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Read More 3 minute read PPolitics Judge blocks Biden Labor rule allowing foreign H-2A visa farmworkers to unionizebyTimeblitzedNovember 26, 2024 A federal judge in Kentucky rejected expanded protections implemented by the Biden-Harris administration for foreign farmworkers who come…
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Read More 3 minute read PPolitics California lawmakers call for heat protections for farmworkersbyTimeblitzedAugust 21, 2024 State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply…