MAI HOANG Yakima Herald-Republic Jan 8, 2021 Updated 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email FILE — Marcello Navarro picks Chelan cherries in an orchard owned by Dave Cowan on June 12, 2019, in Sunnyside. Evan Abell / Yakima Herald-Republic,
Yakima Herald-Republic: Hearing on farmworker wages pushed to next month
NBC 29: Food and Farm workers in Virginia are next in line for COVID-19 vaccine
By Chelsea Church | January 8, 2021 at 10:05 PM EST – Updated January 8 at 10:05 PM AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – Food and farm workers will be among the 49 million frontline workers next in line to get the
Naples Daily News: What is Florida’s plan for vaccinating thousands of farmworkers? It’s unclear
Janine ZeitlinNaples Daily News Florida counts more than 100,000 farmworkers, but the governor has not announced a plan for when or how to reach this vulnerable population with the state’s limited COVID-19 vaccinations. Because of their high risk and role in bringing fresh produce to tables during
eFeedLink: Foster Farms faces fresh scrutiny following latest COVID-19 death of facility worker
January 6, 2021 Foster Farms has been placed under fresh scrutiny following a third COVID-19 death of another worker at its California, US food processing facility. This came just days after a court ordered the facility to provide face
High Country News: California farmworkers aren’t staying in free quarantine hotel rooms
Fear, testing barriers and miscalculations have hobbled the statewide program. Jackie Botts, Kate Cimini and Georgia Gee Jan. 6, 2021 Like Tweet Email Print María Reyes, who tested positive for COVID-19, quarantines at her home in Mendota on Dec.
NBC2 News: Immokalee farmworkers fight for COVID-19 vaccine
by Christy SotoJanuary 6, 2021 Reading Time: 1min read IMMOKALEE, Fla. – The Immokalee community wants their farmworkers to be vaccinated now with health care workers and people 65 years and older. They are upset that their farmworkers are
Visalia Times-Delta: Tulare County leaders push for farmworkers to receive COVID-19 vaccine priority
Joshua YeagerVisalia Times-Delta Tulare County and city leaders want farmworkers to be among the first eligible to receive one of two COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that the essential workers are critical to the region’s economy and the nation’s food supply
AgNet West: H-2A Wage Freeze Blocked by Federal Judge Ruling
January 6, 2021 Agri-Business, Labor and Immigration A federal judge has blocked the H-2A wage freeze that the Department of Labor (DOL) announced back in November. The DOL decision would have kept H-2A wages at 2020 rates through 2022.
Market Watch: ‘We forget about them as being essential workers.’ COVID-19 has made farm workers even more vulnerable — and created momentum to protect them
Published: Jan. 5, 2021 at 1:03 p.m. ET By Bianca Flowers 0 ‘Farm workers often tell me that they feel disposable,’ says Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers Email icon Facebook icon Twitter icon Linkedin icon Flipboard icon
The Bakersfield Californian: Ag employers target state’s new COVID-19 emergency rules
BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A coalition of farm and business groups has sued state workplace safety officials over month-old emergency safety rules it calls unnecessary in light of
California Lutheran University: Caring for essential workers
Roberto Juarez ’89, CEO of Clinicas del Camino Real in Ventura County, knows U.S. farmworkers help feed the world so their well-being is vital, especially during the pandemic. January 4, 2021 ShareTweetLinkedIn Photo: Courtesy of Clinicas del Camino Real
Beyond Pesticides: Federal Court Blocks EPA from Weakening Farmworker Protections
(Beyond Pesticides, January 5, 2021) In the waning days of 2020, a federal court provided a hint of hope that farmworkers will retain basic buffer zone protections from toxic pesticides. The District Court for the Southern District of New
The Desert Sun: Riverside County allocates another $500K for farmworkers with COVID-19. ‘The need is still higher’
Rebecca PlevinPalm Springs Desert Sun An estimated 200 Riverside County agricultural workers infected with the coronavirus could be eligible for temporary housing, grocery delivery and a $2,000 check to cover lost wages after the county Executive Office last week allocated
