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2026

Lawsuit Alleges Constitutional Violations During Cato Immigration Raid
Finger Lakes Daily News | September 11

Group Launches Campaign to Resist Immigration Crackdown
Rochester Beacon | September 10

Inside a Lawless ICE Raid That Tore Families Apart
NYCLU | September 10

2 Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Immigration Raid at Cato Factory
Syracuse.com | September 10

Organizaciones Demandan al Gobierno de Ee. UU. por redada en Nueva York Ocurrida Hace un Año
Diario Libre USA | September 10

Body Camera Video Offers a Rare Look Inside an Immigration Raid at a NY Factory
Associated Press | September 10

‘I Got Scared to See My Coworker Like That’: New York Farmworkers Labor Through Extreme Heat
NY Focus | September 1

East End Businesses Turn to Housing as Workers Get Priced Out
Newsday | August 21

Helping Workers Beat the Heat
The Progressive Magazine | July 17

Federal Court Delivers Major Victory for Anti-Trafficking Organizations Nationwide Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LCCRUL | June 29

United Way Awards $1.7 Million to Nonprofits Facing Funding Cuts Across Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes 1 | June 19

Inflation Takes a Toll on Income Gains
Rochester Beacon | June 2

Failing ICE Arrests Do Little to Ease Fear Among NY Farmworkers, Advocates Warn
Radio Catskill | April 23

CRC Ayuda a Trabajadores a Recuperar Salarios en Westchester
Westchester Hispano | March 13

Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster
Radio Kingston | March 8

2025

The Ongoing Fight for Farm Worker Justice in New York
National Farm Worker Ministry | July 25

Proposed Empire Act Would Let Workers Sue Over Stolen Wages
News10 (Nexstar) | June 4

2024

Last-Minute Budget Change Could Weaken Workers’ Claims to Weekly Pay
NYS Focus | April 18

Groups renew call for NYS to expand unemployment insurance
WAER | January 12

Local leaders push for state support in proposed unemployment program
WRVO | January 12

Task force addresses human trafficking problem in N.Y.
Spectrum Local News | January 10

2023

Separating fear, rhetoric from reality: What Title 42’s end really means for New York
Lohud | May 12

Rally to raise minimum wage held in Rochester
RochesterFirst | April 12

Raise Up NY Coalition holds rally to raise minimum wage in New York
13WHAM | March 2

These NY workers Can’t Get unemployment. What Would it Look Like for NY to Cover Them? (Paywall)
Lohud | January 25

Kingston Rally Seeks Support for Minimum Wage Hike Plan
Daily Freeman | January 24

CNY Group Pushes Unemployment Program Aimed at Helping Non-Traditional Workers
WAER | January 19

Rally Held for Workers’ Rights
Mid Hudson News | January 19

2022

Dairy worker housing goes uninspected. The result is horrific conditions on some farms
WAER | October 15

NY sets overtime threshold for farm workers. Has it worked in other states?
Poughkeepsie Journal | October 7

Dairy worker housing goes uninspected. The result is horrific conditions on some farms
North Country Public Radio | October 5

Worker Justice Center of New York cheers farmworker overtime change
WAMC | October 4

Support, criticism pours in about farm worker overtime plan
WWNYTV | September 7

Wage Board recommends DOL chief accept 40-hour overtime threshold for New York farm workers
Spectrum Local News | September 6

New York Farmworkers Say They Are Stiffed on Overtime
Capital & Main | August 2

Mid Hudson ‘excluded workers’ shut out of relief fund call for it to be refilled in 2022 state budget
Times Herald-Record | March 25

Excluded workers march to Capitol eyeing $3B more in benefits
Times Union | March 23

Photos: Excluded workers rally in Kingston
Daily Freeman | March 21

Excluded workers press lawmakers for funding in NY state budget
Spectrum Local News | March 21

Activists call for additional $3B for Excluded Workers Fund
WHEC | March 18

Rochester community rallys for excluded workers
RochesterFirst | March 18

Essential workers, labor unions respond to rollback of NY Hero Worker Protection
FingerLakes1.com | March 18

Judge orders Wallkill company to reinstate two workers fired for participating in ‘impromptu strike’
Daily Freeman | January 29

