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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

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

Migrant farmworkers, particularly hand-harvest laborers, are frequently paid less than the minimum wage. Many growers rely on shady farm labor contractors to recruit workers, and then assert that the farm labor contractor – not the grower – is the employer, … Read more The Hill OpEd: Don’t weaken labor law’s ‘hot goods’ provision

This Miami Herald op-ed by labor historian Peter Cole argues against depriving agricultural workers of an important tool to enforce the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The U.S. Department of Labor may request a court … Read more Miami Herald OpEd: Don’t weaken fair labor standards

Citizenship path Regarding "Do something!" (A modest fix before immigration reform), the editorial correctly admits that comprehensive immigration reform is the only way to truly solve the labor problems that we face in agriculture, but it fails to sufficiently address … Read more Citizenship path: Letter to the Editor in Houston Chronicle

As the debate over our nation’s immigration policy takes center stage, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) of Napa County has the opportunity to help shape a new national immigration policy that improves conditions for farmworkers, agricultural employers, and consumers in … Read more Op Ed in Napa Valley Register: Rep. Thompson’s opportunity to move agriculture in right direction

As the debate over immigration policy takes center stage and lawmakers in the Senate pursue the hard work of compromise, Rep.Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, has a choice. He can support immigration policy that improves conditions for farmworkers, agricultural employers and consumers, … Read more Farmworker Justice OpEd: Rep. Gibson (NY) Has A Choice

In the Richmond Times-Dispatch Saturday, there are two op-eds regarding agricultural worker immigration policy and the Agricultural Guestworker Act, authored by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA), and passed by the House Judiciary Committee.  In the first op-ed, Farmworker Justice President Bruce Goldstein … Read more Richmond Times-Dispatch Op-Ed by Bruce Goldstein: Goodlatte Bill moves agriculture in wrong direction

“U.S. Workers Sue as Big Farms Rely on Immigrants” (front page, May 7), about race bias on farms in Georgia, unveils the self-serving stereotypes many farmers use as a justification for deplorable labor practices. Guest workers’ “nonimmigrant” status allows growers … Read more Farmworker Justice’s NY Times Letter to the Editor: Deplorable Labor Practices of Some U.S. Farmers