Articles Tagged with ''United Farm Workers''

Several lawmakers have joined calls from labor groups for Newsom to better prioritize farmworkers for COVID-19 vaccines.

USDA officials tell Agri-Pulse they are working “amicably” with the Biden transition team, which is paving the way for the incoming administration next week. On the international front, the transition team has been pressing USDA for details on the impacts of the “phase one” trade deal with China.

Time is running short for congressional leaders to announce a deal on a coronavirus relief package, but there continues to be some signs of progress.

Gov. Newsom has appointed Luis Céspedes to serve as judicial appointments secretary in the governor’s cabinet.

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Now that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon, the food and restaurant industry is appealing to the government to prioritize inoculating their workers.

California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson offers a year in review for agriculture in the state and looks to challenges ahead.

A federal judge orders USDA to continue collecting farmworker wage data, agreeing with farm labor groups that challenged the suspension of the survey that is used to set minimum wage requirements for H-2A workers.

USDA’s decision to stop collecting farmworker wage information using the Agricultural Labor Survey will significantly reduce income for those workers, United Farm Workers said in a lawsuit that seeks to maintain the survey.

House Dems are using the pandemic to make the case that undocumented farmworkers get legal status.