The Bakersfield Californian: State issues $77,500 in fines in aftermath of outbreak at Primex nut plant in Wasco
BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com 7 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save California’s workplace safety agency has issued fines totaling $77,500 against the owner of a Wasco nut processing plant and three local labor contractors after an
Auburn Citizen: NY wage board recommends delay on farmworker overtime changes
Thomas Graser Watertown Daily Times Jan 2, 2021 Updated 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Thomas Graser Watertown Daily Times ALBANY — The state Department of Labor’s Farm Wage Board decided Thursday to recommend delaying lowering the
Albany Times Union: Farm worker OT recommendation sparks reactions
News staff Jan. 2, 2021Updated: Jan. 3, 2021 1:21 p.m.3 A panel’s recommendation to the state to stick to the 60-hour overtime threshold for farm workers is being both vilified and welcomed. The Farm Laborer Wage Board last week suggested
Newsday: Panel won’t recommend OT changes for NY farmworkers, citing recession
Workers tend to hydrangea plants at Kurt Weiss Greenhouses in Center Moriches. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas By James T. Madorejames.madore@newsday.com @JamesTMadore Updated January 1, 2021 6:00 AM PrintShare Farmworkers on Long Island and across the state will have to wait at least
New York Daily News: Bitter harvest: Farm workers again left out in the cold by state Wage Board refusing them overtime
By Daily News Editorial Board New York Daily News | Jan 01, 2021 at 4:00 AM Yes, today is a legal holiday. Yes, today COVID is as widespread and deadly as ever. And yes, today is just another very
The Sacramento Bee: New California workplace laws for 2021 tackle COVID outbreaks, family leave, gender pay gap
BY JEONG PARKJANUARY 01, 2021 05:00 AM, UPDATED JANUARY 01, 2021 07:19 AM Play VideoDuration 0:38A second COVID-19 outbreak hits Fresno Foster Farms’ poultry siteFoster Farms’ poultry site on Belgravia is the second site in recent days to experience a COVID-19
NNY360: Farm Wage Board delays lowering 60-hour overtime threshold for farm workers
By TOM GRASERtgraser@wdt.net Jan 1, 2021 Updated 12 hrs ago 1 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save ALBANY — The state Department of Labor’s Farm Wage Board decided Thursday to delay lowering the 60-hour farm labor overtime threshold until at
The Hill: Twelfth worker at California poultry company dies of COVID-19
By Celine Castronuovo – 01/01/21 08:15 PM EST 311 48 AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to Twitter Just In… Hundreds attend evangelist singer’s NYE concert in LA despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases News — 14m 46s ago Prosecutors seek delay
CBS News: 12th worker’s COVID death renews pressure on California poultry producer Foster Farms
January 1, 2021 / 5:17 AM / CBS News The death of a third worker from COVID-19 at a California food processing facility has renewed pressure on the Foster Farms company just days after a court ordered it to
Capital Press: New York judge blocks Trump pesticide rule
By DON JENKINS Capital Press Dec 31, 2020 Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A federal judge in New York City has resurrected an Obama administration rule requiring farmers to enforce a 100-foot halo around pesticide applications,
KQED: Another Central Valley Foster Farms Employee Dies of COVID-19 Complications
By Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezDec 31, 2020 Facebook TwitterEmailCopy LinkA truck rolls into Foster Farms’ Cherry Avenue facility in Fresno on Dec. 15. (Alex Hall/KQED) Another Foster Farms employee in the Central Valley has died due to complications from COVID-19. The
The Sacramento Bee: California farmworkers feed us. They deserve priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine
BY DIANA TELLEFSON TORRES SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEEDECEMBER 31, 2020 05:00 AM Play VideoDuration 1:49Farm workers in SLO County face coronavirus challengesFarm workers in San Luis Obispo County, California, face various challenges navigating work and family life amid the coronavirus