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Tag Archives: Pesticides
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Victory! Arysta pulls Methyl Iodide nationwide.
A message from the United Farm Workers: "We did it! We are proud to share a huge victory with you. We've just gotten word that Arysta LifeScience has... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Urge Gov. Brown to take action on methyl iodide
A message from PANNA: "The cancer-causing pesticide methyl iodide has been approved for use in California’s strawberry fields for a year. In March,... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Pesticide Industry on Trial
A message from Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA): "Known as the 'Big 6', Monsanto, Dow, BASF, Bayer, Syngenta and DuPont control 74% ... Read More »
Tags: Pesticides
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UCF and YAYA design sets in Seville
On Sunday, October 16th and Sunday, October 23rd students from the University of Central Florida (Women’s Studies Dept.) partnered with their local ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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Tell EPA it's time to protect children from chlorpyrifos
A message from Pesticide Action Network of North America: Scientists have known for more than a decade that chlorpyrifos can be especially damaging t... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Protecting the Health of Farm Workers from Pesticide Exposure
About Pesticide Exposure: Pesticide exposure is a severe problem that affects the health of farm workers and their communities. Farm workers in th... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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'Pesticides in the Fields' on Front Porch Radio
Listen to the most recent episode of the farm worker series on Front Porch Radio with Julie Norris. On this ocassion we spoke about pesticides with J... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week
2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week was an exciting opportunity for YAYA members to bring awareness about the farm worker movement to their communities.... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, DREAM Act, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Immigration, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers, Washington State
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Hazardous and Unsanitary Working Conditions
“It is ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance ha... Read More »
Tags: Pesticides, working conditions
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