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Mark Bittman’s column raises the important point that those who profess to care about “good” food must consider the structure and failings of our food system. This includes not only nutritional content and sustainability of production, but also the treatment … Read more NYT Letter to the Editor: Beyond Foodie–It’s About Values
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Today, President Obama announced that he will take executive action to reform our immigration system. The President’s remarks came after House Speaker Boehner told him that the House would not pursue a vote this year on much-needed immigration reform. This … Read more President Obama Plans Action in Response to Speaker Boehner’s Refusal to Call a Vote on Immigration Reform
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Comprehensive Reform Would Benefit His Agricultural-Dependent District Today, House Republicans elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as their new majority leader, a position that gives him the power to bring long-stalled comprehensive immigration reform to the floor for a vote. “Rep. McCarthy … Read more Rep. McCarthy Must Use His New Role as Majority Leader to Tackle Immigration Reform
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Washington State berry grower Sakuma Brothers Farms has withdrawn its application asking the federal government to allow it to employ as many as 438 foreign H-2A “guest workers” to harvest its berries this season. Sakuma had made the application after … Read more Victory for Washington State Berry Pickers as Sakuma Brothers Farms Withdraws its Application for H-2A Guestworkers
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Environmental, health, and farmworker advocacy groups filed an Administrative Objection and a court appeal this week, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) refusal to quickly correct errors in pesticide registrations and its refusal to immediately implement protective measures to safeguard … Read more Groups Challenge EPA Failure to Protect Children from Pesticides
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Citing deceptive business practices, consumers filed a federal class action lawsuit against Darigold, an agricultural marketing cooperative that is one of the largest dairy producers in the country with more than 500 participating farms and total annual sales of almost … Read more Consumers File Lawsuit against Darigold, Inc. for Misleading Marketing Claims
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Learn how Farmworker Justice helps farmworkers improve their living and working conditions. Highlights include: Immigration Reform Update: Committed Until Reform becomes a Reality Victory for Farmworkers: Remedying Systematic Labor Abuses Confronted by Farmworkers The Affordable Care Act and Farmworkers: Outreach … Read more Spring 2014 Farmworker Justice News Now Available
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Lawyers and advocates for farmworkers have asked the U.S. Department of Labor to block a large Washington state berry producer from displacing hundreds of domestic workers with foreign guest workers brought in under the federal government’s temporary foreign agricultural worker … Read more Washington State Berry Farm Seeks to Displace Domestic Workers with Foreign Workers
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Through Farmworker Justice's work with farmworkers and farmworker service organizations on the ground, we were able to help this undocumented farmworker lift up his voice to describe his experiences living and working in agriculture. Original Article: This week in Washington, … Read more Miami Herald OpEd: Life as an undocumented farmworker
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Farmworkers play an integral role in our agricultural sector. They not only provide labor, but their work also puts the majority of the food we eat on our kitchen tables. Action 4 News learned many farmworkers are still struggling to … Read more Farmworkers, Wages, and Immigration Reform: Farmworker Justice President on Action 4 News (Texas)
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