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Families of Mexican farmworker bus crash victims mourn the loss of their loved ones
7 months ago

Families of Mexican farmworker bus crash victims mourn the loss of their loved ones

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In San Miguel Almolonga, a rural farming community in Mexico, a mourning family recited prayers while grieving the loss of a father who came to Florida under a temporary visa to support his family. Yamilet Pérez Ríos, the 14-year-old daughter of Manuel Pérez Ríos, wept as she said she is now left without her father, …

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Driver said he smoked pot oil and took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
7 months, 1 week ago

Driver said he smoked pot oil and took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

Associated Press  

OCALA, Fla. — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday morning that 44 Mexican farmworkers were on the bus, …

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Pickup driver with lengthy record held in Florida bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers
7 months, 1 week ago

Pickup driver with lengthy record held in Florida bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers

LA Times  

A bus is removed after it collided Tuesday with a pickup truck, killing eight of the more than 50 people on board, in Ocala, Fla. A man with a long record of dangerous driving pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to driving under the influence-manslaughter in the deaths of eight Mexican farmworkers whose bus was sideswiped by his pickup truck in …

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From poverty to power, new California Speaker seeks Democratic caucus unity but offers few details
1 year, 5 months ago

From poverty to power, new California Speaker seeks Democratic caucus unity but offers few details

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas was a child growing up in California’s rural Central Coast, he watched his grandfather risk his job fighting in the farmworkers’ rights movement to bring a better life to his family and his fellow workers. He said he’ll focus on passing bills addressing affordability in the state and reviewing existing laws …

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A farmworker’s son and a dairy farmer battle to represent the Central Valley in Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

A farmworker’s son and a dairy farmer battle to represent the Central Valley in Congress

LA Times  

As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. When he injured his fingers doing repairs, his father would tell him, “put some duct tape on it and tell me about it later.” Valadao and Salas represent, at least symbolically, two of the largest forces fueling the Central Valley — the farmers …

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Biden endorses bill to help farmworkers organize, putting pressure on Newsom
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden endorses bill to help farmworkers organize, putting pressure on Newsom

LA Times  

Joe Aguilar of Sacramento waves a United Farm Workers flag outside the state Capitol after the union finished a 24-day march on Aug. 26. “I strongly support California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act,” Biden said in a statement Sunday afternoon. For the record: An earlier version of this story described President Biden’s statement as a “usual foray into California …

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Peru mine workers block highway as labour protests spread
4 years ago

Peru mine workers block highway as labour protests spread

Al Jazeera  

One protester has died as farmworkers cut off transit on the main highway to the capital Lima, stranding food trucks. Mineworkers in Peru on Friday joined a growing group of farmworkers in blocking major highways throughout the country, ratcheting up pressure on newly appointed interim President Francisco Sagasti. The mineworkers joined continuing labour protests launched this week by Peruvian farmworkers, …

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