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California’s international contract workers could gain some protections through bills awaiting Gov....
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto — would broaden protections for an...
Storm flooding compounds misery for California farms and workers
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuan Carlos, 38, owner of American Berry Farm in Ventura, stands beside a 20-acre strawberry field...
20,000 workers a year are injured by California's extreme heat. What can the state do?
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWith more heat waves expected this summer, California officials are trying to assess the long-term...
The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. What it will do for Californians
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Desert Sunlight solar farm in Riverside County. The Inflation Reduction Act has tax incentives...
California farmworkers just gained the right to vote for unions by mail, but for how long?
The Salinas Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia farmworkers marched 335 miles last year to pressure Gov. Gavin Newsom on a law that would...
Many immigrant workers face a grim future without retirement benefits. A California bill could help
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoCalifornia AB 1536 would make undocumented immigrants eligible for the Cash Assistance Program for...
How will California's new laws affect you?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA look at California's new laws on abortion, healthcare, criminal justice, workers and employees, minimum wage, civil rights, gun control and other...
Over 23,000 Fresno County residents rely on this workforce. Will the workers get a raise?
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs California faces a “silver tsunami,” care workers who help the elderly and disabled live...
Laws don't protect outdoor workers from heat. Advocates say the consequences are deadly
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt is 105 degrees, a relatively mild temperature in Phoenix — during an otherwise brutal summer heat...
After 2 years of free school lunches, kids now have to choose between going into debt at the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images For two years, school lunches were free for all kids through...