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Oct 14, 2020
Lawsuit to stop Trump from slashing U.S. farm worker pay A lawsuit filed on Wednesday (Oct. 14) in Fresno federal court by the United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation alleges that a scant one-page notice recently issued by Donald Trump’s secretary of agriculture, Sonny Perdue, will “send ripple...
Oct 01, 2020
Harris bill to protect all U.S. farm & other workers from heat Mirroring California’s pioneering rules that have saved countless lives Washington, D.C. — Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced a measure on Thursday protecting all U.S. farm and indoor and outdoor workers from death and illness due caused...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump proposes cutting farm worker pay in the midst of a pandemic Immigrant laborers targeted day after he refuses to denounce white supremacy A day after Donald Trump refused to reject white supremacists in his debate with Joe Biden, his administration proposed reducing pay for U.S. farm workers...