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Dolores Huerta, big supporter of RFK's '68 run, decries RFK Jr's '24 presidential bid
axios.com/2024/04/10/rfk-jr-kennedys-dolores-huerta-latino-outreach
Ag groups spend millions on ads to discourage California farmworker unionizing. What to know
sacbee.com/news/california/article287325335.html
Here’s how California civil rights icon Dolores Huerta wants you to celebrate her birthday
sacbee.com/news/california/article287533020.html
Wonderful Co. accuses UFW of fraudulent tactics in unionizing workers: The outcome of the fight between Wonderful Co.'s wealthy owners and California's storied ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-05/wonderful-accuses-ufw-of-fraudulent-tactics-in-kern-county-union-drive
Life and legacy of Filipino American labor rights leader Larry Itliong: A timeline of Larry Itliong's journey from farmworker to labor rights trailblazer.
sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/larry-itliong-timeline/
Who Will Win Control of the House in 2024? California May Hold the Key.: While the state is solidly in the Democrats’ column for the presidential election ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/03/us/politics/house-races-democrats-republicans-2024.html
Chávez, Huerta fought for farm worker rights. Here’s how Fort Worth will celebrate them
star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article287320725.html
Cesar Chavez Day is observed on March 31. How was he connected to Arizona?: March 31 is a federal holiday honoring Cesar Chavez, the farmworker organizer and ...
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-history/2024/03/28/who-was-cesar-chavez-and-his-ties-to-arizona/73099896007/
Progressives have good reason to question Biden on 'illegal' remark: Biden's apology doesn't make his use of 'illegal' OK, but it does mean we need to get past ...
expressnews.com/columnist/elaine-ayala/article/progressives-good-reason-question-biden-illegal-19246878.php
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Supporting U.S. agriculture means doing right by farm workers: Across the country, workers are fighting for wage increases to keep up with inflation ...
ajc.com/opinion/supporting-us-agriculture-means-doing-right-by-farm-workers/U3CJ4UEVJVEZPNTHU7AHVYRSME/
Propaganda Against Workers And Unions Is Widespread, And The Entire Climate Is Anti-labor: Michael D. Yates| Countercurrents
countercurrents.org/2024/02/propaganda-against-workers-and-unions-is-widespread-and-the-entire-climate-is-anti-labor-michael-d-yates/
Massive California fruit grower is bankrupt. Here’s how many jobs will be lost: More than 5,000 workers for Prima Wawona farming will be laid off as the company ...
sacbee.com/news/california/article284696191.html
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta among LA County’s human relations honorees: The L.A. County Human Relations Commission hosted the ceremony, which included a ...
dailynews.com/2024/01/16/civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-among-la-countys-human-relations-honorees/
All About America Ferrera’s Husband Ryan Piers Williams: America Ferrera and husband Ryan Piers Williams have been together for close to 20 years and share two ...
elle.com/culture/celebrities/a45311979/who-is-ryan-piers-williams-america-ferrera-husband/
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In Yuma, farmworkers' struggle with heat is worsened by inadequate housing: A monthslong investigation found Yuma County's ongoing development failures worsen ...
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2023/12/30/yuma-arizona-heat-and-lack-of-affordable-housing-put-farmworkers-at-risk/70590157007/
Mixed reaction across state to federal proposals to change foreign guest worker program
columbian.com/news/2023/dec/28/mixed-reaction-to-federal-proposals-to-change-foreign-guest-worker-program/
Overtime law intended to help California farmworkers. New study says it led to less money
sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/accountability/article283101308.html
Increased worker wages cost Ga. farmers an estimated $100 million in 2023: Despite harvesting a good crop, Tift County’s Lewis Taylor Farms was not profitable ...
