California ag, UFW hail benefits of immigration bill in Congress
By John Lindt 6:58 am, January 27, 2021 Over 300,000 Valley farmworker, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) dreamers could apply for favorable ‘blue chip’ status CALIFORNIA – The absence of former president, Donald Trump has now made room
In These Times: How the Deep Roots of Farm Labor Solidarity Helped Wisconsin Survive the Pandemic
A century of agrarian organizing pays off. Hannah Faris January 27, 2021 When Covid-19 forced Wisconsin to shut down in late March last year, supply shocks to the agricultural industry delivered a staggering blow to family farmers, many of whom
Agri Pulse: Biden raises hopes for farm labor reform, but prospects remain cloudy in Congress
01/27/21 6:41 AM By Philip Brasher KEYWORDS agricultural laborfarm laborfarmworkersGang of EightH-2Aimmigration President Joe Biden’s proposal to provide a path to legal status for illegal immigrants offers farm groups a new chance to persuade Congress to expand the availability of guest
KYMA 13: Emergency shelter for farmworkers set up just feet from border fence
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), An emergency shelter for farm workers who don’t have a place to stay has been set up in Calexico just feet from the border wall fence. Local activist Hugo Castro set it up. He received
UC Davis: UC Davis Launches $3 Million Project to Improve Farmworker COVID Safety
eam is Working With Agricultural Industry and Community Groups By Diane Nelson on January 27, 2021 in Human & Animal Health California’s 800,000 farmworkers have been hit hard by COVID-19, the disease that has infected more than 25 million
The Sun Gazette: California ag, UFW hail benefits of immigration bill in Congress
By John Lindt 6:58 am, January 27, 2021 Over 300,000 Valley farmworker, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) dreamers could apply for favorable ‘blue chip’ status CALIFORNIA – The absence of former president, Donald Trump has now made room
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Veteran activists campaign for Biden’s immigration reform
By ANITA SNOW and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press January 26, 2021 — 7:05pm Text size comment share tweet email Print more RENTON, Wash. — Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are
The Hill: Immigrant justice campaign launches to call on Congress to act on immigration
By Alex Gangitano – 01/26/21 07:00 AM EST 334 51 AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to Twitter Just In… Blinken holds first calls as Biden’s secretary of State Administration — 1h 8m ago Curt Schilling defends legacy, knocks ‘cowards’
Green Matters: Farmers Are Pleased With Biden’s Immigration Bill, and What It Means for Agriculture
By Lizzy Rosenberg Updated 11 hours ago Most of us are relieved by what POTUS Joe Biden has done for the climate since Day One — he overturned many of Trump’s consequential actions by rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement,
CAL Matters: Educators, food workers join California’s priority list for vaccines
by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 26, 2021 In summary Beginning in mid-February, some essential workers will be eligible for vaccines under new standards announced today. Then, the next priority group will be based on age, likely people 50+, not
Whistleblower Network News: Migrant Farm Worker Wins Increased COVID-19 Protections for Workplace Following Lawsuit
byAna PopovichJanuary 26, 2021 in Breaking News, Corporate, News Reading Time: 6min read 0Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInEmail “I want to work, but I also want to live.” These are the words of Maria de los Angeles
WRLN: In Florida, Worsening Heat Puts More People At Risk
WUSF Public Media – WUSF 89.7 | By Naseem S. Miller – Orlando Sentinel Published January 26, 2021 at 5:03 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email This story was first published by Orlando Sentinel, the Center for Public Integrity and
Newsweek: Utah Officials Allegedly Failed to Disclose Mink Farm Worker Died of COVID After Outbreak
By Soo Kim On 1/25/21 at 9:15 AM EST Current Time 0:38/Duration 2:31 Share Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on PinterestShare on RedditShare on FlipboardShare via EmailCommentsNewsUtahCoronavirusDeathsFarming Amid ongoing debate over the threat posed by COVID-19 outbreaks
Valley Public Radio: Fresno County First in San Joaquin Valley To Vaccinate Farmworkers
By Madi Bolanos• 3 hours ago ShareTweetEmail Agriculture employees line up to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Pappa’s Family Farm in Mendota, CA. Listen Listening… 1:19 Listen to the story here. Employees of Pappas Family Farms in Mendota received
The Mercury News: Food and farm workers next in line for COVID vaccine
New research ranks them among California’s riskiest occupations By Lisa M. Krieger | lkrieger@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News GroupPUBLISHED: January 25, 2021 at 3:08 p.m. | UPDATED: January 25, 2021 at 4:02 p.m. What jobs put workers at the