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The House of Representatives on March 18 passed H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a 247-174 vote.

With an online survey, The Packer is gathering input on labor conditions produce grower-shippers are experiencing.

Washington state agricultural workers will start receiving overtime pay in 2022 and will have a 40-hour workweek by 2024.

President Joe Biden introduced ambitious immigration reform legislation on his first day in office that seeks to legalize millions of undocumented workers.

About 1,400 workers from the Teamsters Local 202 labor union ended their strike at Hunts Point Produce Market, Bronx, N.Y., after almost a week, with an agreement on their wage increase.

The Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Farmworker Awareness Week by offering growers and other stakeholders a free communications toolkit.

The National Potato Council (NPC) today participated in an agriculture industry roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Heat and extreme drought are causing orchards and farm workers to change their schedule in order to beat the heat. NOAA says last month was officially the hottest June on record, as heat continues to blast the West.

The National Grocers Association has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to advance policies that encourage unemployed Americans to seek work.