{"id":627,"date":"2024-01-18T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/?post_type=news&p=627"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:21:45","slug":"just-filed-defending-the-farmworker-protection-rule","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/news\/just-filed-defending-the-farmworker-protection-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST FILED! Defending the Farmworker Protection Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, 17 State Attorneys General, growers and big-time farmers filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Labor to stop the new farmworker protection rule from going into effect. We cannot let this happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we filed a motion to intervene<\/strong> in the lawsuit to ensure that our organization and migrant agricultural workers have a seat at the table<\/strong> as the court decides the future of the rule. We are seeking to enter the suit in two different roles: as an organizational defendant-intervenor and also as counsel for Candelario and Jorge, two migrant H-2A farmworkers<\/strong> who are speaking out in defense of the new farmworker protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re proud to co-counsel with and be represented by Adam Pulver of Public Citizen, and grateful to Dan Werner of Radford Scott LLP<\/strong>, who serves as local counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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By intervening we are fighting to ensure<\/strong> that workers can welcome organizations<\/strong> like ours in their employer-provided housing without fear of retaliation<\/strong>. We are fighting for seatbelts<\/strong> and safe transportation<\/strong> and for all the protections against recruitment fraud, retaliation and trafficking<\/strong> included in the H-2A rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Candelario and Jorge faced retaliation for standing up for themselves and their coworkers to demand better working conditions \u2013self-organizing activities that would be protected under the new rule. They too are fighting to ensure that they and other workers are better protected in future H-2A employment and can demand better working conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stronger farmworker protections are necessary and long-overdue.<\/strong> We\u2019re determined to see the new farmworker protections implemented as soon as possible. And we are committed to ensuring migrant worker voices are front and center<\/strong> during the upcoming proceedings. If our motion to intervene is granted, we will be in a great position to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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