“The president has been an admirer of my father, but the fact that is in the office is something very beautiful, and we are honored,” said Paul Chávez. By Enrique Chiabra and Elizabeth Chavolla • Published January

The 46th president is paying homage to historic figures like Franklin D. Roosevelt, César Chávez and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his decor choices.00:07 /02:12 Jan. 21, 2021, 7:04 PM PST / Source: TODAYBy Scott Stump Joe Biden

January 20, 2021 at 5:24 pmFiled Under:Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez Bust, Oval Office, President Joe Biden WASHINGTON (CBS SF) — Among the changes in the White House Oval Office on the first day of President Joe Biden’s term, was

By Zack Budryk – 01/20/21 07:01 PM EST 1,119 8,895 AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to Twitter by © Getty Images President Biden’s personal touches in the Oval Office include replacing a portrait of Andrew Jackson and adding a bust

Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options World & Nation By Andrea Castillo, Cindy Carcamo Jan. 20, 20212 AM UPDATED6:18 PM When the U.S. Senate passed an immigration reform bill in 2013, farmworkers Francisca Aguilar and her husband Ruben Cohetzaltitla got excited

By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to issue several measures on Wednesday aimed at rolling back some of the restrictive immigration policies put in place by his predecessor President Donald Trump.

January 20, 20215:00 AM ET Franco Ordoñez Twitter Instagram President-elect Joe Biden, seen here speaking about national security last month, plans to make good on an election promise to send Congress an immigration bill on Day 1. Brendan Smialowski/AFP

Charles Davis 12 hours ago President Joe Biden is offering foreign-born farm workers the chance to immediately apply for permanent residency. Biden’s immigration proposal would also give agriculture industry workers the right to overtime pay. Each year, over 200,000

Rebecca PlevinPalm Springs Desert Sun Undocumented farmworkers could qualify to apply for green cards immediately under the immigration legislation that President Joe Biden unveiled on his first day in office. Farmworkers would be eligible to apply for permanent legal

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez January 20, 2021 / 5:00 AM / CBS News After taking the oath of office on Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden will send Congress a proposal that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to

President Biden unveiling today of a comprehensive immigration reform bill is “fundamentally different than what any other president has ever done in emancipating farm workers,” the United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation declared. It is unique in granting immediate

By ALDO TOLEDO | atoledo@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News GroupPUBLISHED: January 20, 2021 at 6:07 p.m. | UPDATED: January 21, 2021 at 5:10 p.m. SAN JOSE — As President Joe Biden settled into the Oval Office on Wednesday, Rachel Garcia was happy to see a bust

By Naseem S. Miller Orlando Sentinel | Jan 19, 2021 at 5:30 AM For more than two decades now, Jeannie Economos has been advocating for farmworkers’ health. Pesticide exposure was her first focus. But for half that time, she’s

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSPublished: Jan. 19, 2021 at 9:54 AM PST|Updated: 13 hours ago SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The agriculture industry says in a letter it wants Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to move farmworkers and food factory workers

By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press 10 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Oregon OSHA implemented a temporary rule to protect agricultural workers from spreading COVID-19, including a provision requiring one portable toilet for every 10 workers in the field. A

By Gianella Ghiglino January 19, 2021 6:35 pm Published January 19, 2021 2:53 pm Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Share on Linkedin Farmworkers trying to get COVID-19 vaccine face challenges BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – In California, farmworkers are

In farm work and meatpacking industries, it’s estimated that at least 50% of the workforce is undocumented. Health experts say they “need to be vaccinated.” Experts say the vaccination process is more difficult for undocumented immigrants, who may have

January 19, 2021 In Cochise County, COVID-19 impact on farmworkers is still unclear Older adults and some frontline workers are getting vaccinated in Arizona, but essential sectors like farms still have a wait ahead by Alisa Reznick AZPM Staff

California farm workers suffered from a perfect storm of deadly perils last year: the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme heat and choking smoke from wildfires. Farm workers are especially vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus because they too often must live, commute and

By Tom Karst January 18, 2021 The Department of Labor has published a long-expected final rule that the agency said will modernize the H-2A guest agricultural worker program. The 700-page rule will be effective 30 days after it is published

MLK insisted that Latinx civic leaders join the March on Washington, as it felt the two struggles were twinned. Photo: AFPLea en Español Martin Luther King Jr. and the shared dream of Latino and Black communities in the U.S. Today

By Kayla Guilliams January 18, 2021 | 10:28pm EST Every year, thousands of farmworkers come from Mexico to North Carolina on H-2A temporary agricultural worker visas.  They make up around a fourth of the state’s seasonal farm labor force

By Dan Flynn on January 18, 2021 Farmworkers exposed to agricultural pesticides need additional information on how to protect themselves, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Since 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had a Worker Protection

Labor advocates point to resistance from officials and other difficulties in getting food and farm workers to be prioritized. Juan Rico culls cotton plants growing between rows in an irrigated cotton field July 27, 2011 near Hermleigh, Texas. |

HEALTH Staff and Wire ReportsView Comments0:350:55 Amid an ongoing shortage of vaccine and health care workers, Riverside County health officials are collaborating with Coachella Valley growers and local health organizations to ensure the region’s agricultural workers get inoculated against