Labor
Web Site Illuminates Farm-Worker Hazards
For more than 40 years, California Rural Legal Assistance has been an advocate and legal resource for farm workers. Last week, it took that mission online. Salinas Californian more »
Government Clamps Down on Employers of Illegal Workers
Tighter enforcement of immigration laws announced in early August probably came late enough in the year so as not to disrupt the fruit and vegetable harvest in the northern United States this fall, but will... more »
UFW Rallies for Organizing Bill
Farm workers rallying on the Capitol lawn Wednesday for a bill on union organizing got an unexpected visitor: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Salinas Californian more »
For Some Farmers, Harvest is all About Finding Workers
It's been a typical farming year, some good and some bad. But for farmers who grow crops that need intense labor, there's been more bad than good -- but even the bad wasn't as bad... more »
AgJOBS Bill Still Waiting to See the Light of Day
AgJOBS is on its own again. The Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act has been trying to make its way through Congress – either alone or rolled into other legislation – for four years,... more »
He Lives off Fruits, Vegetables of his Labor
Squash and pumpkin vines stretch across a 56-by-32-foot plot of land in Cha Cleveland's backyard. PhillyBurbs more »
Budget Problems Put Growers in Danger of Losing Valuable Ag Stats
When vegetable and fruit growers get those government survey forms in the mail, they can be torn about whether to fill them out or toss them into the wastebasket. There's always been a debate over... more »
Training Helps Farm Workers Become Farmers
Hunched over rows of parsley, Maria Luz Reyes swiftly gathers, slices and binds the fragrant bunches. Salinas Californian more »
Outlook Mixed for Supply of Workers
The shortage of farm workers growers had been fearing had not shown up by Memorial Day. And with Congress hotly debating new immigration policy that might take the pressure off the thousands of undocumented seasonal... more »
Exotic Vegetables Cater to Needs of Immigrant Groups
When the price of field corn nearly doubled last year, farmers responded. They added 10 million acres to the planting schedule this spring. You don't want to do that with eggplant. On the other hand,... more »
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