agriculture
The United Farm Workers march to the California state capitol
August 29, 2022They push for the passage of a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to unionize.
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Trouble in the tulips
April 1, 2022The fields of flowers are so beautiful they can take your breath away, but the conditions under which they're cultivated and harvested can be just as bad as they are for any other crop. "This year...
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How Heirs’ Property fueled 90 percent decline in Black-owned farmland
March 24, 2022Black farmland ownership, which peaked in 1910 at 16 to 19 million acres, has decreased to less than 3 million acres today, and Black farmers represent just over 1% of all U.S. farmers.
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Indian farmers score victory as Modi retreats on pro-corporate farm laws
November 19, 2021The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said: “The farmers have taught the Modi government a lesson it should not forget. Dictatorship in India does not work.”
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John Deere UAW members vote down second tentative pact
November 4, 2021Union members, determined to play the decisive role in deciding what is acceptable to them, send their leaders back for a third try.
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