Worker Justice
Sentient Media: Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended Up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
"They were told that 'if they left early or tried to leave the program, they could be picked up by ICE, they could be detained. One of the threats was…
Bloomberg Law: DOL Foreign Farmworker Organizing Rule Withstands Challenge
“'Judge Flanagan’s opinion carefully and correctly applied the law to uphold this important rule, which contains crucial protections for some of this country’s most vulnerable workers,' said Nathan Leys, staff…
Sentient Media: Could People in ICE Detention Centers Be Forced to Work in Slaughterhouses?
“I think what this Administration and Big Ag wants to create is this environment of fear,” says Bouhabib. “Whether or not they get deported or detained, they’re not going to…
The Denver Post: Colorado lawmakers consider repealing key farmworker protections in light of Supreme Court ruling
Despite this denial, farmers are now bringing “unfounded and legally incorrect claims to the legislature when really they belong in court,” said Kelsey Eberly, a senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND,…
The Racist Roots of Industrial Ag’s Favorite Loopholes
Stopping Agricultural Exceptionalism’s Harm to the Environment and Workers Keeps Getting More Important
Sentient Media: 81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns
“Industrial animal agriculture operates on a model of systemic exploitation to increase their profit margins at the expense of the well-being of animals, workers and rural communities. Today’s USDA studies…
Trump’s Deregulatory Legacy: Harming Workers, Consumers, and Animals
During his first term as president, Donald Trump took major steps to deregulate our food system, thereby putting workers, consumers, animals, and the environment at even greater risk. One of…
How Big Ag Thrives on Trump’s Immigration Threats
It’s estimated that undocumented workers make up anywhere from 30-50 percent of the meatpacking workforce. Foreign-born workers make up an even larger proportion of animal agriculture industries like dairy and…
Stopping Big Ag Exploitation of J-1 Visa Holders (Alvarado v. Livingston)
Represented by FarmSTAND, Legal Aid of Nebraska, and Radford Scott LLP, these three Guatemalan men are suing Livingston Enterprises and Worldwide Farmers Exchange, the company that deceptively recruited them. The…