Farm Workers
Fighting for human rights in the fields of North Carolina
September 21, 2012I, along with the other members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, was invited by Velasquez to travel to North Carolina to meet with the immigrant workers.
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The farm workers’ Filipino-American champion
February 23, 2012It's well past time we celebrated the life of probably the most important of the other leaders who played a major role in winning union rights for farm workers.
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Farmworkers take plea to government
October 21, 2011Carolina farmers perpetrate lousy working conditions in the state's fields, and the state Labor Department looks the other way.
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Immigrant and labor rights bills become law in California
October 11, 2011Among bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown recently were a measure to let undocumented college students apply for publicly funded scholarships and another to strengthen labor protections for farm workers.
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For California’s farm workers, justice delayed
July 7, 2011California Gov. Jerry Brown surprised many when he vetoed a law needed to ensure that farm workers could actually practice their rights.
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