Dora TotoianSalem Statesman Journalhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.481.0_en.html#goog_654623932 Constantino Matadamas checks in regularly through phone calls and Whatsapp messages with his three grandchildren. Like many grandparents, he’s curious about their lives and interests, and encourages them to study hard.   But Matadamas, 68, has never met them. They live in Mexico

Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., in Chicago on Friday, said a revised immigration plan will be submitted to the Senate parliamentarian in a few days. By Cheyanne M. Daniels and Lynn Sweet Sep 24, 2021, 5:55pm

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The California bill would’ve changed aspects of farm worker’s union elections Angelica CabralSalinas Californianhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.481.0_en.html#goog_877820168 This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 616, a agricultural labor relations bill. In response to the governor’s veto, United Farm Workers union sprang into action

With protective gear in short supply, farmworkers in the Salinas Valley were at high risk for the coronavirus last summer. In February, D’Arrigo California gained approval to begin vaccinating Monterey County’s vegetable harvesters. Now, more than 45,000 farmworkers are

Today on the Show: We’ll be joined by Teresa Romano, president of the UFW, who will be marching Saturday to the Governor’s favorite restaurant, the French Laundry to protest the Governor’s abandonment of farmworkers. Also: activist and attorney, Renee

BY KIM BOJÓRQUEZUPDATED SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 3:06 PM California farm workers are heading to a winery owned by the company Gov. Gavin Newsom founded as they continue to protest his veto of a bill that would have made it

By Meghan Roos On 9/23/21 at 1:07 PM EDT Current Time 0:29/Duration 1:15 Gavin Newsom Defeats California Recall, Says ‘Democracy Is Not A Football’ To Throw Around Share Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on FlipboardShare

Marchers head to the French Laundry in Yountville on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, after Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to vote by mail in union elections. (United Farm Workers / Twitter) KIM BOJóRQUEZ

‘If passed, the legislation would establish a temporary Certified Agricultural Worker status for undocumented farmworkers,’ Farmworker Justice staff attorney says by Jeffrey Deiss · Sep 23, 2021 ShareTweet Molly DeVore/The Badger Herald In light of COVID-19’s detrimental effects on

Yountville, Calif.—Farm workers are marching more than five miles on Saturday from the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville to Governor Gavin Newsom’s PlumpJack Winery in Napa.  Governor Newsom vetoed UFW-sponsored AB 616, a bill that would make it easier

As temperatures rise, we need to stop corporate lobbyists from blocking common sense rules to keep workers safe. September 22, 2021 by Other Words Leave a Comment By Jim Hightower Corporate acolytes and right-wing moralists constantly preach to laboring stiffs

By Kim Bojórquez and Melissa Montalvo Updated September 22, 2021 6:26 PM Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to vote by mail in union elections, a change the United Farm Workers