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N.Y. joins Calif. in passing comprehensive labor rights for farm workers

July 9, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Farm workers are finally getting basic labor rights, including the right to organize a union, a mandatory day of rest, and the right to overtime pay.

Fired just for asking for a raise, Washington farm workers organize

April 23, 2019 By David Bacon

"If we unite and organize, we can win these rights."

Will growers’ demands for wage cuts get help from the U.S. government?

January 25, 2019 By David Bacon

Some growers have signed union contracts and provided better wages and benefits in order to attract a stable workforce. Others, however, are actively seeking to hold wages down.

What the government shutdown means for farmers

January 22, 2019 By Special to People’s World

For one farmer, this day should have been a day of hope. Instead, thanks to the government shutdown, it’s another day of waiting and hoping to keep the family farm alive.

An immigrant woman takes charge of the United Farm Workers

September 20, 2018 By David Bacon

Women make up almost one-third of all agricultural laborers, but the presidents and most top leaders of the UFW have invariably been men.