By CBSLA StaffDecember 17, 2020 at 6:23 pmFiled Under:Coroanvirus, COVID-19 Vaccine, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A 16-member panel of medical experts in California has made its recommendation for who should be included in the

Today, the United Farm Workers (UFW) announced the filing of a lawsuit that includes a request for an immediate temporary restraining order to force Foster Farms’ chicken processing plant in Livingston, California to comply with clear COVID safety rules

The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team with support from the West Valley College Men’s Soccer Team are raising $20,000 to supply holiday care kits for farm worker families in Salinas that will be handed out at 2 p.m.

Amid the pandemic, farmworkers are demanding a seat at the table. Julia LurieJanuary+February 2021 Issue It was still dark when Veronica Perez arrived at Primex Farms, a nut-packing facility in California’s Kern County. Crickets murmured in the almond and

4 minApril DemboskyDec 16 Facebook TwitterEmailCopy Link This summer, while many Californians went to work in their pajamas at their kitchen tables, Vicente Reyes went to work in the grape fields of the Central Valley. “Other Americans have been

by: Joseph Luiz Posted: Dec 16, 2020 / 11:09 AM PST / Updated: Dec 16, 2020 / 11:09 AM PST AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) —

BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com 7 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 5 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save About 100 immigrant rights activists chanted in front of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s Bakersfield office Tuesday afternoon in a loud but orderly

Farmworkers will be vaccinated after health care workers and seniors living in nursing homes By Woodland Daily Democrat | PUBLISHED: December 15, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. | UPDATED: December 15, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. By Kara Manke UC Berkeley

Nonprofits organize holiday outreach for Coastside farmworker, essential worker families 0 Home Archdiocese Latest News Members of the Knights of Columbus and parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Alice, Texas, unload Farmers to Families food boxes from

(Beyond Pesticides, December 15, 2020) Over two dozen Texan farmworkers working in Illinois fell ill after toxic pesticides were repeatedly sprayed over them via aircraft, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court this month. As the suit

Home » Daybreak: Newsom extends farmworker housing provisionWEST 12/15/20 10:14 AM By Brad HookerKEYWORDS ANDREAS BORGEASECOSYSTEM SERVICES MARKET CONSORTIUMFARMWORKER HOUSINGFRESNO COUNTY FARM BUREAUKATE GORDONMIGRANT FARM LABOR CENTERSSENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE TONI ATKINSSUSAN EGGMANWESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION December 15, 2020 Click Here To Listen Borgeas

December 15, 2020 Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are announcing additional COVID-19 testing sites and dates in Miami-Dade, Hendry, Collier, Hillsborough, and Glades County for farmworkers. The ongoing efforts to provide access to testing for farmworkers is in partnership with the University of Florida’s Institute of

UFW & UFW Foundation campaign helps kick off nationwide actions Bakersfield, Calif.—The United Farm Workers and the UFW Foundation are joining in launching “We Are Home,” a nationwide campaign urging incoming President-elect Joseph R. Biden to reverse Donald Trump’s

Ezra David Romero  Monday, December 14, 2020 | Sacramento, CA When smoke filled the Central Valley sky in late summer and early fall this year, farmworkers were still harvesting in the fields. California requires agricultural employers to supply masks

December 14, 2020NICK CAHILLFacebookTwitterEmail FRESNO, Calif. (CN) — The nation’s largest farmworkers union urged a federal judge in California Monday to halt a pending wage freeze for immigrant workers, arguing the Trump administration rushed the contentious plan that could

Nico Payne December 12, 2020 6:24 PM As Covid-19 cases continue to spike, new legislation was recently introduced to help prioritize food supply workers for vaccine distribution and rapid testing. NBC Palm Springs Spoke to Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s effort

By Rong-Gong Lin II, Jie Jenny Zou Dec. 12, 20208 AM Foster Farms, one of the West Coast’s largest producers of poultry, is facing scrutiny for new clusters of coronavirus infections at its facilities in California’s Central Valley, which follow a

Today, the United Farm Workers, UFW Foundation, farm workers and allies will form a socially-distanced human billboard urging bold action in the early days of the Biden-Harris administration to protect all immigrants from deportation. Washington state farm workers demand

Despite concerns from many corners, there is a roadmap to progress at USDA. By Ricardo SalvadorCommentary, Food Justice, Food PolicyPosted on: December 11, 2020  |  Leave a Comment President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture

By Tom Karst December 10, 2020 On, off and on again. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced it will reinstate its Agricultural Labor Survey, which had been suspended on Sept. 30.  The agency said in

By Benjamin Wells on December 11, 2020 Social Justice Entering my local grocery today in Santa Barbara, the shelves are not bare. The produce section gleams and spills over with local strawberries, broccoli, and grapes amid a sea of

Last Updated: Friday, 11 December 2020 05:50 Published: Friday, 11 December 2020 05:50 1 As a result of new federal rule, farmworkers will lose — at a minimum — more than $1.6 billion in wages to their employers over the next decade  December 11, 2020 – SACRAMENTO – California

Everyone — from toilet paper manufacturers to patient advocates — is arguing that they are essential workers or vulnerable — or both. Early supplies of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will be limited. Owen Humphreys / Pool via ReutersDec. 11,

By Kim Bojórquez December 10, 2020 05:00 AM, Updated 6 hours 5 minutes ago Farmworker safety a priority as N95 masks given to ag community Farmworker safety a priority as over 300,000 N95 masks given to the ag community

Local organization makes hand sanitizer for farmworkers By: Stephanie Garibay Posted at 8:11 PM, Dec 09, 2020 and last updated 7:11 PM, Dec 09, 2020 TWIN FALLS — In the midst of the pandemic, the Idaho Immigrant Resource Alliance,