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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, March 31, 2025
California’s regulator of farmworker rights has inked a deal to lease office space for new staff from a confrontational activist group known for its “toxic tours” of farmland.
With last week’s legislative deadline, lawmakers have set their priorities for the 2024 session. Some bills are familiar retreads of previous legislation, while others provide a new twist to ongoing issues.
United Farm Workers submitted ballot cards last week for the first union election under California’s controversial card check law. And it is already facing legal headwinds.
Bills on card check, climate change and well permitting have captured the attention of agricultural organizations as debates heat up in the final week of session for the California Legislature.
The Senate has passed a measure to allow a vote-by-mail option for farmworker union elections. Opponents argue it erodes principles fought for by labor icon Cesar Chavez.
