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In an industry first, 150 migrant farm workers at Highline Mushrooms join the union UFCW 1518
Digital Journal· 16 hours ago"This victory is important because the union UFCW 1518 now represents us, and we now have the support and ability to truly assert our rights as migrant workers< ...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack visits Palisade, announces awards for farms
Montrose Daily Press· 23 hours agoRancho Durazno on Friday hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who spoke about U.S....
Georgia growers part of group saying new rules for migrant farm workers go too far
Georgia Public Broadcasting· 6 days agoA lawsuit filed in Brunswick which includes Georgia accuses the Department of Labor of overstepping...
Farms get $50 million to help hire migrants
Newsweek· 5 days agoFarms across the country are getting $50 million to help supportfarm workers and agricultural employees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
GA Attorney General files lawsuit against Dept. of Labor over new farm worker union rule
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 2 days agoGeorgia’s Attorney General Christopher Carr has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor over...
Owatonna's Bushel Boy agrees to pay nearly $200K in overtime wages to migrant workers
CBS News· 2 days agoOwatonna-based Bushel Boy has agreed to pay nearly $200,000 in backpay to almost 100 of its workers...
A workers’ co-op rises from the remains of a Colorado mushroom farm
Montrose Daily Press· 7 days agoComplicating the situation, a mix of documented and undocumentedworkers were employed by the farm....
Owatonna’s Bushel Boy fined nearly $200K for unpaid overtime wages
Fox local via AOL· 20 hours ago... and Oro Valley Ag Services LLC – a farm labor contractor registered in Arizona – were not compensated for overtime hours, even...Employers in Minnesota are legally responsible for paying agricultural workers overtime wages if they work more than 48 hours in a workweek, with limited exceptions,"...
U.S. faces mounting criticism over bird flu response
Axios· 1 day agoThe big picture: It's been nearly three months since the H5N1 bird flu virus was found to have spilled over to cows, but experts say we're far from...
Are you interested in participating in the YouthBuild program? Here's what you need to know
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCatholic Charities Family and Community Services (CCFCS) gives at-risk youth an opportunity to build...
