Workplace Hazards and Violations – Page 5

Farm Workers Union Battles With California Grower, Wonderful Nurseries

Wonderful Nurseries, owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, has sued the state to overturn a labor organizing law championed by the United Farm Workers.

By Kurtis Lee

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Transfers and Pay Cuts: Pregnant Officers Accuse Border Agency of Discrimination

Under a $45 million settlement, Customs and Border Protection agreed to adjust its policy around pregnancy. Some women say the agency has instilled a culture of shame and perpetuated a fear of retaliation.

By Eileen Sullivan

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U.A.W. Says Lax Enforcement of Trade Deal Has Cost U.S. Jobs

The Biden administration declined to pursue a union complaint of labor abuses in Mexico, raising new concerns about offshoring.

By Noam Scheiber

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Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59

An organizer and author, she believed that a union was only as strong as its members and trained thousands “to take over their unions and change them.”

By Margot Roosevelt

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