My View: California’s Hidden Farmworker Housing Crisis Is a Public Health Time Bomb
As California continues to wrestle with a full-blown housing crisis—marked by record homelessness, skyrocketing rents, and an…
Senator Cortese Says He Will Continue to Take Legislative Action to Protect Farmworkers from Ongoing Heat Waves Caused by Climate Change
A UC Merced study reveals nearly 50% of farmworkers today continue to report their farming employers are…
Governor Vetoes Farmworker Protection Bill – Senator Cortese Issues Strong Response
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom vetoed SB 1299 which would have established the Farmworker Climate Change Heat…
Bill to Address Heat Prevention Workforce Standards and Protect the Yolo SIX Advances to Governor’s Desk
Sacramento, CA – In June during a heatwave, farmworkers working in a tomato field near Dixon on…
DeLoera-Brust Goes from Labor Organizer to Candidate for County Supervisor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago, long time County Supervisor…
Gov. Newsom Inks Legislation Designed to Improve Workplace Conditions for Garment Workers, Combat Unfair Pay, Designate Farmworkers as ‘Essential’
By Clarissa Rios and Amy Fullerton SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 18 worker protection…
Analysis: Farm Worker Overtime Issue Emerges as Crucial Divide in SD 3 Race
While the majority of the State Assembly voted to pass AB 1066, which grants California farm workers…
Wolk Casts Decisive Vote to Advance Farm Worker Overtime
By Sean Raycraft Monday, August 22 the California State Senate passed AB 1066 by a vote of…