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- 12/31/2022 Daily Kos: Support for farmworkers is an essential part of climate change policy
- 12/29/2022 Idaho Stateman: Why did the farmworker bill die? Because our senator put Wall Street ahead of Idaho | Opinion
- 12/28/2022 NPR: Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress
- 12/23/2022 Jefferson Public Radio: Oregon laws protecting workers from heat and smoke will not be overturned, judge rules
- 12/23/2022 The Bakersfield Californian: Bill’s lack of immigration reform frustrates valley farmers, UFW
- 12/22/2022 Los Angeles Times: Immigration reformers’ hopes dashed as Senate fails to act
- 12/17/2022 The Sacramento Bee: California Republican teams up with UFW on last-minute farmworker immigration bill
- 12/17/2022 abc 23 Bakersfield: ‘A Campesino Christmas’ honors and celebrates California’s farmworkers
- 12/16/2022 LA Progressive: Treating Farmworkers with Humanity: Striving for a Healthier Community
- 12/15/2022 Agri-Pulse: Bennet bill would expand H-2A, provide legal pathway for farmworkers
- 12/09/2022 Capital and Main: Why Being a Farmworker Is a Health Risk
- 12/08/2022 Crosscutt: Mushroom farmworkers in Yakima Valley rally for union support
- 12/06/2022 America Magazine: The Editors: Congress must pass the bipartisan farmworker reform bill now
- 11/26/2022 The Wall Street Journal: Backers of Farmworker Visa Overhaul Make Year-End Push for Immigrant Labor Deal
- 11/25/2022 San Francisco Examiner: Remembering Fred Ross Jr., legendary organizer for social justice
- 11/24/2022 Daily Kos: Apple pie for Thanksgiving? These workers make it possible
- 11/24/2022 Daily Kos: United Farm Workers show off the work that goes into your Thanksgiving table
- 11/18/2022 Daily Kos: Farmworkers from nearly a dozen states are rallying in D.C. to urge action during lame duck session
- 11/17/2022 KVPR NPR: Valley growers, farmworkers rally in D.C., urge senators to pass farmworker immigration bill
- 11/16/2022 Successful Farming: ‘We need action’ by Senate on farm labor reform, say advocates
- 11/14/2022 The Bakersfield Californian: ‘Under rain, under thunder, we’re there working’: Kern farmworkers head to Washington seeking protections, path to citizenship
- 11/03/2022 NBC Right Now: Rep. Dan Newhouse asks Senate to pass Farm Workforce Modernization Act
- 10/30/2022 USA Today: Lack of immigration reform hurts businesses and farmers, puts nation’s food supply at risk
- 10/19/2022 GV Wire Opinion: After 60 Years, Time to Honor Fresno Birthplace of National Farmworkers Union
- 10/10/2022 USA Today: Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers?