Cal-OSHA to Review Handling of Heat Cases
Heatstroke caused seven confirmed deaths and more than 60 worker injuries this year, despite tougher regulations enacted in 2006 with Gov. Arnold Schw... Read More »
In the Trenches and Fighting Slavery
A delegation from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers recently took time during its "Northeast Tour for Fair Food" to visit The Nation offices in New Y... Read More »
State and Local Government Honor Farm Worker Awareness Week
Governor Ted Kulongoski's Proclamation designating March 29 to April 4 "Farm Worker Awareness Week" and recognizing both the contribution of farm work... Read More »
Tags: Farmworker Awareness Week, Oregon
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Call on Gov. Schwarzeneggar to prevent heat deaths this summer!
TAKE ACTION! Last summer, 6 farm workers died heat-related deaths in the fields of California. These workers' death should have been preven... Read More »
Tags: California, Heat, OSHA
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Florida Farm Worker Bicycle Drive: Fifth Delivery
Another bicycle delivery took place on December 16, 2008, in the community of Seville, Florida. Once again, thanks to our supporters from the Bicycle... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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Immersion Trip, Pierson, Florida
On the weekend of December 5th, 2008, a group of young people, from the UCC Chapel on the Hills in Seminole, Florida, and from the UCC Church by the S... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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