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Wages, the workplace, and the hands that feed us.

While he’s still president, Trump will freeze farm worker pay, and cut projected earnings by $1.68 billion over 10 years

11.09.2020
Jessica Fu
Florida joins seven other states in enacting a $15 minimum wage
11.04.2020
by Sam Bloch
Prop 22 passes in California, leaving hundreds of thousands of gig workers without employee protections
11.04.2020
by H. Claire Brown
A handful of restaurants are closing for Election Day, encouraging workers to vote
10.08.2020
by H. Claire Brown
“It’s especially cruel during a pandemic”: Minimum wage uncertain for seasonal farm workers after USDA axes labor report
10.06.2020
by Jessica Fu
Federal judge overturns a controversial “joint employer” rule, making fast-food corporations liable for their franchisees’ labor violations
09.17.2020
by Sam Bloch
JBS, one of the world’s largest meatpackers, hit with five-figure fine for Covid-19 violations
09.14.2020
by Sam Bloch
Covid-19 rips through motel rooms of farmworkers who pick nation’s produce
08.18.2020
by Jackie Botts + Kate Cimini
Agricultural workers still denied millions in wages each year
08.17.2020
by Pramod Acharya