In the final days of Oregon’s 2022 legislative session, legislators, advocates and farmworkers celebrated a historic win as Oregon joined seven other states including California, Washington and Colorado in mandating overtime pay for farmworkers. Federal law exempts agricultural…
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The widespread and disastrous impacts of climate change are already here, wreaking havoc on our urban and rural communities and farmers. Most disaster policy is recovery focused but there are many ways state legislators can support their constituents in…
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In a historic win for farmworkers in Colorado and nationally, SB 87, the Farmworkers’ Bill of Rights passed both chambers of the Colorado legislature just days before the end of session. The bill, championed by lead sponsor Senator Jessie…
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Colorado Senator Jessie Danielson has strong admiration for the farm workers who do back-breaking and sometimes dangerous work to get food to our table. With deep roots in Colorado agriculture, Sen. Danielson has seen firsthand how hard farm workers…
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