Supreme Court Hears Case on Allowing Union Organizers Access to Farmworkers
California’s unusually union-friendly laws are at stake.
New Immigration Bill Would Give Undocumented Farmworkers Path to Citizenship
The proposed law would also force farm employers to pay overtime wages to undocumented farmworkers.
State Department Issues Travel Ban Exemption for South African Farmworkers
These temporary workers were included in an initial ban.
Biden Administration Freezes Proposed Line Speed Increases in Poultry Plants
It’s a point for worker safety.
Biden Administration Withdraws Pending Changes for H-2A Farmworkers
The new rule will not come into effect.
Report finds Workers at Brazilian Beef Farms Supplying JBS Suffer ‘Conditions Similar to Slavery’
Repórter Brasil found problems at the bottom of the meat giant’s supply chain.
United Farm Workers Files Lawsuit Over H-2A Wage Freeze
A new rule would keep wages at a previous rate for several years.
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Farmworkers Are Entitled to Overtime Pay
It’s the first ruling of its kind, and could be a model for other states.
Senators Slam Meat Companies’ Lack of Transparency
Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are calling for enforceable COVID-19 safety standards to protect workers at meat plants.
