Worker Justice
Law360: Meatpacking Cos. Can’t Escape Haitian Workers’ Bias Suit
“Two meatpacking companies must face a proposed class action alleging they lured Haitian workers to Colorado with false promises and subjected them to harsh working conditions because of their race…”
The Attitude w/Arnie Arnesen: FarmSTAND’s Hannah Wolf and UFCW 1776’s Wendell Young
“A big part of the work we do is trying to create a food system that treats workers decently, throughout the food chain.”
Bloomberg Law: Farm Union Ban Violates Pennsylvania Constitution, Lawsuit Says
Equal Rights for Pennsylvania Ag Workers (UFCW 1776 v. Pennsylvania)
Agricultural workers deserve the same workplace protections as all other workers. But in Pennsylvania, the state specifically excludes them from the protections of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act. This means…
UFCW 1776 Sues State of Pennsylvania To End Unconstitutional Labor Law Exception for Agriculture
Legal challenge seeks to end nearly nine-decade injustice harming organized labor in the state The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776 Keystone State has filed a lawsuit seeking to…
We Won’t Let the Trump Administration Twist the Truth on Dangerous Line Speeds
By Nathaly Lozado Arreaga2026 Summer Intern (Reducetarian Fellow) A fair food system should ensure all workers can labor safely, and with dignity – even in slaughterhouses. No worker should sacrifice…
Big Ag is Pushing for More Power Over the Food System Workforce. We’re Fighting Back.
A fair food system is one in which workers receive a livable wage and where they feel safe to defend their rights at work.
Haciendo valer el derecho de personas trabajadoras agrícolas de recibir visitantes (Colorado Legal Services v. Southern Colorado Farms)
Click here to read this case page in English. La histórica Ley de Derechos de Trabajadores Agrícolas de Colorado en el año 2021 aseguró el derecho de personas trabajadoras agrícolas…
Agri-Pulse: Loss of Haitians due to Supreme Court decision poised to hit ag and food industries
“Nationwide, Bouhabib says, ‘The number of TPS holders in animal processing is likely significant.’ On the Supreme Court ruling, she says, ‘it is incredibly disappointing, and sure to cause tremendous…