Farmworkers alarmed as New York state looks at expanded overtime for workers
AP News | January 28

How Farmworkers Are Organizing to Close the Wage Gap
Capital & Main | January 7

2021

N.Y. unemployment insurance for all eyed next legislative session
NNY360 | December 16

State legislators, advocates call for permanent Excluded Workers Fund
Times Union | December 16

Excluded Workers Fund provided relief…for those who actually received funds
WRVO | November 18

There Are No Immigrants Left in New Jersey County Jails. Where is Ice Sending Them?
Documented NY | November 18

A Closer Look at New York’s First Farmworkers Union
Latino Rebels | October 22

New York Now: Future of NY’s Farms, COVID-19 Under Hochul, Court Costs Conundrum
New York NOW | October 15

15 state lawmakers request more money for Excluded Workers Fund
City & State New York | October 12

Excluded Workers Fund applications are closing in New York as $2B fund runs dry
WAMC | October 11

Advocates push for more in $2.1B Excluded Workers Fund
Hudson Valley 360 | October 7

‘Too many people left out’: Calls for Excluded Workers Fund expansion
Times Union | October 7

New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Announces Partnership with the New York State Bar Association to Provide Free Legal Services for Injured Workers
Urban CNY | April 21

The 2021 Upstate Power 100
City & State New York | April 13

Sanctuary Movement pushes $3.5B for excluded workers
The Daily News Online | March 25

Activists on hunger strike push $3.5B for excluded workers
Hudson Valley 360 | March 25

Immigration Has Not Been Magically Fixed Under Biden
The River Newsroom | February 16

2020

Food Banks Are Getting Slammed With Need, But Not With Support
Scary Mommy | December 3

Vaccines are on the way, but questions over funding and fairness linger
Legislative Gazette | December 2

Lessons learned from one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in New York
CNYCentral | November 9

Buffalo Detention Center/ Im/migrants work under slave labor conditions
Workers World | September 21

Working for $1 a day
Investigative Post | September 17

The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic
Type Investigations | September 14

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Long Island Farmers
Long Island Press | September 8

Former fed detainees sue, claiming $1 a day commissary pay borders on slavery
The Daily News | September 5

Immigrants detained at Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia sue contractor over $1-a-day work program
The Batavian | September 4

‘Borders on slavery’: Suit claims labor violations at Batavia immigration facility
Times Union | September 4

As apple season starts, NY farmers grapple with coronavirus
Times Union | September 4

Overtime pay for farmworkers still in dispute
City & State New York | September 1

New York farmworkers says more protections needed against COVID-19
WHCU | August 11

Viewpoint: Farmworkers deserve basic COVID protections
Times Union | August 11

Mount Kisco Diner Pays $900,000 Settlement To Workers
Patch | July 20

Mount Kisco Diner settles lawsuit, ends bankruptcy case
lohud | July 10

The Future of Food & Farms
Chronogram | July 1

Sanctuary movement rallies for Alima
Hudson Valley 360 | June 26

Living to work: Massive NY greenhouse coronavirus outbreak exposes migrant workers’ vulnerability
Observer-Dispatch | June 16

Greenhouse outbreak part of national problem
Democrat and Chronicle | June 16

Caravans gather across NYS to support undocumented, essential workers
WBFO | June 1

Listen: Cristian Avila, Workers’ Rights Advocate for Worker Justice Center of New York on farm workers risks
WJFF Radio Catskill | May 25

Green Empire Farms outbreak shows NY fails to protect farmworkers
Syracuse.com | May 19

Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble
City Limits | May 15

Farm Labor: The Forgotten “Essential Workers”
Public News Service | May 13

Latest Coronavirus Updates
The Highlands Current | May 3

Worker gets $30k after suing Dari Del over pay, housing
WKTV | April 24

Utica dairy settles suit alleging violations of labor law
Observer-Dispatch | April 23

Red Hook groups among beneficiaries of Dutchess Responds grants amid virus pandemic
Daily Freeman | April 21

Essential yet marginalized, migrant farmworkers face health care insecurities
WXXI News | April 21