ajc.com/news/georgia-news/increased-worker-wages-cost-ga-farmers-an-estimated-100-million-in-2023/LHH7SDGZT5EBDDROFNDHSAUFDY/
Workers sue WA mushroom farm, allege wrongful firings, labor violations: Workers allege Windmill Farms punished union supporters in Sunnyside, Yakima County ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/workers-sue-wa-mushroom-farm-alleging-wrongful-firings-labor-violations/
UFW wins first California union vote in six years. Is more farmworker organizing coming?
sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/accountability/article281551993.html
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta, 93 and 'still raising hell': Dolores Huerta was the keynote speaker for IDRA's 50th anniversary gala on Thursday night in San ...
expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/dolores-huerta-idra-18464619.php
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United Farm Workers endorses Biden, says he's an 'authentic champion' for workers
pbs.org/newshour/politics/united-farm-workers-endorses-biden-says-hes-an-authentic-champion-for-workers
Quick Glance: Biden and Trump compete for the favor of workers in Michigan
- President Biden and former President Trump emphasize the importance of the working class in Michigan.
- Trump won the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania in 2016, which Biden reclaimed in 2020.
- Biden won the union vote in Michigan with 62% in 2020.
- In 2012, Obama won nonwhite working-class voters by a large margin.
Dolores Huerta: “The working people, these are the fabric of the country. And if they cannot afford to feed their families ... Show more ti.me/46025BW
‘They all went away:’ Why some foreign farmworkers end up leaving the fields: Not including the chickens that stroll through the front yard, the sole inhabitant ...
ajc.com/news/georgia-news/they-all-went-away-why-some-foreign-farmworkers-end-up-leaving-the-fields/ZXDQUQHKMNH63ASCASK32BXB3M/
Midwest farmworkers struggle with extreme heat and almost no regulatory safeguards
startribune.com/midwest-farmworkers-struggle-with-extreme-heat-and-almost-no-regulatory-safeguards/600300143/
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Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US
apnews.com/article/biden-extreme-heat-climate-change-osha-d24be7fe0c7bb79bede655db10fe2e00
Quick Glance: Beat the Heatwave with a Heat Officer
- Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Miami have introduced heat officers as heat seasons intensify.
- A recent study found up to 61,672 people died in Europe last summer during heat season.
- The invisible nature of heat makes it challenging to identify and protect at-risk populations.
- Heat officers face bureaucratic hurdles and other challenges as temperatures continue to rise.
In her new book, Blair LM Kelley explores an overlooked history: what it means to be a Black worker in the time since slavery.
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Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities: Boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/13/starbucks-boycott-union-busting
When Silvia Moreno Ayala, 41, supervises a work crew, she keeps a cooler stocked with water and Pedialyte to get them through the day, on her own dime ... Show more ti.me/3OnKrAl
Exploitation, retaliation, alarming conditions at mushroom farms: Union officials say an investigation of worker discrimination and allegations of wage theft ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-15/exploitation-retaliation-alarming-conditions-at-mushroom-farms
Extreme Heat Is Endangering America's Workers—and Its Economy: This summer's extreme heat is putting into relief the risks faced by the U.S ...
time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/
WATCH: Biden addresses extreme heat as Phoenix hits record number of days over 110 degrees
pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-to-announce-a-plan-to-offer-relief-from-searing-heat-waves
They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen
npr.org/2023/07/26/1188074488/farm-overtime-workers-immigrants-undocumented-civil-rights-jose-martinez
Farmworkers Face Increasing Heat Waves With Little Protection: Experts call attention to poor regulatory safeguards and the underreported impact of climate ...
undark.org/2023/08/29/farmworkers-face-increasing-heat-waves-with-little-protection/
Mushroom company fined over several violations of farmworkers’ rights: Workers on H-2A visas faced many violations from Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside. The U ...
seattletimes.com/business/mushroom-company-fined-over-several-violations-of-farmworkers-rights/
Advocates ramp up support in Seattle for farmworkers union: Everyone in this country — including people who live in metro areas like Seattle — is affected by ...
