Food and Farm Labor

Farmworkers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms in Fort Valley, Georgia. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

Farmworkers Are in the Coronavirus Crosshairs

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03.25.20

Long lines at a Vons market in Claremont, California 3-13-20.

Grocery Store Workers—’Heroes to the Community’ During Coronavirus—to Get Hazard Pay

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03.20.20

A volunteer at the at the Houston Food Bank. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

Op-ed: Food Workers are on the Frontlines of Coronavirus. They Need Our Support.

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03.20.20

Fast food worker preparing hamburgers and cheeseburgers on the grill.

For Fast Food Workers, Coronavirus Highlights the Need for Paid Sick Leave

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03.18.20

female farmworker picking tomatoes

After #MeToo, This Group Has Nearly Erased Sexual Harassment in Farm Fields

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03.09.20

The Powerful Culinary Union at the Center of the Medicare for All Debate

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02.21.20

two women farmworkers in a living room.

For Farmworkers Facing Debilitating Depression, Is Teletherapy a Solution?

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02.04.20

Farmworkers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms in Fort Valley, GA. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

Long-Awaited Bill Could Stabilize the Farm Labor Market. Some Groups Have Big Concerns.

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01.29.20

James Williams poses in the field at Ironbound Farm. (Photo by Kira Buxton)

The Formerly Incarcerated are Reviving Newark’s Cider Industry at Ironbound Farm

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01.02.20

Farmworkers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms in Fort Valley, GA. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

Immigrants Lift Up a Food System in Need of Reform

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12.11.19

A migrant worker loads cucumbers into a truck in Blackwater, Virginia. (Photo CC-licensed by Bread for the World)

The Farmworkers Who Pick Your Food Don’t Get Paid Overtime

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11.06.19

Outside of the fire itself, the main health concern in wildfire conditions is smoke, which produces particulate matter that can penetrate deep into the lungs, increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and asthma, as well as heart problems. (Anna Maria Barry-Jester/KHN)

Kincade Fire Brings Major Health Risks to Farmworkers

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11.01.19

Protesters outside Aramark headquarters. (Photo by Sophia Epstein)

Institutional Food Has a Sourcing Problem. This Coalition is Trying to Fix It.

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10.25.19

Grocery workers picket and prepare to strike with their union

Could a California Grocery Worker Strike Spur a Nationwide Movement?

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08.28.19

cjefs cooking in a restaurant kitchen

The Past Decade Has Brought a Sea Change in Food and Farm Labor

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08.27.19

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Meet the Women Building Political Power for Farmworkers in the Central Valley

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08.12.19

Guest workers striking at King Fuji Ranch

The H-2A Guest Worker Program Has Ballooned in Size, but Both Farmers and Workers Want it Fixed

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07.16.19

A study group as part of ASU's CAMP program. (Photo courtesy of Seline Szkupinski Quiroga)

For Children of Migrant Farmworkers, High School Graduation Takes a Village

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07.09.19