Food + Jobs
Audience Editor
12.01.2021
by The Counter
A senior woman of color picks tomatoes at a farmer's market in Apopka, Florida. August 2021
They create jobs, open farmers’ markets, and make local food resilient, just, and equitable. Chances are, you’ve never heard of them.
A senior woman of color picks tomatoes at a farmer's market in Apopka, Florida. August 2021
09.01.2021
by Lela Nargi
Street vendors have long faced prohibitive laws governing where they can vend, and enforcement seems to have ramped up as the city reopens.
NYC street vendors protest exorbitant fines as city reopens
Street vendors have long faced prohibitive laws governing where they can vend, and enforcement seems to have ramped up as the city reopens.
07.19.2021
by Olivia Heffernan
Empty food aisles with cart. July 2021
GRAPHIC: Americans spent less money on food during the pandemic
Empty food aisles with cart. July 2021
07.12.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
Aracely Navarro, left, stands in front of Colorado State Capitol Building for SB21-87, the Farmworker Bill of Rights, at Denver, Colorado on Thursday, May 20, 2021. June 2021
Update: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs bill enacting some of the strongest farmworker protections in the nation
Aracely Navarro, left, stands in front of Colorado State Capitol Building for SB21-87, the Farmworker Bill of Rights, at Denver, Colorado on Thursday, May 20, 2021. June 2021
06.16.2021
by Tina Vasquez
Magaly Licolli, left, at an action in favor of a just food system.
For Magaly Licolli, organizing poultry workers starts with learning together
Magaly Licolli, left, at an action in favor of a just food system.
06.08.2021
by Olivia Paschal
Protestors outside of The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine launch of hunger strike. March, 16 2021.
Food delivery couriers, street vendors launch hunger strike in NYC, demanding more relief for undocumented workers
Protestors outside of The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine launch of hunger strike. March, 16 2021.
03.16.2021
by Jessica Fu
Outside the Hunts Point produce market. January 2021
After 1-week strike, workers claim victory at the country’s largest produce market
Outside the Hunts Point produce market. January 2021
01.25.2021
by Amir Khafagy
Staff label and package items inside one of the largest Amazon warehouses. January 2021
Facing aggressive pushback, Amazon workers to vote on forming the company’s first American union
Staff label and package items inside one of the largest Amazon warehouses. January 2021
01.18.2021
by Sam Bloch