columbian.com/news/2023/sep/03/advocates-ramp-up-support-in-seattle-for-farmworkers-union/
Here are 5 of the Latino-led labor movements in California history that championed workers
sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article278871914.html
California’s labor movement has been championed by Latinos. Here is a notable example
sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article278792709.html
Utah farm owner faces human trafficking probe after video: A video of Ron Gibson slapping a migrant worker has prompted a deeper investigation by authorities.
latimes.com/delos/story/2023-08-14/utah-farm-owner-investigation-assault-human-trafficking-fraud
It’s nearly impossible for WA farmworkers to unionize. Here’s why that matters: One Washington producer — whose farmworkers sought to unionize — settled a civil ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/its-nearly-impossible-for-wa-farmworkers-to-unionize-heres-why-that-matters/
They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen
npr.org/2023/07/26/1188074488/farm-overtime-workers-immigrants-undocumented-civil-rights-jose-martinez
When Did the Left Forget How to Boycott?: A boy has died in a poultry processing plant, and a hashtag is no response.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/american-consumer-boycotts-bud-light-target/674745/
Exploitation, retaliation, alarming conditions: Inside the crisis at West Coast mushroom farms
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/20/exploitation-retaliation-alarming-conditions-inside-the-crisis-at-west-coast-mushroom-farms/
It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death
npr.org/2023/07/10/1185766013/farm-workers-extreme-heat-protection-farmers-safety
Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7
U.S. Rep. Newhouse reintroduces farm workforce legislation: YAKIMA — U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-4th District, is hoping that the third time is indeed the charm ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jul/18/u-s-rep-newhouse-reintroduces-farm-workforce-legislation/
The consequences of climate change are hitting a wider swath of the U.S. than ever before
theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-climate-change-has-hit-the-us-hard-this-summer/
Column: L.A.'s 'hot labor summer' that city fathers never could have imagined: What's happening now feels different. There's a level of cross-union support ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-08/los-angeles-strikes-hot-labor-summer-2023
These Are Your Rights At Work When It Is Dangerously Hot: Do you have to go to work when it's extremely hot out? Here's what federal law says.
huffpost.com/entry/workers-rights-heat-wave_l_60dcaf77e4b0d3e35f9c26ee
Texas heat wave invigorates calls for worker heat protections: When he works at his job as a painter in Texas’s extreme heat, Maynor Alvarez can feel the toll ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4072477-texas-heat-wave-worker-protections/
Union wins at New York farms raise hopes for once-powerful UFW: Five hundred farmworkers have unionized – the biggest success in years for the union co-founded ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/06/new-york-farm-workers-ufw-unions
A new Arlington street topper honors this activist and hero of the Latino community
star-telegram.com/news/local/arlington/article276986838.html
UFW just got big union wins at New York farms. Is the same coming for California?
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article277080428.html
What Climate Change Has to do With the Looming UPS Union Strike: Before union contract negotiations collapsed, UPS was prepared to air condition its vehicles ...
time.com/6292244/ups-strike-climate-change/
Yes, Asian Americans are in the environmental justice movement: Asian Americans are and always have been part of the multi-racial fight for a clean and safe ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/asian-americans-environmental-justice-18150282.php
If Kevin McCarthy truly supports farmers, he’ll back this bill to legalize workers | Opinion
sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article277034028.html
Robot farmers? Machines are crawling through America's fields. And some have lasers.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/04/robots-are-coming-to-americas-farms-and-farmers-love-them/11760720002/
Dolores Huerta: Remove Pete Wilson statue from Horton Plaza: The labor leader and civil rights activist joins calls to remove the statue of the former mayor and ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-04/dolores-huerta-san-diegans-call-to-remove-pete-wilson-statue
The Immigration Problem That No One Wants To Solve: Congress has not passed a single major piece of immigration legislation into law since 1986 and ...
huffpost.com/entry/immigration-reform-jobs-title-42_n_6462b09be4b09eef83086639
Who is Julie Chávez Rodriguez, Biden's reelection campaign manager?: The granddaughter of the late labor leader César Chávez, Julia Chávez Rodriguez has a ...
