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June 30, 2009
Obama names new head of state rural housing
Farm housing in short supply
Valley farm contractor cited by state for alleged
safety violations
Work crew left in 116-degree heat with less than
a gallon of water, inspectors say
Weekly camp tries to stay ahead of migrant
worker’s kids’ needs
June 27, 2009
Making the dream green
Raul Sanchez sneaked across the border at 16;
long a citizen, he's now enriching the environment
Some Michigan migrant camps won't be inspected in
'09
Asparagus harvesting machine shows effectiveness
June 26, 2009
California ag labor board under investigation for
abuses
June 25, 2009
Pasco inn becoming migrant housing
Business slows at farm camps
June 24, 2009
Verdict divided on rule change for farmworkers
Bush rule on deportation also set for change
June 23, 2009
In the Coachella Valley, hope withers on the vine
Picking grapes in the Coachella Valley is still dirty and dangerous.
In the region where the United Farm Workers'
first table grape contract was signed, the pay is less than it was 40
years ago.
June 22, 2009
Schools work to reach migrant workers' children
Business slows at farm camps Overall economy
affects county facilities
Low Country program helps migrant
families
Farming jobs being picked clean by U.S. residents
June 21, 2009
Portland council still undecided as hearing on
Chavez street nears
Proposed labor law would kill business, farm
owners argue
'Dignity' of workers at issue
June 19, 2009
Nursery sued over sex assaults
Government says sexual harassment was tolerated
and expected at tree farm
Cal-OSHA board delays heat-stress rule changes
Farmworkers say fumigant rule is too weak
June 18, 2009
Farm dorm residents protest evictions
June 17, 2009
Franklin County farmworker housing facility gets
state funding
June 15, 2009
Migrant youth shown options for the future
Summer school programs expose students to variety of careers
Keeping workers cool in desert heat
Emergency revisions to mandates may be adopted this week
Immokalee tomato labor group pressures Publix
June 14, 2009
Tragedy stirs look at illegal farmworkers
June 13, 2009
Money, policies obstacles for Florida's migrant
students
Stricter heat rules for outdoor workers considered
June 10, 2009
Breckenridge Migrant Program continues to offer
work in agriculture
Migrant Worker Changes Mean Unequal Pay For Some
June 9, 2009
Senate shake-up puts controversial farm bill in
doubt
Farmworker housing plan near Ringold has
supporters
June 8, 2009
Would new neighbors get along in Prosser?
Low-income housing proposed next to upscale
winery complex
Editorial
Migrant worker housing sounds like good solution
State of Shame
June 7, 2009
Immigrant labor also a problem
Farmers concerned over state legislation
Texas farm that employed mentally disabled faces
more scrutiny after Iowa facility's shutdown
June 6, 2009
Cane workers see last chance to recover Florida
wages
Advocates hope petition drive will aid braceros
June 5, 2009
Florida farms agree to wage deal for tomato
pickers
Fewer farmers need immigrant workers
The number of foreign workers sought dips 13 percent.
Cane workers see last chance to recover Fla. wages
Jamestown-area honey company counts South Africans
among seasonal workers
June 4, 2009
Senate committee supports overtime for farm
workers
Measure heads to Assembly
June 2, 2009
Assembly approves legislation to allow growers to
build farmworker housing
Democrats divided on bill to pay farm workers OT,
expand rights
Basin City group opposes farmworker housing plan
June 1, 2009
UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta shares stories of
union struggles in Salinas
Labor program trains farmworkers effectively
Farmworker struggle dissected
Memories of lettuce boycott show business/labor divide lingers
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