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Farm Workers
April 17, 2024
Timothy Noah
The Republican Plot to Roast Outdoor Workers
Is it too much to ask growers and construction firms to furnish water and shade on hot days? Apparently so—in Florida and Texas.
August 31, 2022
Alex Park
As Gavin Newsom Builds His National Brand, Will He Leave California Workers Behind?
He’s blocked a bill to make it easier for farm workers to organize. Now Democrats are worried he’ll do the same for a bill to improve working conditions in fast food.
June 23, 2021
Matt Ford
Capital Defeats Labor at the Supreme Court, 6–3
The Roberts court deals a blow to California farmworkers’ ability to organize, in a ruling that may have dire implications for unions and regulators.
December 22, 2020
Jonah Goldman Kay
The Lethal Inequality on American Farms
During the pandemic, a broken system for migrant laborers turned even more deadly.
June 19, 2020
Felipe De La Hoz
America Owes More to Its “Essential” Immigrant Workers
The moral case for legal status is straightforward. The path there is snaking and dotted with pitfalls.
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