Farmworkers

As farmworkers prepare for their second pandemic-era harvest, it is time the state does everything it can to ensure their safety.

Aproximadamente 73% de los trabajadores agrícolas dijeron que recibirían la vacuna contra el COVID-19 lo antes posible, pero las clínicas de vacunación en los lugares de trabajo agrícolas aún son poco frecuentes y dependen de un suministro escaso.

Mientras los trabajadores agrícolas se preparan para su segunda cosecha de la era pandémica, es hora de que el estado haga todo lo posible para garantizar su seguridad.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, February 3. Low marks for vaccine rollout Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating has fallen from record-high levels notched earlier in the pandemic, according to two polls released Tuesday — potentially fueling the campaign to recall him from office. Around 54% of Californians approve of Newsom’s job performance, down from a […]

A new study shows farmworkers say they have been left unprotected from COVID-19 by the very employers and agencies who wrote emergency regulations intended to keep them safe.

A year after the first COVID-19 case hit California, the state agency in charge of policing offices, warehouses, and other workplaces is understaffed and significantly undercounting the number of people in Fresno County and across the state who’ve fallen seriously ill with the coronavirus. Employers in Fresno County reported only 66 serious worker illnesses or […]

Un nuevo estudio muestra que los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que los mismos empleadores y agencias que redactaron las regulaciones de emergencia con la intención de mantenerlos seguros los dejaron desprotegidos del COVID-19.

Beginning in mid-February, some essential workers will be eligible for vaccines under new standards announced today. Then, the next priority group will be based on age, likely people 50+, not health conditions.

Farmworkers lost out on up to $1.5 billion in grants and loans for COVID-19 safety needs after the USDA committed funds earmarked as such for a food box program.  The USDA announced on Jan. 4 that it planned to spend $1.5 billion in a fifth round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. It has yet […]

Reconociendo que las vacunas han sido demasiado lentas, los funcionarios estatales aspiran acelerar el ritmo. Pero quedan muchas preguntas sobre la expansión a los próximos grupos de californianos y, mientras tanto, algunos médicos se quejan de que todavía no han sido vacunados.