ALRB reports multiple farmworker settlements, administrative orders and outreach The Agricultural Labor Relations Board reported several recent settlements in the strawberry and citrus industries, disclosed administrative orders (ALRB admin orders 2026-02 and 2026-03) and highlighted staff outreach across Central Coast and southern counties.

The Agricultural Labor Relations Board is making waves in California's agricultural sector with multiple settlements resolving unfair labor practices, ensuring farmworkers' rights are upheld!

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Senate passes AB 2156 to designate March 31 as Farmworker Day after unanimous votes The Senate unanimously passed AB 2156, which renames the holiday on March 31 as Farmworker Day and included an urgency clause; debate focused on honoring the collective contributions of farm workers and referenced recent victims’ accounts that informed the bill's framing.

California just made history by designating March 31 as Farmworker Day, honoring the vital contributions and struggles of those who feed our nation!

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Agricultural Labor Relations Board approves minutes, hears executive officer report on ongoing cases The Agricultural Labor Relations Board approved its Feb. 4 minutes, heard an executive officer update on recent case activity including subpoena enforcement in Seamist Farms and a compliance filing in the Ocean Mist Farms matter, recessed to closed session and set its next meeting for March 4.

The Agricultural Labor Relations Board is making waves with new developments in key cases like Seamist and Ocean Mist Farms—what's at stake for agricultural workers?

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Board Reviews Multiple Agricultural Relief Cases Including Veil of Farms and Trifinuti Farms Board addresses eligibility motions for Veil of Farms and Trifinuti Farms cases.

California's Agricultural Labor Relations Board is tackling crucial cases that could reshape support for local agricultural workers in need.

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States and Health Groups Sue EPA to Protect Farmworker Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, June 1, 2018) States and civil society organizations launched new lawsuits in late May against the Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its continued attack against farmworker health and safety. Two separate lawsuits, one filed by attorneys general in the states of California, Maryland, and New York, and another by health and justice advocates represented by Earthjustice and Farmworker Justice take aim at EPA’s decision to delay the implementation of training requirements designed to protect farmworkers and their families. This is the latest in a series of lawsuits which began when EPA announced it would delay the Certification of Pesticide Applicators Rule in May of last year. Under the Obama administration, EPA released new rules updating farmworker protections after over 20 years of inaction. These rules are important because unlike your average American worker, farmworkers do not have protections under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). At its introduction, the new standards raised the age to apply toxic pesticides to 18, and improved the frequency and quality of training materials farmworkers are provided, among a number of other positive changes. After EPA announced it would be delaying the implementation of these changes, and reviewing the age requirement, […]

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