USATODAY.COM
Restaurants have been shuttered for weeks. Farms have been struggling with labor shortages for years. And grocery stores have been running out of bread, meat and eggs. So what does that all mean for the […] Read More
April 4, 2020
USATODAY.COM
Restaurants have been shuttered for weeks. Farms have been struggling with labor shortages for years. And grocery stores have been running out of bread, meat and eggs. So what does that all mean for the […] Read More
April 4, 2020
NYTIMES.COM
LOS ANGELES — Like legions of immigrant farmworkers, Nancy Silva for years has done the grueling work of picking fresh fruit that Americans savor, all the while afraid that one day she could lose her […] Read More
April 3, 2020
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
From almost the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, politicians and pundits have emphasized the importance of national borders. As the number of infections grew in the United States, President Trump reiterated his campaign promise of […] Read More
April 2, 2020
FOXLA.COM
LOS ANGELES – On Cesar Chavez Day, which celebrates the legacy of the labor movement activist, Actor Edward Olmos recognizes farmworkers’ sacrifice. FOX 11 reached out to Olmos to ask if he wanted to make […] Read More
April 1, 2020
LATIMES.COM
Before heading out with his crew of farmworkers, field lead Carlos Garcia donned a blue button-up shirt, a jacket, jeans and work boots. He washed his hands before slipping gloves over them. He washed his […] Read More
VCSTAR.COM
Freddy Urbano, a farmworker at Underwood Family Farms, thinks about the coronavirus a lot. He follows all the recommended precautions and worries that if a lot of people get infected, his work could be impacted. In […] Read More
March 26, 2020