Issues
UFW-Gallo dispute in spotlight
Union works to focus attention on local contract;
wine giant dismisses tactics, wants more talks
Articles
Summer 2005
August 29, 2005
Guest workers note progress
Labor contract has brought changes
August 28, 2005
Farm plight: Tense times, millions in damages
After Hurricane Katrina, farmers, growers and laborers
who depend on agriculture for their livelihood are reeling.
August 25, 2005
EDITORIAL
Farm jobs at risk
August 22, 2005
Bracero Protests Heat Up Again
August 21, 2005
Healthcare Is Migrating South of the Border
California employers are steering Latinos to Mexico,
where care is less costly but uneven.
August 19, 2005
2 Illegal Immigrants Win Arizona Ranch in Court
August 18, 2005
Editorial
Check on nurseries, too, for pesticide violations
August 17, 2005
Lee Sheriff's Office busts alleged Fort Myers brothel
Number of Colorado human trafficking cases rises
August 14, 2005
Slim Pickings in Farm Labor Pool
Tighter borders and construction jobs that pay better are at the root of
a shortage of workers willing to toil in the Central Valley fields.
August 12-18, 2005
SOUR GRAPES
August 10, 2005
Group: Workers need clothes washed
August 8, 2005
Guest-worker programs aren’t the answer
They’d only make it easier to abuse immigrants.
August 5, 2005
News-Journal's migrant series spurs state action
August 4, 2005
EDITORIAL
Battling the heat
August 3, 2005
Meatpacking's Human Toll
Gov. Orders Shade, Water for Workers Sickened by Heat
August 2, 2005
Van Crash in California Desert Kills Five
August 1, 2005
AgJobs legislation answers needs of growers, workers