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ACTION ALERT!
Farmworkers do some of the hardest labor in the country, providing people across the nation with the food necessary for their survival. Yet farmworkers are among the least protected workers, facing exposure to toxic pesticides and herbicides and working long hours, all while being exempt from the (albeit far too low) minimum wage guaranteed to laborers in other industries. To keep the fields full under these conditions, the agricultural industry relies heavily on immigrant labor.
Farmworkers around the country are rallying around AgJOBS (S.340/H./H. 371), a bill that would allow undocumented farm workers to earn the right to permanently stay in the U.S. by continuing to work in agriculture. During the first week in October, farmworkers from across the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to share their stories.
Learn more about this issue and take action on the United Farmworkers Union Website. Click here to track progress on this bill.
September 2007: the Cost of College
August 2007: Hurricane Katrina 2nd Anniversary
July 2007: Class and Leisure
June 2007: Class and the Commons
May 2007: Class and May Holidays
April 2007: Class And Food
March 2007: Class and Mental Health
February 2007: Class and Sports
December 2006: Class and Climate Change
November 2006: Class and The Military
October 2006: Class and Television
September 2006: Class and Higher Education
August 2006: The Immigration Debate
July 2006: Ethical Travel and Responsible Tourism
June 2006: Universal Health Care and Estate Tax Repeal
May 2006: Support Fair Trade
April 2006: Raise the Minimum Wage
March 2006: Challenge Class Bias in Tax Enforcement
February 2006: Demand that Big Businesses Pay their Fair Share of Health Care
January 2006: Continue Efforts to Stop the Classist Federal Spending Bill
December 2005: Stop the Classist Budget
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