UnitedFarmWorkers

Thousands of seasonal farmworkers will get their much-deserved raises after all

The previous administration used its final weeks of power to push through a final slew of anti-immigrant policies, including an “unconscionable” move freezing the wages for thousands of seasonal …

Sat Jan 1, 2022

DHS secretary announces rule to protect DACA, urges permanent relief through reconciliation

The Biden administration on Monday announced the awaited federal rule intended to “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the popular and successful Obama-era …

Mon Sep 27, 2021

'Do your job and deliver for the people of Arizona,' DACA recipient tells Sinema, Kelly

Young immigrants are truly relentless, especially when it comes to protecting their families and communities. Following a massive rally in Washington, D.C., Tuesday that demanded Democrats ensure that …

Fri Sep 24, 2021

'Democrats still have the power': Massive rally demands legalization stay in reconciliation package

Thousands of immigrants and allies on Tuesday marched to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters before gathering in front of the U.S. Capitol for a rally that also featured top …

Wed Sep 22, 2021

Just one reason why you need to go follow United Farm Workers on Twitter today

I believe that United Farm Workers (UFW) truly has one of the most powerful, important, and informative social media accounts today. Not only because of its fierce advocacy for the rights, dignity, …

Mon Sep 6, 2021

'This is our moment' to pass legalization, farmworkers and advocates say following Senate hearing

California Sen. Alex Padilla during a Senate hearing on the vital role of immigrant farmworkers called it “fundamentally wrong” for the federal government to deem undocumented immigrant laborers …

Thu Jul 22, 2021

Oregon and Washington implement emergency farmworker protections amid extreme heat wave

Oregon and Washington have announced emergency rules protecting farmworkers and other outdoor laborers amid the extreme heat wave that has killed hundreds, including one farmworker, in the Pacific …

Tue Jul 13, 2021

'At no point do we stop working,' farmworkers say amid historic heat wave

Farmworkers and their advocates during a press call Thursday continued to shine a light on the ongoing need to pass both workplace protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers, …

Fri Jul 9, 2021

House Democrats reintroduce bill ending racist exclusion of farmworkers from national labor law

For more than 80 years, the farmworkers who have fed America have been unable to receive overtime pay, after they (along with domestic workers) were intentionally excluded from the 1938 Fair Labor …

Fri May 14, 2021