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In California, Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers
If lawmakers approve the bill and Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it, one labor leader estimated, 1.5 million California workers could get a wage hike come January 2024.
Debate on Limiting Extra Pay for Farm Workers in Washington State
In the northwestern state of Washington, a bill is being discussed that would modify recent overtime pay rules for its farm workers. The initiative, led by a Republican legislator, proposes that for 12 weeks a year, employers pay time and a half after 50 hours of work per week.
Fieldworkers Living in the Shadows.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 PROGRAM # 9919 12:00 PM PT Fieldworkers Living in the Shadows. Agriculture is a key pillar of California’s thriving economy. Yet, those working the fields face dire working conditions and serious health challenges. A new, landmark study shows many farmworkers in California live with chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure […]
Immigration Edition. Also, A coalition of undocumented student leaders and legal scholars is proposing that California begin employing undocumented students at the ten University of California campuses.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 9902 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. New Mexico lawmakers proposed last week a bill that would ban local governments and state agencies from beginning new contracts with ICE and private immigrant detention facilities. The bill would end contractual agreements at the Otero County Processing Center in southern New Mexico and […]
(Español) Empleados de restaurant pagan sin saberlo a cabilderos para mantener bajo su salario
(Español) ServSafes ofrece estas clases por la que pagan los trabajadores, en los 50 estados y el Distrito de Columbia. Pero la gran mayoría de sus clases se toman en cuatro grandes estados donde las clases de manipulación de alimentos son obligatorias para la mayoría de los trabajadores: Texas, California, Illinois y La Florida.
The Year in Review.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9870 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. From the efforts to stem the pandemic crisis to the devastating wildfires in New Mexico and heat waves along the Pacific Coast to the gun-violence tragedy in Uvalde, this edition features stories that made headlines during 2022. Other big stories include the […]
Extra Edition: Drought and Farmworker Migration. (A Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9848 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Drought and Farmworker Migration. (A Program Repeat.) California’s prolonged drought is forcing the San Joaquin Valley to put hundreds of thousands acres out of production, causing the loss of thousands of jobs. This worsening crisis, exacerbated by climate change, may lead to a drought-driven […]
Extra Edition. Drought and Farmworker Migration. A Program Repeat.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9824 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition. Drought and Farmworker Migration. A Program Repeat. California’s prolonged drought is forcing the San Joaquin Valley to put hundreds of thousands acres out of production, causing the loss of thousands of jobs. This worsening crisis, exacerbated by climate change, may lead to a drought-driven […]
(Español) Previo al Día de Acción de Gracias marchan a D.C. por la Ley de Modernización de la Fuerza Laboral Agrícola
(Español) “Los campesinos, que demostraron durante la pandemia estar en el centro mismo de nuestra seguridad alimentaria… estos hombres y mujeres campesinas se han ganado la oportunidad de solicitar un estatus legal”.
(Español) El Valle de San Joaquín expulsaría decenas de miles de campesinos por efecto de la sequía
(Español) “No se vislumbra el final de la sequía prolongada de tres años en California”, por lo que es probable que esté ocurriendo “una migración impulsada por la sequía”, como ocurrió en la década de 1930 con el Dust Bowl que arrasó Oklahoma, Colorado, Nuevo México, Texas y Kansa.
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