Trump’s deportations on a collision course with California’s economy

This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural,…

California farmers were big Trump backers. They may be on collision course over immigrant deportation

SAN JACINTO, Calif.  —  A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California…

Central Valley effort trains farmworkers to master technology replacing fieldwork

Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked…

Lawmakers take ‘creative’ approach to enforcing heat safety rules for farmworkers

Erika Patricia Deluque Barros said she was working in a tomato field in Yolo County when…

California lawmakers call for heat protections for farmworkers

State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California…

As heat rises, California reduces farmworker oversite

California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has…

Judge grants Wonderful’s request for temporary halt to UFW unionization effort

After more than a month of deliberation, a Kern County Superior Court judge has sided with…