As much as our current food system would have us believe that we are all primarily and merely consumers, other roles we play — as workers, advocates, and community members — offer much more effective avenues we can take to organize for a just food...
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Read More Case: Proposition 12FarmSTAND (formerly the Food Project at Public Justice) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of California’s Proposition 12, which limits the sale of pork products in California produced using extreme confinement. The Supreme Court of the United States sided with the...
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Every person, regardless of where they come from, what they do for work, or where they live, should have access to fundamental services like healthcare, education, and legal help. As the managing attorney for Colorado Legal Services’ Migrant Farm Worker Division, Jenifer Rodriguez leads a team...
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Read More Case: Essential Services for Colorado’s Farmworkers...
Read More Case: Essential Services for Colorado’s FarmworkersToday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Doe v. Scalia on the question of workers’ ability to sue the Occupational Safety and Health Administration when the agency failed to protect them from COVID-19. The plaintiff Justice at Work...
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Read More Case: Maid-Rite (Justice at Work v. Sec. of Labor)Everyone should be able to work with dignity and access resources that better their working conditions and lives. However, agribusiness interests have threatened Colorado farmworkers’ right to access essential services where they work. Agricultural workers tend to be isolated and work long hours. Many live in...
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