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Two California farmworkers test positive for bird flu
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Two California farmworkers test positive for bird flu

CNN  

CNN — Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Thursday. The confirmation came hours after the California Department of Public Health announced the first two presumptive positive cases in humans in the state. “Ongoing health checks of individuals who interact with potentially infected animals helped us quickly …

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Judge grants temporary halt in UFW’s unionization of Wonderful Co. nursery workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge grants temporary halt in UFW’s unionization of Wonderful Co. nursery workers

LA Times  

Agricultural workers and employers across California will be affected by the eventual outcome of the ongoing dispute over unionizing employees by “card-check.” After more than a month of deliberation, a Kern County Superior Court judge has sided with Wonderful Co. and issued a preliminary injunction that will temporarily halt a contentious bargaining process between the agricultural giant and the state’s …

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Newsom signs UFW bill aimed at helping California farmworkers organize
2 years, 2 months ago

Newsom signs UFW bill aimed at helping California farmworkers organize

LA Times  

Joe Aguilar of Sacramento waves a United Farm Workers flag in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento after the union finished a 24-day march on Aug. 26, 2022. “Sí, se puede.” The new law expands voting options for farmworkers by allowing them to vote by mail or drop off a ballot card at the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board. …

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Column: Biden turns tables on Newsom by backing California farmworker bill
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Biden turns tables on Newsom by backing California farmworker bill

LA Times  

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden addresses leaders and supporters of the United Farm Workers at Forty Acres with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, United Farm Workers, and the UFW Foundation on March 31, 2021, in Delano, Calif. California farmworkers may struggle with clout in our state Capitol, but they definitely have friends in higher places. Even so, it’s just one more …

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Jill Biden visits Delano to meet UFW farmworkers and renew a family history
3 years, 8 months ago

Jill Biden visits Delano to meet UFW farmworkers and renew a family history

LA Times  

First Lady Jill Biden participates in a Day of Action roundtable at Forty Acres in Delano on Wednesday. Alicia Zavala, who worked in the fields until she started a cleaning company with her husband, believes that sometimes God sends signs to say ‘Don’t give up.” To Zavala, First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to Forty Acres in Delano, the historic birthplace …

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Vaccine rollout for farmworkers is fraught with confusion and bad timing
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccine rollout for farmworkers is fraught with confusion and bad timing

LA Times  

In the wine region of northern San Joaquin Valley, the coarse spindles of pruned grapevines are sprouting delicate creepers that curl toward wire trellises, and cherry trees are shedding soft pink blossoms. It is a “pivotal time” to inoculate farmworkers against the coronavirus before they return to their perilous work, said UFW Foundation Executive Director Diana Tellefson Torres. I am …

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