SCOTUS to Hear Case Claiming Labor Union Recruitment Violates Farmers’ Private Property Rights
SCOTUS agreed to hear a case from CA growers that claims state law allowing labor union to contact workers violates private property rights.
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Watch: Amnesty Bill Blocks Labor-Saving Farm Machines
The pending farmworker amnesty drafted by Democrats and business groups is likely to block the development and use of labor-saving machinery throughout the labor-intensive farm sector.
Recreational Marijuana Bust: Cities, Unions Fight over Taxes,Organizing
California New Year’s Day partiers can only buy legal recreational marijuana at 44 locations across the state, as cities like Los Angeles are suffering problems setting up taxes and dealing with union infighting.
Unions Demand California Weed Workers of the World Unite
California unions are demanding that 100,000 marijuana production, packaging and distribution workers organize in anticipation of the legalization of recreational weed on January 1.
Democrat Leadership Battle: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Protests with UFW
With the Clintons and the Obamas pushed off liberalism’s pedestal, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. tried to pick up the Democratic mantle on Friday by joining the United Farm Workers’ (UFW) union in a Fresno protest against President Donald Trump’s promise to deport criminal illegal aliens.
Latino Activists Reject Union’s Support For Hillary, Rally For Bernie Sanders
Bakersfield, California — More than one hundred Latino activists, organizers, and farm workers offered their support for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during a back-and-forth discussion in the Harvest Hall at the Bakersfield Fairgrounds.
Janitors Rally for Jerry Brown’s $15 Wage on Cesar Chavez Day
Hundreds of unionized janitors held a peaceful rally, and an apparent strike, at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills on Thursday to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed new law to raise the minimum wage to from $10 to $15 by 2023.
Farm Workers, Union Settle Suit with California over Heat-Related Deaths
The state of California has settled two lawsuits filed by the families of two farm workers who died of heat-related illnesses while working in the field.
