Biden Administration to Develop Heat-Related Workplace Protections
Agriculture is at the forefront of this effort.
Farmers Across the Midwest Struggle to Hire Domestic Employees
In Illinois, the number of foreign agricultural workers has increased more than 250 percent in the past five years.
USDA Announces Aid for Farm and Food Workers
Farmworkers, meatpacking workers and grocery store employees will be reimbursed up to $600 each.
OSHA fines Poultry Companies $1 Million after Deaths of Six Workers
The Department of Labor called the deaths “very preventable.”
How the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Is Affecting Farmworkers
With temperatures climbing over 100 degrees for days on end, conditions are especially hard on farmworkers who can find no respite from the sun.
No Union Recruiting on California Farms, US Supreme Court Decides
In a 6-3 decision, justices ruled that a decades-old California regulation was a violation of constitutional rights.
US Supreme Court Throws Out Slavery Case Against Nestlé, Cargill
In an 8-1 decision, the justices rule in favor of the food giants.
The Meditative Joys of Virtual Farming
How a fake farm in Stardew Valley taught me real life skills in 2020.
