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united farm workers
The agreement includes a cap on the number of unionization petitions over the next five years and will allow state regulators to better protect worker confidentiality and safety.
César Chávez was a civil rights icon who co-founded United Farm Workers in the 1960s and fought for better working conditions for farm workers in California and beyond.
"Now, as winter approaches, they’ll keep working amid the rain, mud, and cold,” United Farm Workers said as the nation prepares to tuck into the festive season.
Hotter temperatures can increase heat-related illnesses, reduce paychecks and even kill those who labor outdoors.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Celestino Hilario Garcia’s brother and sister-in-law died in a car crash while fleeing immigration agents in March. On Wednesday ICE deported him.
The "blue card" proposal would give undocumented farmworkers a path to a legal status. Republicans aren't jumping on board.
It means a hard working mother or father who rises before dawn in the summer heat or on a freezing winter's day and gets home well after the kids are asleep will finally get the pay they deserve but have been denied.
