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“When The Laws Change, Workers Really Can Win”: Farmworkers, UFW Celebrate...
Farmworkers and labor organizers in New York have scored one of their biggest wins in years. United Farm Workers (UFW) has unionized 500 workers across four apple farms and one vegetable farm in the...
View ArticleFor Farmworkers and Others Who Work Outdoors, Extreme Heat Hitting Nation Is...
“The heat dome that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in 2021 is being repeated across the southern U.S. this year,” NPR reports. Phoenix has hit at least 110 degrees or more for ten days and counting....
View Article“No Worker Deserves To Die On The Job”: Calls For Federal Heat Protections...
Farmworkers and advocates in Florida are mourning the loss of Efrain López García, a Homestead farmworker who died while laboring in extreme heat earlier this month. López García was harvesting a...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate And Honor The Essential Immigrant Workers Who Keep Us Fed All...
Ahead of Labor Day, United Farm Workers (UFW) and allies are set to form a mile-long, “human billboard” line in support of mushroom workers in Washington state. While a majority of workers at the...
View ArticleHere’s How To Add Your Voice In Support of Proposed Regulations Protecting...
United Farm Workers (UFW) is urging advocates to add their voices in support of proposed regulations announced by the Biden administration that, if finalized, would reduce abuse, exploitation and...
View Article“I Was Tired Of The Injustice”: California Farmworkers Score Major Union Win
In a major victory for farmworkers and the labor movement, approximately 250 tomato harvesters in California’s Stanislaus County won unionization, United Farm Workers (UFW) announced. The victory by Di...
View ArticleThanksgiving Is A Time To Thank The Workers Who Feed Us – And An Opportunity...
This Thanksgiving, let’s honor and give thanks to the unseen guests at our dinner tables – the immigrants who helped make our meals possible. From side dishes like green beans and roasted potatoes, to...
View ArticleThis César Chávez Day, Let’s Recommit Ourselves to Ensuring Dignity and...
Ahead of César Chávez Day this Sunday, several rallies around the country have been shining an important light on the late labor leader’s continued legacy, the vital contributions of farmworkers, and...
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President Biden, Farmworkers and Advocates Remember César Chávez’s Legacy:...
Luis Magaña, a veteran farmworker advocate from California’s Central Valley, celebrated this past weekend’s César Chávez Day by keeping the United Farm Workers (UFW) co-founder’s vision for farmworker...
View ArticleOn Earth Day 2024, A Reminder that Extreme Heat Poses a Deadly Risk to...
While the U.S. has made some advancements in addressing climate change, including lowering greenhouse gas emissions, this upcoming Earth Day is an important reminder that our communities haven’t been...
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