News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 09/01/2021 Cal Matters: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections 08/31/2021 Monterey Herald: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections 08/29/2021 Farm workers mourn passing of UFW champion Ed Asner 08/27/2021 The Fresno Bee: ‘Exposed to toxic smoke and ash’: Proposed law would increase workplace protections amid wildfires 08/26/2021 Farm workers ask U.S. senators to ‘Take Our Jobs’ by working a day in the fields with them as immigration action awaits 08/25/2021 US News & World Report: As Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers 08/25/2021 Visalia Times Delta: Opinion: Farmworkers deserve democratic protections when forming unions 08/23/2021 PEW: Scorching Heat Is Killing Workers. Some States Are Stepping In. 08/20/2021 The Fresno Bee: California farmworkers face risks from heat, smoke. Regulations offer little protection 08/20/2021 KTVU 2: EPA bans use of pesticide chlorpyrifos linked to health problems in kids 08/20/2021 Roll Call: Immigration reform is a perfect fit for budget reconciliation 08/18/2021 The New York Times: E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children 08/18/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation: U.S. EPA decision will end 90% of U.S. chlorpyrifos use; does not end risks for non-food uses 08/18/2021 CBS News: EPA bans pesticide linked to health problems in children 08/17/2021 Rolling Stone: Sebastian Perez Did Not Have to Die 08/16/2021 CBS News: Population decline in rural areas spotlights severe shortage in farm workers 08/12/2021 Bloomberg: Overheated, Underprotected: Climate Change Is Killing U.S. Farmworkers 08/11/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation applaud path to citizenship in Senate ‘vote-a-rama’ on $3.5B budget resolution 08/10/2021 NBC Right Now: Reminder of Regulations to Protect Farm Workers During Upcoming Heat Wave After Worker’s Death in Yakima 08/09/2021 The Seattle Times: The heat is rising and so is the danger to farmworkers. We can do something about it 08/08/2021 Senators Must ‘Be On Right Side of History by Supporting a Clean Budget Resolution’ 08/06/2021 PBS NewsHour: Farmworkers are dying in extreme heat. Few standards exist to protect them 08/05/2021 Farm workers mourn dedicated labor lader Richard Trumka 08/04/2021 Earth Justice: EPA Can’t Justify Keeping Chlorpyrifos on Food 08/04/2021 The Seattle Times: Heat was contributing factor in July death of Yakima Valley farmworker « Previous1…2526272829…364Next »