By Daily News Editorial Board New York Daily News | Dec 22, 2020 at 4:00 AM For almost a full year since Jan. 1, 2020 — thanks to lawmakers passing the bill and then Gov. Cuomo signing the Farm
New York Daily News: Past time for equality: Give farmworkers the overtime they deserve
Civil Eats: Should Food and Farm Workers Be Next in Line for the COVID Vaccine?
Workers in farm fields, supermarkets, and meatpacking plants have been on the frontlines. Now, many say they should be next to gain protection. By Nadra Nittle December 22, 2020 Read more about Coronavirus Food and Farm Labor At the
Capital Press: Washington farm fined $2 million for virus violations
By DON JENKINS Capital Press 12 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Washington tree fruit grower Gebbers Farms, where two workers died last summer of COVID-19, has been fined more than $2 million for breaking
The Counter: Big Ag and labor groups alike want food and farm workers at the front of the vaccination line
by Patricia Kelly Yeo 12.22.2020, 3:52pmHealth Share Link Copied! Save for later iStock/FatCamera It could be weeks or months until the second stage of Covid-19 vaccines go to essential workers. Right now, it’s unclear who will be included. With
The Packer: Farmworker COVID-19 prevention program established in Arizona
By Tom Karst December 22, 2020 Replicating its Salinas Valley program, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California has established a COVID-19 training prevention program for food facility and farm employees in Yuma, Ariz., in cooperation with the Regional
Environmental Working Group: EWG Applauds Farm and Food Worker Protection Funds in Covid-19 Relief Package
Contact: Iris Myers(202) 667-6982iris@ewg.orgFor Immediate Release: Monday, December 21, 2020 WASHINGTON – EWG applauds the inclusion of funds for Covid-19 protections for farm and food workers in the pandemic relief package congressional leaders agreed to on Sunday. The package, which awaits
Stockton Record: ‘A lot of people are scared’: Groups work to educate California farmworkers about COVID-19 vaccine
Rebecca PlevinThe Record Maria Isabel Ventura rushed her husband from Blythe to Palm Springs several weeks ago, watching with despair as he struggled to breathe along the 120-mile journey through the desert. Infected with COVID-19, he was so weak
Las Cruces Sun News: Migrant farmworkers think twice about travel amid COVID-19, lower earnings
Veronica MartinezLas Cruces Sun-News EL PASO — Antonio Garcia’s work day starts at 5 a.m. at a pecan farm in La Mesa in southern New Mexico. He and other farmworkers hit the tree branches with wooden sticks so the brown shells
Grist: What California’s farmworkers can teach us during a season of giving
By Yvette Cabrera on Dec 21, 2020 Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of tiny 3-year-old Yair Basurto shuffling back and forth between a pile of grocery bags and a long line of cars
CAP Radio: Central Valley Farmworkers Distrustful Of COVID Vaccine, Survey Suggests
Ezra David Romero Monday, December 21, 2020 | Sacramento, CA Since the start of the pandemic, Hernan Herandez and his employees with the California Farmworker Foundation have been out in the fields of San Joaquin Valley, handing out tens
Business Insider: Apple farm hit with $2 million fine after migrant workers die of COVID-19
Charles Davis 3 hours ago Gebbers Farms in the state of Washington has been fined over $2 million for “egregious willful violations” of COVID-19 health orders. Over the summer, two migrant workers at the farm died from the coronavirus.
KSBW 8: Pandemic won’t stop Second Harvest Food Bank from helping farm workers
Infinite Scroll Enabled Phil Gomez Reporter Pandemic won’t stop Second Harvest Food Bank from helping farm workers during its Christmas Project DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATES BY EMAIL Receive daily coronavirus & public health news straight to your inbox.Privacy NoticeWATSONVILLE, Calif.
NBC Palm Springs: CDC recommends essential workers like teachers, farmers in next vaccine group
Olivia Sandusky December 20, 2020 8:08 PM On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control’s advisory panel voted on who will be included in group 1b for coronavirus vaccinations. Their recommendation: people 75 and older and front-line essential workers. Currently,
CAL Matters: Why few farmworkers isolate in California’s free COVID-19 hotel rooms
by Jackie Botts, Kate Cimini and Georgia Gee December 19, 2020 Twitter Facebook In summary Despite a heavy toll of COVID-19 among California’s farmworkers, who often live in crowded homes, Newsom’s Housing for the Harvest program has made just
USA Today: As COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, undocumented immigrants fear retribution for seeking dose
Marco della CavaDaniel GonzalezRebecca PlevinUSA TODAY As the COVID-19 vaccine makes its way throughout the United States, immigration activists and lawmakers are rallying to ensure that the 11 million undocumented immigrants at the heart of the nation’s food production and service industry
Desert Sun: ‘A lot of people are scared’: Groups work to educate California farmworkers about COVID-19 vaccine
Rebecca PlevinPalm Springs Desert SunSKIP Maria Isabel Ventura rushed her husband from Blythe to Palm Springs several weeks ago, watching with despair as he struggled to breathe along the 120-mile journey through the desert. Infected with COVID-19, he was
MSN News: Foster Farms facing lawsuit, union alleges ‘unsafe’ workplace amid COVID-19 outbreaks
Bryant-Jon Anteola, The Fresno Bee 1 day ago Record number of COVID-19 deaths hit Illinois nursing homes Thai Province Shut Down; U.S. Nearing Relief Deal: Virus Update Foster Farms facing lawsuit, union alleges ‘unsafe’ workplace amid COVID-19 outbreaks Dec.
AgriNews: Agriculture workers risk safety and health during pandemic
By Frank HernandezDecember 19, 2020 at 6:40 pm CST CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Pedro Cabrera Flores, 70, had spent the past eight summers packing green beans into cans in Gillett, Wisconsin. In order to be hired again, he had
KEYT News Channel: Santa Maria farmworkers receive prepaid cards for food during pandemic
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Farmworkers in Santa Maria received some help from the United Farm Workers Foundation (UFW) to buy groceries on Friday. The UFW provides resources for immigrants and farmworkers. The foundation handed out $25 prepaid cards for
The Fresno Bee: COVID-19 safety steps urged for Fresno farmworkers. Will it protect food supply chain?
By Nadia Lopez December 17, 2020 05:00 AM, Updated December 17, 2020 10:57 AM Current Time 0:11/Duration 1:39 Lilia Becerril and Education & Leadership Foundation distribute masks and other essential items to farmworker communities Saturday, May 9, 2020 near Rolinda west
YakTriNews: Farm workers file lawsuit against Department of Labor
Posted: December 18, 2020 6:23 PM by Shelby Schumacher YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington farm workers recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government in an effort to make sure that they still recieve fair wages. According to a recent
The Sacramento Bee: Foster Farms facing lawsuit, union alleges ‘unsafe’ workplace amid COVID-19 outbreak
By Bryant-Jon Anteola December 18, 2020 01:36 PM, Updated 7 hours 31 minutes ago The United Farm Workers labor union says it’s suing Foster Farms following the deaths of several workers from COVID-19 earlier this year. Elizabeth Strater, director
Idaho Press-Tribune: Department of Labor rules to freeze, adjust H-2A worker wages to take effect Monday
By RACHEL SPACEK rspacek@idahopress.com 10 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email CANYON COUNTY — A rule change from the U.S. Department of Labor that freezes H-2A worker wages and adjusts the wage level for some jobs goes into effect Monday;
The Fresno Bee: Foster Farms facing lawsuit, union alleges ‘unsafe’ workplace amid COVID-19 outbreaks
By Bryant-Jon Anteola December 18, 2020 01:36 PM, Updated 7 hours 23 minutes ago The United Farm Workers labor union says it’s suing Foster Farms following the deaths of several workers from COVID-19 earlier this year. Elizabeth Strater, director
KQED: Lawsuit: Foster Farms Plant Operating in ‘Naked Disregard’ of COVID-19 Safety Rules
Alexandra HallDec 18 Facebook TwitterEmailCopy LinkA Sept. 16 photo taken by United Farm Workers organizer Oscar Mejia shows employees of Foster Farms’ Livingston plant leaning past plastic dividers on the sorting line. Mejia added a large red arrow pointing