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The head of a national farmworker rights group defends the U.S. Department of Labor's actions in the case involving three Oregon blueberry growers. How about a little bit of objectivity when it comes to farm operators that deprive hard-working farmworkers … Read more Capital Press Letter to the Editor: Farmworker pay case not ‘extortion’

Farmworker Justice is deeply disappointed in President Obama's delay of anticipated administrative relief to fix our broken immigration system. In June, after the House of Representative’s failure to pass needed immigration legislation, the President had announced that he would take … Read more Farmworker Justice’s Statement on Obama’s Delay of Administrative Relief

Farmworkers, public health advocates, labor organizations, and public officials, were among the more than 175,000 who submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling on the agency to strengthen its Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS … Read more More Than 175,000 People Call for Stronger Workplace Protections for Farmworkers

About 2.5 million men and women work on our nation’s farms and ranches; nobody knows how many of them are laboring on Monroe County’s more than 450 farms. It is hard work, made worse by our inhumane national immigration system … Read more Democrat & Chronicle Op Ed: Farmworkers are mistreated

Farmworker Justice President Bruce Goldstein participated in a White House press conference Thursday where President Obama signed a new Executive Order governing labor practices by federal contractors that could benefit American farmworkers, whose existing labor protections are often violated. The … Read more FARMWORKER JUSTICE APPLAUDS EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH MAY STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing today on the Labor Department’s enforcement of the minimum wage for farmworkers using the so-called “hot goods” section of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Some … Read more Rural House Members Pressure Labor Department to Stop Enforcing ‘Hot Goods’ Provision on Farm Produce

Re "Airport, ACLU tussle over ads" (Our Region, July 21): The decision of Sacramento International Airport to not run the informational ads of the California Endowment regarding denial of health care coverage for undocumented immigrants is unjust and deplorable. As … Read more Airport wrong on immigrant health ads: Farmworker Justice Board of Directors Vice Chair’s Letter to the Editor

Mark Bittman’s column raises the important point that those who profess to care about “good” food must consider the structure and failings of our food system. This includes not only nutritional content and sustainability of production, but also the treatment … Read more NYT Letter to the Editor: Beyond Foodie–It’s About Values

Today, President Obama announced that he will take executive action to reform our immigration system. The President’s remarks came after House Speaker Boehner told him that the House would not pursue a vote this year on much-needed immigration reform. This … Read more President Obama Plans Action in Response to Speaker Boehner’s Refusal to Call a Vote on Immigration Reform

Comprehensive Reform Would Benefit His Agricultural-Dependent District  Today, House Republicans elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as their new majority leader, a position that gives him the power to bring long-stalled comprehensive immigration reform to the floor for a vote. “Rep. McCarthy … Read more Rep. McCarthy Must Use His New Role as Majority Leader to Tackle Immigration Reform