Farm Labor Struggles

Farm workers are among the poorest workers in the U.S. Hazardous conditions are routine and include pesticide exposure, heat stress, lack of shade, ...

Thirty Years of Farmworker Struggle (U.S. National Park Service)

The most common form of farmworker protest was the strike. By walking off the job, often at strategic moments right before a harvest, workers could exert ...

Farm Labor - USDA ERS

Hired farmworkers make up less than 1 percent of all US wage and salary workers, but they play an essential role in US agriculture.

Farm Labor Issues in the 2020s - Summary Report

The major dynamic forces increasing farm labor costs is (1) the shrinking supply of settled US workers and stable demand, (2) the end of ...

America's Farms Are Facing A Serious Labor Shortage - NPR

... farm policy, and NPR's Andrea Hsu who covers labor. In ... Business · He sold his house. Now, he is struggling to find a home he can afford ...

Labor Shortages Continue to Impact Farmers | Focus on Ag

Farmers and ranchers struggle to find people willing to harvest and process the food that feeds the world. The topic of labor in the agriculture ...

Agricultural Exceptionalism: A History of Discrimination against ...

The labor law exclusions result in poor working conditions and low wage rates for farmworkers who struggle to make ends meet. Farmworker wages are among the ...

Farmworkers and the Struggle for Humane Working Conditions

Decades later, Ethel Kennedy joined the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in Florida to fight for the rights of agricultural workers who had long faced ...

The Struggle to Organize Farmworkers Has Been Going On for ...

... workers and changing its name to the National Farm Labor Union (NFLU) after the war. Although the importation of Mexican guestworkers ...

The U.S. Farm Labor Shortage Infographic - AgAmerica

Why is the Agricultural Workforce Shrinking? · A Decline in Agricultural Interest · Wage Requirements Lead to Higher Input Costs · Increase in ...

Timeline of Agricultural Labor in the U.S. - NFWM

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Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Grant Program

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, agricultural employers were struggling to secure a stable workforce. The pandemic has only exacerbated this ...

Farmworkers in the United States - MHP Salud

Farmworkers may face poor dental health, diabetes, hypertension and mental health issues.11 Agriculture is one of the most accident-prone ...

1962: United Farm Workers Union - A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil ...

Farmworkers worked in dire conditions, including exposure to deadly chemicals, inadequate food and shelter, and sexual harassment, while receiving meager wages.

The Farmworkers' Movement - Equal Justice Initiative

The movement established workers' right to organize and secured better pay and working conditions on many farms.

The Farm Worker Movement | PBS LearningMedia

Farm workers play a crucial role in feeding the nation and ensuring the viability of commodities, yet they have suffered extremely poor working conditions ...

Farmworkers don't always notice their own mental health struggles

Farmworkers are among those disproportionately affected by stress and anxiety. Researchers and health care providers also say the pandemic ...

The Hidden Cost of Your Plate: America's Farm Labor Crisis

... farm labor and its deep connections to systemic inequality. Join Professor Noah Zerbe as we delve into the struggles and contributions of ...

Farm and Factory Struggles in the 1920s - NCpedia

Tar Heel farmers and factory workers both struggled to make a living. The demand for cotton during World War I (1914–1918) triggered an overproduction of the ...

Labor union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major ...

Farm industry leaders contend the lack of a secret ballot makes workers vulnerable to coercion by unions and fraud. They want farmworkers to be ...