California judge throws out anti-union election, points to grower money
An administrative law judge threw out one of the dirtiest decertification elections in recent labor history.
U.S. call to support striking farmworkers in Baja California, Mexico
The UFW is calling for putting pressure on the giant Driscoll Company in solidarity with the striking workers.
Growers move to gut California’s farm labor law
Gerawan Farming, one of the country's largest growers, is challenging the law that makes farm workers' union rights enforceable.
Today in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927
Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.
Immokalee workers receive presidential medal
The CIW has "organized communities, stood by tomato workers for more than 20 years, and changed the face of this industry."
Immokalee workers offer powerful “Tale of Two Thanksgivings”
Love is a powerful emotion. It's love that drives the Campaign for Fair Food. And so we will never tire of asking Publix to come to the table.
Today in labor history: 1934 Filipino lettuce cutters strike
Filipino lettuce cutters and white packing shed workers struck the powerful Salinas Valley, California, growers and shippers, demanding union recognition and improved working conditions.
Today in labor history: Mexican leader Emilano Zapata born
Zapata headed the land reform struggles of Mexican farmers and was a leader of the Mexican revolution.
Union and growers split on immigration plan
And that split could imperil immigration legislation overall, since the GOP-run House has made it clear that it may deep-six the Senate's comprehensive immigration overhaul.
What I learned from the Immokalee workers
Earlier this month I marched for three days with Florida's Immokalee farmworkers and their supporters.
