Louisiana officials warn that the state's $300 million crawfish industry faces dire economic consequences because of a shortage of temporary seasonal workers via the H-2B visa program. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said that at least 15 of the state's 20 processors received none of the H-2B workers they applied for. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the visas later this year than they have in the past. It was so late that Louisiana's crawfish season had already begun. Many producers say their applications were denied. Louisiana Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have pressed DHS and the Department of Labor for a solution.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California lawmakers will vote Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the L…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unempl…
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A now hiring sign sits by the sidewalk as a rider on a scooter passes in Garland, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Most farmworkers in the United States today aren’t represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice.
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him open a radio station in Phoenix and…
Dolores Huerta and the late César Chavez are both credited with leading a movement that got growers to negotiate for better wages and working conditions for farm workers. Their legacies as United Farm Workers of American co-founders and leaders are now getting new attention after allegations emerged that Chavez sexually abused girls and women, including Huerta. Cornell University labor history professor Paul Ortiz says the movement's rise is one of the most important events in U.S. history and is the most important event in U.S. Latino history. He says agricultural workers had tried to organize for centuries but almost every effort failed until the success of United Farm Workers.
FILE - Cesar Chavez, a farm worker, labor organizer and leader of the California grape strike, is seen in a California works office in 1965. (AP Photo, George Brich, File)
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