Since our organization, the Family Farm Defenders (FFD), began in the early 1990s, we knew that the fate of food and farm systems around the world are inexorably linked to one another. We witnessed ...

Migrant labor fuels much of Vermont’s dairy industry, but workers are exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize ...

This past Sunday, more than 500 voices rang out strong in Lakeland at Publix headquarters. Students, farm workers, religious leaders, and concerned citizens came together to protest the supermarket ...

There is no question about the essential role that agriculture plays in our state. Governor Bob Ferguson proclaimed March “Washington Agriculture Month,” recognizing the farmworkers who help feed our ...

This week marks 60 years since the Delano march, a significant event in the Civil Rights movement that aimed to bring national attention to the exploitation of farmworkers during the Delano grape ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Following sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Chavez, some local activists and state leaders want to make sure farm workers and victims are properly honored. From ...