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The STEM Jobs Act will be voted on in the House of Representatives Friday morning. Farmworker Justice and the United Farm Workers urge Congressional Representatives to reject this flawed bill and approach. Instead, they should come to the table to … Read more This is No Time for Piecemeal Immigration Legislation: Oppose the Stem Jobs Act

Farmworker Justice commends the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s declaration of its commitment to fighting for comprehensive immigration reform as demonstrated through its announced principles. In One Nation: Principles on Immigration Reform and Our Commitment to the American Dream, the CHC promises … Read more Farmworker Justice Applauds the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Principles

With extensive knowledge of legalization and guestworker programs, Farmworker Justice has a lot to offer the general public, immigration and labor advocates, and policymakers in the new immigration policy debate. The Washington Post on Sunday published our letter to the … Read more Be Wary of Exploiting Immigrants: Farmworker Justice’s Washington Post Letter to the Editor

Farmworker Justice congratulates Librada Paz for her receipt of the 2012 RFK Human Rights Award and the tremendous advocacy she does on behalf of farmworkers in NY to achieve equal protection under the law. Today’s award ceremony featured great speeches … Read more Congratulations to Librada Paz on RFK Human Rights Award

Grower’s claims of agricultural labor shortages and complaints about the H-2A program continue to be pervasive in the media. In one Washington article, grower representatives simultaneously complained that the H-2A program is “unworkable,” and that the program saved this year’s … Read more Farmworkers in the News: Labor Shortages and Guestworker Programs

John Carney’s blog post, part of a series, points to the fallacy behind grower cries of “labor shortages” and highlights the ability of growers to pay higher wages to attract and retain workers. The law of supply and demand does … Read more Agriculture’s Claimed Labor Shortage Fails Fact Checking

The new US Government Accountability Office report, “H-2A Visa Program: Modernization and Improved Guidance Could Reduce Employer Application Burden,” stresses the need for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “improve the customer experience;” … Read more GAO Study on H-2A Visa Program Forgot Farmworkers

Last week the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) released a report entitled A Generation in Jeopardy: How Pesticides are Undermining our Children’s Health and Intelligence highlighting the disturbing connections between pesticide exposure and an alarming array of health risks, … Read more Pesticide Perils: Children at Risk

A letter from Ramon Ramierz, Chair of Board of Directors.  National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) was established in response to the impact of HIV and AIDS in the Hispanic/Latino communities and serves as a national community mobilization and social … Read more National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: United to End AIDS

Farmworker Justice, a national advocacy organization for the rights of farmworkers, today praised President Obama’s dedication of a new monument to civil rights and labor leader César E. Chávez in Keene, California. Bruce Goldstein, President of Farmworker Justice, made the … Read more Farmworker Justice Applauds Establishment of New César E. Chávez National Monument