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Progress for farmworkers in California– Congratulations to the UFW and the 200 Gargulio, Inc. tomato workers who voted to join the union last Wednesday, despite threats and intimidation by company officials.  This victory came a couple of months after approximately … Read more Farmworkers in the News: July 9-12

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of news.  As you probably all know, the Supreme Court issued two major rulings two weeks ago, one upholding President Obama’s health care reform law and one sending a strong message … Read more Farmworkers in the News: Late June 2012

Supreme Court Decision in Arizona Demonstrates Need for Congressional Action on Immigration Policy: Court Strikes Down Several Provisions of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law as Unconstitutional, but Leaves in Place Provision that Inevitably Leads to Racial Profiling Today’s Supreme Court decision in … Read more Farmworker Justice Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Immigration Law

Farmworker coverage in the media was strong last week, with many of the articles highlighting the need for immigration reform for farmworkers and stronger enforcement of workplace laws protecting farmworkers. The H-2A guestworker program continues to be the subject of … Read more Farmworkers in the News : Media Roundup May 14-18