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Farmworker Justice Update: 04/06/18 California Agricultural Employers Decry Labor Shortage A recent article discussed California agricultural employers’ concerns about labor shortages. Some growers claim that labor shortages caused crops not to be picked (but the article did not note that … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 04/06/18

It’s true that most of our food grown in the U.S. can be considered to come from “family farms.” But many of those “family farms” are incorporated and are sizeable businesses.   The exclusion of farmworkers from many employment laws … Read more The “Family Farm,” Industrialized Agriculture and Farmworkers’ Labor Rights

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. "I’m one more person who comes to this country looking for a better life … Read more Farmworker Awareness Week Immigration Blog

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. "Although it’s so very hot, even so we work 13 hours each day without … Read more National Farmworker Awareness Week – Overtime Pay

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

Farmworker Justice Immigration Update – 02/16/18 Results of Senate Immigration Vote and Possible House Debate on Immigration/Guestworker Legislation On February 15, the U.S. Senate rejected four immigration proposals, none of which garnered the 60 votes needed to pass in the … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 02/16/18

Farmworker Justice Update on Senate Immigration Deliberation – 02/15/18 The Senate is currently debating immigration policy proposals to address President Trump’s termination of DACA, which has put Dreamers, some of whom are the children of farmworkers, in limbo and in … Read more Farmworker Justice Update on Senate Immigration Deliberation – 02/15/18

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