Why are we not hearing the farmers’ perspective on this?
Farmers just want to farm. As a rule they are reluctant to engage in the kind of public controversy [...]
How is the union activism affecting farmers?
Farmers are increasingly concerned about the future for good reason. More and more regulation combined with a sharp decline [...]
How does this affect consumers?
It directly involves consumers because the shortage of workers and union activism is contributing to a dramatic increase in [...]
Wouldn’t unions be a good thing for workers?
Farmworker unions have proven to be unnecessary and unhelpful for workers. The New York Times reports that less than one percent [...]
If American farmers paid more, wouldn’t they get enough workers?
Increasing pay substantially is not an option because of the already high labor costs compared to foreign producers. The [...]
Activists say they are working for improved pay for workers, what is wrong with that?
In Washington state farmers paid on average about $200 per day in labor costs including wages and benefits. The [...]
A union complaint is that guest workers are “indentured” workers. Doesn’t the requirement that they work only for the farmer who hires them give substance to this concern?
Provisions in the guest worker program are designed to ensure that the worker is returned to his or her [...]
How does the guest worker program protect domestic workers?
First, the program is so onerous for farmers in its required costs, reporting and bureaucratic requirements that farmers turn [...]
What is the position of union leaders on the guest worker program?
ABCNews reported in 2013: President Obama and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio both mentioned guest workers as part of their [...]
Community to Community is referred to as a “worker center.” What is a worker center?
The website workercenters.com explains: Leading worker centers are heavily supported by labor unions. Some have unionization of workforces as explicit goals. Labor [...]