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July 2, 2010
Assembly passes bill providing overtime pay for
farmworkers
The measure faces an uncertain fate with Gov.
Schwarzenegger, who has a mixed record on agricultural labor issues. He
has not made up his mind on it, a spokesman said.
Collier County donors lift burden -- and spirits
-- for Immokalee family
Bill alters farmworker overtime Changes extra pay
limit from 10 to eight hours
Farmworker overtime bill passes Assembly
Farmworkers would get more pay after 8 hours.
June 28, 2010
Alisal schools relinquish migrant program to
Monterey County oversight
June 26, 2010
Farm workers benefit from $697K grant
Pierson emergency group grows out of 2004
hurricanes
Film shows hardships of migrant workers
June 25, 2010
Need a job? UFW offers training for farmwork
OXNARD GROWER ENROLLS WORKERS IN PROGRAM TO
REVRESE OBESITY, DIABETES AMONG LATINOS
June 24, 2010
EPA Forced to Review Pesticide Testing on Humans
Marchi homes could reopen soon County pledges
tighter oversight
June 23, 2010
Farmworkers in NY could get day off Legislature
also weighs bill with expanded rights
June 19, 2010
Extreme heat could be cause of migrant worker's
death
Feds keep eye on farms during blueberry harvest
Several child labor law violations were reported
last year
Migrant camp raises worries
June 18, 2010
Grower groups call H-2A programs unworkable
Pero settles H-2A wage dispute
U.S. Cracks Down on Farmers Who Hire Children
June 17, 2010
Initiative helps Oxnard farm workers improve
their health
Sponsored by a local corporation, the new
program promotes awareness and action in the Latino community
June 16, 2010
Feds boost labor law checks for Michigan
blueberry harvest
Othello opens worker housing
June 15, 2010
Bill May Limit Age Of Migrant Farm Workers
June 9, 2010
Ag-Mart close to ending legal battle over
pesticide use at local farms
RCMA academy receives $25,000 gift toward
expansion
June 3, 2010
California lawmaker hopes to win one more for
farmworkers
June 2, 2010
Jamaican guest workers are filling orchard jobs
May 30, 2010
Slavery of migrant farmworkers continues in the
U.S. to this day
May 29, 2010
Oregon ag industry sorts health care
Farm-worker housing abuse discussed
May 28, 2010
Upvalley farmworker camps filled early in season
May 27, 2010
Field of dreams
Can local migrant farmworker youth escape the
cycle of poverty and practice of child labor—and maybe even go to
college?
May 26, 2010
Unsafe Marchi homes still inhabited
Lack of South Coast housing prompts exemption
May 25, 2010
Florida growers warn of danger to food supply
May 24, 2010
Pesticide prompts scuffle over safety in
California
May 21, 2010
Pescadero migrants drank well water with
dangerously high levels of nitrates
Fresno Co. farm accused of wage below $2
May 19, 2010
Fun offered for kids of migrants
Migrant students, families recognized for
achievement
May 18, 2010
Secretary of labor tours Immokalee, encourages
workers to share concerns
Group makes lunch for migrant farmworkers
Free meal often only one for grape-pickers
U.S. Labor head visits Immokalee
Says administration supports all workers
Immokalee workers get visit, promise of farm
safety attention, from U.S. Labor Secretary Solis
May 17, 2010
County farmworker camps at capacity
May 16, 2010
Farm Labor Bill Reintroduced in Senate
May 15, 2010
Migrant workers harvest job security
May 12, 2010
Aubertine: Reconstituted Farmworker Bill Skirts
Process to the Detriment of Farmers, Farm Workers, Consumers
May 10, 2010
Farmers: Immigration reform needed for ag workers
May 7, 2010
Senators kill shepherds-rights measure
Bill would have created task force to prepare
report for Legislature
May 6, 2010
Local activists decry Arizona law; migrant
farmworkers vow to stay away.
Two federal agencies promise stronger efforts to
curb exploitation of child farmworkers
May 5, 2010
Orchard farmers want immigration reform
May 3, 2010
State agriculture industry says labor pool
'plentiful'
Apopka farmworkers upset at Arizona immigration
law
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