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To commemorate National Farmworker Awareness Week  (March 24-31, 2018), Farmworker Justice staff are writing blogs that touch on different aspects of farmworkers' living and working conditions. "Well, thanks to this work that we do every day, on the one hand … Read more Farmworkers Shouldn’t Have to Sacrifice Safety and Health

Farmworker Justice Update: 03/23/18 Congress Passes FY 2018 Appropriations Bill, Presidential Approval Still Pending Last night, Congress approved an omnibus appropriations package covering the rest of FY 2018. FY 2018 began on October 1, 2017 and runs through September 30, … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 03/23/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 03/01/18 Rep. Goodlatte’s Guestworker Bill Revised in Effort to Gain Agribusiness Support As noted in previous updates, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is reportedly pushing House leadership for a vote on his anti-immigrant bill, the “Securing America’s Future … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 03/01/18

Now beginning its third year, Farmworker Justice’s project “United Eliminating Barriers to Skin Cancer Prevention” (Unidos) is off to a busy start. Funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation’s Specialty Care for Vulnerable Populations® Initiative, Unidos joins Farmworker Justice with community-based partners … Read more Unidos Update: February

Farmworker Justice Update: 02/07/18 H-2A Farmworkers File Lawsuit on Abusive Labor Practices on Blueberry Farm On January 25, 2018, Columbia Legal Services, in conjunction with law firm Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of H-2A … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 02/07/2018

Farmworker Justice Update: 01/25/18 Congress Passes another Short-Term Funding Bill without Relief for Dreamers   On January 22, Congress passed another short-term funding bill, ending a government shutdown that began when the previous short-term spending bill expired on January 19. … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 01/25/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 01/12/18 Administration’s Focus on Agriculture and Rural Issues Ignores Farmworkers On January 8, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue publicly released a report that had earlier been given to President Trump by the Interagency Task … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 01/12/18

Farmworker Justice Update: 12/22/17   Christmas Tree Cutters Continue Battle to Improve Working Conditions             As many celebrate the season by purchasing and decorating a Christmas tree, it is important to think about the working conditions … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 12/22/17

Farmworker Justice Immigration Update – 12/01/17  DACA and TPS Recipients Continue to Suffer from Congressional Failure to Act December will be a key time for activism to ensure that Congress protects the approximately 1 million immigrants who are currently in … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Update – 12/01/17

Farmworker Justice Update: 11/09/17 H-2C Guestworker Proposal Approved by House Judiciary Committee               As noted in our previous updates, on October 25 the House Judiciary Committee passed the “Agricultural Guestworker Act” sponsored by Chairman Goodlatte. In order to become law, the bill … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Update – 11/09/2017