Labor
Two Florida Farms Agree to Pay Tomato Pickers More
Two Florida farms have decided to participate in a deal to increase the wages of the state's tomato pickers in an agreement with a farmworker advocacy group and upscale Whole Foods Market, the grocery chain... more »
Farms Fight NY Labor Bill
New York farmers are pushing back against a proposed law that would require them to pay overtime to seasonal employees. PostStar.com Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
Will Farmworker Rights Bill Hurt NY Ag?
Today in Albany, N.Y., a bipartisan group of legislators voiced their opposition to bill S.2247/A.1867, the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, which they say would “devastate” the state's farming industry during the economic downturn. Legislative... more »
Farm Jobs Bills May Lead to Immigration Fix
There's a slowdown all along the Mexican border. Border Patrol agents caught fully 27 percent fewer illegal immigrants trying to sneak into the United States between November 1 and April 30 than during the same... more »
Farm Fields are Feeling the Heat
As the weather heats up in the San Joaquin Valley, state labor officials are cracking down on employers who violate California's heat-illness prevention regulations. Fresno Bee Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
State Spending Cuts Affect Michigan Agriculture
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA), responding to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's executive order to cut state government spending, on May 21 laid off 14 employees in its Environmental Stewardship Division, cutting to four the number... more »
Two Farm Contractors Closed for Heat Risk
Two farm labor contractors have been shut down for violating state regulations meant to protect workers from heat-related illness. MercuryNews.com Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
From the Editor
The (U.S.) Department of Labor is amending its regulations to extend the transition period of the application filing procedures currently in effect for all H-2A employers with a date of need on or before July... more »
Crops Could be Lost as Flu Delays Labor Influx
Mexican migrant workers usually come to Carolinas to plant and cultivate tobacco, sweet potatoes and more. charlotteobserver.com Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
Toledo-based FLOC Aims to Screen Seasonal Workers
The swine flu outbreak has the Toledo-based Farm Labor Organizing Committee on high alert for any field workers from Mexico who might bring the disease to northwest Ohio or other parts of the United States.... more »
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