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News Coverage
- 11/16/2021 The Fresno Bee: Agricultural workers lag furthest behind in vaccines
- 11/05/2021 Successful Farming: ‘Build back’ bill offers work authorization for undocumented immigrants
- 11/04/2021 The Real News Network: While other sectors experience strikes, farm workers are still fighting for basic human rights
- 11/03/2021 The Counter: ‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’
- 10/28/2021 Business Insider: Extreme temperatures are killing farm workers — and it’s ‘entirely preventable,’ labor advocates say. They want Democratic governors to do something about it.
- 10/27/2021 Your Central Valley: CA attorney general meets with organizers, discusses labor conditions for Valley farmworkers
- 10/27/2021 Merced Sun Star: Farm labor laws are ignored, Fresno advocates say. Will California attorney general fix it?
- 10/27/2021 abc 30 Action News: California attorney general promises improved farmworker protection
- 10/22/2021 Statesman Journal: As rules are crafted, farmworkers report limited access to breaks, shade on hot days
- 10/18/2021 The Sacramento Bee: California Democrat joins race for tossup congressional seat. Will GOP be able to keep it?
- 10/15/2021 23 ABC News: The Farmworkers Movement: A legacy that lives on
- 10/12/2021 The Sacramento Bee: Why would Newsom veto a popular bill to help farm workers organize? His business interests
- 10/07/2021 PBS NewsHour: The U.S. will develop a federal heat standard for the first time. Here’s what advocates and labor experts want
- 10/07/2021 KION 5/46: Federal leaders and UFW reveal a new farmworker assistance program
- 10/04/2021 USDA: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Recognizes Farmworkers at White House Roundtable on National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Farm Safety and Health Week
- 10/04/2021 Bloomberg: Soaring Heat Is Killing America’s Farm Workers
- 09/30/2021 Los Angeles Times: Column: How Newsom disappointed farmworkers after they defended him in the recall election
- 09/27/2021 Idaho News 6: Support continues on immigration reform for undocumented farmworkers, Idahoan advocates at U.S. Capitol
- 09/23/2021 Newsweek: Farm Workers March to French Laundry in Protest of Vetoed Union Elections Bill
- 09/23/2021 The Press Democrat: California farm worker union marching to the French Laundry after Newsom vetoes labor bill
- 09/22/2021 The Sacramento Bee: California farm worker union marching to the French Laundry after Newsom vetoes labor bill
- 09/21/2021 The Hill: Biden takes first step on workplace protections from extreme heat
- 09/20/2021 Business Insider: New rules addressing extreme heat could mean better air-conditioning and more breaks for millions of workers
- 09/20/2021 The Hill: Biden administration to develop standard protecting workers from extreme heat
- 09/20/2021 The Washington Post: As climate change warms workplaces, Biden directs safety agency to draft heat rules for workers