npr.org/2023/04/25/1171828450/julie-chavez-rodriguez-biden-campaign-manager
State taking input on new rules for working outdoors in wildfire smoke: YAKIMA — The state is taking comments on new permanent rules for working outdoors in ...
columbian.com/news/2023/may/25/state-taking-input-on-new-rules-for-working-outdoors-in-wildfire-smoke/
Newsom seals unusual deal allowing farmworkers new way to unionize: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation as part of a rare agreement to allow ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-15/newsom-concludes-deal-allowing-farm-workers-new-way-to-unionize
Can the United Farm Workers of California Rise Again?: Decades after Cesar Chavez made the union a power in California fields, it has lost much of its clout ...
nytimes.com/2023/03/11/business/economy/farmworkers-ufw-california.html
Watch: President and GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and Founder and President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation Dolores Huerta on how to build a movement ... Show more ti.me/40LT2Bi
Porter, Schiff and Lee each make the case they're the most labor-friendly Senate candidate
latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-08/porter-schiff-and-lee-each-make-the-case-theyre-the-most-labor-friendly-senate-candidate
The Banana King who (tried to) put people over profits: Socially conscious companies are now dismissed as pursuing "woke" capitalism. But don't forget Eli Black ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/banana-king-eli-black-18001607.php
Floods fill some of California's summer strawberry fields: As river water gushed through a broken levee , thousands of people in a California farming town were ...
apnews.com/article/california-strawberries-storm-damage-atmospheric-river-7c9992cebb97f65c7a132aae3016680e
Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields: Yet another potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California: hundreds ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/california-strawberry-20230316-aygr4fnu6zbbdcbqc4zlaxlce4-story.html
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Amazon Union president Chris Smalls seen fighting worker in video: Chris Smalls rose to fame by taking on Amazon. But some critics within the Amazon Labor Union ...
businessinsider.com/chris-smalls-amazon-labor-union-president-fight-leader-2023-4
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Photos: Cesar Chavez: Look back on the civil rights leader’s legacy: See in photos how the civil rights icon shaped a nationwide labor movement in America and ...
mercurynews.com/2023/03/31/cesar-chavez-photos-look-back-on-the-civil-rights-leaders-legacy
'He inspired people from all walks of life': How Arizona, home of Cesar Chavez, honors his legacy
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/03/31/how-arizona-home-of-cesar-chavez-honors-his-legacy/70058231007/
Stanislaus County allocates $1 million toward helping documented, undocumented farmworkers
sacbee.com/news/california/article273785595.html
On Cesar Chavez’s birthday, farmworkers still see need for improved conditions: Farmworkers and advocates said they are still fighting for improved work ...
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/on-cesar-chavezs-birthday-farmworkers-still-see-need-for-improved-conditi/
A new national park for Cesar Chavez? These California lawmakers want to make it happen
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273798995.html
March against HISD takeover builds on Latino activists' legacy: Houston civic leaders are hoping the community honors labor activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/hisd-state-takeover-march-17869193.php
Carson to celebrate Cesar Chavez’s legacy with special tribute on Friday: The City of Carson will celebrate the life and work of Cesar Chavez with a special ...
dailybreeze.com/2023/03/23/carson-to-celebrate-cesar-chavezs-legacy-with-special-tribute-on-friday
In a California Town, Farmworkers Start From Scratch After Surprise Flood: Planada residents spent decades building their lives in the Central Valley community ...
nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/california-flood-farms-central-valley.html
Many Food Workers Unionized in 2022. Here’s Why: At Starbucks, Chipotle, McDonald’s, and more, service workers turned to collective action in 2022.
bonappetit.com/story/food-workers-unionize-2022
Pajaro flood relief workers call out Newsom, say aid is old money: California storm relief workers on Thursday said Gov. Gavin Newsom misrepresented $600 ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/newsom-pajaro-flood-relief-checks-17843474.php
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