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November 13, 2024 In Press Release

A Fair Food System Can’t Wait: FarmSTAND’s Statement Following the 2024 Election

At FarmSTAND, we’re not just taking on corporations; we’re fighting alongside every worker, every community, and every farmer under threat from this new administration. As policies shift to further favor corporate power over the public good, we’re committed to fighting the battles that matter most....

October 15, 2024 In Press Release

Towards Justice, Haitian Workers File Charges Against Greeley Meatpacking Plant

On Friday, a Haitian worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, CO filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that JBS is forcing hundreds of Haitian workers to work at dangerous speeds and limiting their access to the bathroom. Towards Justice, King...

October 10, 2024 In Press Release

Northwest Natural Gas Customers Sue Over ‘Greenwashing’ in Smart Energy Program

Oregon Northwest Natural Gas customers late yesterday sued the company over misleading claims at the heart of its Smart Energy program, which it advertises as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent...

September 25, 2024 In Press Release

Farmers Sue Food Tech “Disruptors” Behind Cooks Venture for Bringing Financial Ruin

Thirteen farmers today sued the four principal executive officers behind the food startup Cooks Venture, alleging that they were manipulated, lied to and led into financial ruin by the defendant businessmen. The now-bankrupt Cooks Venture had promised to “disrupt” agriculture by rapidly scaling production and distribution of...

September 18, 2024 In Press Release

Tyson Foods Sued Over Deceptive ‘Net-Zero’ and ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef Claims

An environmental and consumer organization filed a lawsuit today against Tyson Foods, Inc., the second largest meat company in the U.S. and the world, accusing the company of making “false or misleading” marketing claims targeting D.C. consumers concerned about climate change....

August 5, 2024 In Press Release

Worker Legal Services and Education Groups File Amicus Brief on Need for OSHA ‘Walkaround’ Rule

A variety of national and state-based organizations that provide education and legal services to workers have filed an amicus brief in defense of a critical Biden Administration rule related to worker safety protections. Sur Legal Collaborative, Worksafe, Justice at Work Pennsylvania, National Black Worker Center, National...

July 16, 2024 In Press Release

Farmworker Advocates, Workers File Amicus Brief Defending Biden H-2A Protections

Late yesterday, a group of farmworker advocates - and workers who have labored alongside H-2A agricultural workers - filed an amicus brief in a meritless legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s recently finalized rule protecting the rights of workers in temporary agricultural employment. The amici groups are...

May 20, 2024 In Press Release

North Carolina Must Pay $884,987 in Attorneys’ Fees for Defending “Anti-Sunshine” Law

Late Friday, the state of North Carolina agreed to pay a public interest coalition that successfully struck down North Carolina’s “Ag-Gag” law $884,987 in attorneys’ fees, as a result of the state’s efforts to defend the law for years. The plaintiff groups successfully sued to...

May 14, 2024 In Press Release

Judge Rejects Challenge to Colorado Law Guaranteeing Farmworker Access to Essential Services

Late Friday, a Colorado judge rejected a legal challenge to a state law that ensures that farmworkers can access essential services like doctors, teachers, clergy members, community aid workers, and attorneys. Judge Martin F. Egelhoff's ruling dismissed the Colorado Livestock Association’s suit that sought to strike...

September 20, 2023 In Press Release, Uncategorized

New Legal Advocacy Hub to Target Corporate Control Over the Food System

Litigators and community advocates announced a new organization, FarmSTAND, to address the harms of corporate-controlled industrial agriculture and advance a just and regenerative food system....