Undocumented, Essential and Sick: COVID-19 Comes to the Farm
City Limits | April 20

Worker with disability wins discrimination case
Mid-Hudson News | April 16

Disabled worker wins discrimination settlement
Times Herald-Record | April 15

Viewpoint: The workers who feed us deserve basic protections
Times Union | April 7

CARES Act has holes for workers
New York Daily Record | April 1

Farmers Forge Ahead During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The River Newsroom | March 26

Agency looks out for low-wage workers amid virus pandemic
Daily Freeman | March 19

Split Opinion Over Federal Bill to Legalize Farmworkers as NY’s New Law Takes Effect
City Limits | January 29

Advocates call on state lawmakers to outlaw ICE arrests at courthouses
WBFO | January 13

2019

Undocumented immigrant obtains driving permit in Monroe County
RochesterFirst | December 16

Here’s How the Green Light Law Is Being Rolled Out in WNY
Spectrum News | December 16

With Red Flags, Green Light Law Not As Easy As 1, 2, 3
InnovateLI | December 16

House passes immigrant farmworker bill
Hudson Valley 360 | December 12

Undocumented Immigrants Are Fighting for Driver’s Licenses in Massachusetts to Drive Without Fear
Teen Vogue | December 6

U.S. farms recruit Mexican veterinarians to work as animal scientists – then use them as milkers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | December 4

Wisconsin’s dairy industry would collapse without the work of Latino immigrants — many of them undocumented
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | November 22

Buying Local Won’t Help Exploited Farmworkers
Jacobin | November 16

Contested new law could help undocumented victims of domestic violence
WXXI News | November 9

As Dairy Workers Fight For Better Conditions, Will Chobani Help Lead The Way?
Forbes | November 5

Bipartisan bill would give more immigrant farmworkers access to legal status
Hudson Valley 360 | November 1

A Helping Hand. Advocating for immigrants’ rights in the Hudson Valley.
The River Newsroom | October 27

Tivoli hosts Eleanor Roosevelt celebration, bronze bust dedication
Hudson Valley One | October 15

‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’
The Nation | July 29

Feds charge Newburgh nail polish maker with firing disabled workers
Westchester Business Journal | July 19

Governor Cuomo Signs Farm Workers Bill
Governor of New York | July 17

National immigration announcements add to local fear
River Reporter | July 17

Man detained after feds respond to Albion home
The Daily News | July 17

New York Creates Safeguards Against ICE Facial Recognition Searches
WSKG | July 10

Will undocumented New Yorkers rush to apply for driver’s licenses?
Times Union | June 18

Driver’s license bill moves forward in Assembly
Times Union | June 6

Groundbreaking Reforms Could Finally Grant Protections to Farmworkers
Truthout | June 6

On the picket line: Farmworkers, Sex workers, Airline mechanics
Workers World | May 28

New York farmworkers have the right to unionize, appeals court rules
Democrat and Chronicle | May 24

Justice denied no longer: After 80 years, farmworkers win the equal labor right to organize and bargain collectively
New York Daily News | May 24

Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James support court decision allowing farmworkers to organize
The Daily News | May 23

Court rules New York farmworkers have the right to unionize
The Hill | May 23

Westchester Day Laborers Win Wage Theft Case
WAMC | May 17

Jornaleros luchan contra robo de salarios en corte federal
El Diario NY | May 7

Fighting the good fight from the left. Ransby, Papenfuse and McFetridge are the Spirit of John Brown Award recipients
Press-Republican | May 2

Sabor Latino dinner exposes students to Spanish culture through traditional food, telenovela play
The Lamron | April 12

Undocumented farm workers talk discrimination and empowerment at panel
Campus Times | April 1

Hearings scheduled for debate on Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act
Times Union | March 30

Damned if They Drive, Damned if They Don’t
Civil Eats | March 26

Will Immigrants Find Themselves in the Driver’s Seat?
The American Prospect | March 19

Undocumented immigrants push bill to get behind the wheel
WHEC | March 14

Two Charged In White Plains Federal Court For Visa Fraud Conspiracy Involving Moroccan Consulate And Mission In New York
U.S. Department of Justice | March 13

Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants getting closer to reality in New York
Democrat and Chronicle | March 12

Opinion: Time for Albany to Harvest Long Overdue Crop of Justice for NYS Farmworkers
City Limits | March 12

Farmworker fair labor act too costly for farmers, Farm Bureau says
Times Union | March 5

State lawmakers in Ulster back driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Daily Freeman | March 2

Former Tenampa Restaurant cook seeks backpay in bankruptcy action
Westfair Online | February 28

Farm workers fair labor practices supported
Mid-Hudson News | February 22

Suit to allow farmworker organizing heard in Albany appeals court
Watertown Daily Times | February 12

Arguments heard in farm worker rights suit
Times Union | February 11

End this harvest of shame: Give New York farmworkers the labor rights they have long deserved
New York Daily News | February 10

There are benefits to drivers’ licenses for the undocumented
River Reporter | January 16

2018

Rochester 10: Rochesterians Creating a New Wave
Rochester City Newspaper | December 26

Lauren Deutsch brings empathy, legal skills to Worker Justice Center
Rochester Business Journal | December 14

Kingston adopts municipal ID program; mayor’s OK expected
Daily Freeman | December 5

Death on Small Farm
The Atlantic | November 28

The Last Harvest
Documented | November 21

Worker Justice Center gets new leader
New York Daily Record | November 21

6 ex-New Windsor workers sue Indian food company
Times Herald-Record | November 12

The Farm Report: Episode 334 “Why is Food Insecurity a Farmworker Issue?”
Heritage Radio Network | October 24

An Eden farm is at the center of a migrant worker lawsuit
The Buffalo News | October 8

ICE Workplace Audits Force Out Immigrant Farmworkers Upstate
Documented | October 2

Migrant farm workers file class-action lawsuit
The Manhattan Times | September 26

City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need
WJCNY | September 20

Irene Sanchez on Puerto Rican migrant farm laborers (La Voz, Radio Kingston)
Radio Kingston | September 20

In New York, fired farmworker keeps fighting for rights in appeal
Times Union | September 17

Advocates push for immigrants to have driver’s licenses in New York
13WHAM | August 21

Advocates call for support of migrant workers ahead of NYS Fair
WHEC | August 21

Harvest their due: The fight for farmworkers’ rights presses on
New York Daily News | August 20

Farmworkers Struggle to Unionize in New York. Crispin Hernandez May Change That
Documented | August 17

Orleans County farm sued by workers who claim unlawful pay and living conditions
Democrat and Chronicle | August 12

Families Belong Together rally set for Saturday
Rochester City Newspaper | June 28

Advocates for Selena Hidalgo-Calderon give update on homicide case
LocalSYR | June 5

Search for missing Sodus toddler called off
Spectrum News | June 3

Immigration advocates protest Greyhound bus searches
Democrat and Chronicle | March 22

As Trump EPA Attacks Workers and Environment, Trio of Lawsuits Takes Aim at “Outrageous” Pro-Pesticide Agenda
Common Dreams | May 30

Undocumented immigrants fighting for bill that would give them a license
13WHAM | May 11

Immigrants’ Advocates Push for Passage of Driver License Bill
Public News Service | April 19

Equal Pay Day points to 100-year wage gap for women’s work
University of Rochester | April 10

East and West Coast farmworkers unite for labor rights
Rochester City Newspaper | March 14

Newburgh pizzeria sued for wage theft
Times Herald-Record | March 19

Worker Justice Center files wage theft lawsuit against Newburgh pizzeria
Mid-Hudson News | March 9

Immigrant Faces the Death of a Dream
The Progressive | February 6

Man facing deportation pleads guilty in Federal Court Wednesday
13WHAM | January 24

A New York farmworker was fired for organizing. State Supreme Court says that’s legal
The New Food Economy | January 18

2017

Another NY farmworker dies on the job; we must get serious about safety (Commentary)
Syracuse.com | December 11

Albany Law holds symposium on sanctuary cities
Times Union | November 10

Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh, justice center official honored for aid to farmworkers
Democrat and Chronicle | October 26

The Jamaican Apple Pickers of Upstate New York
The New York Times | October 5

Rallying cry: Rochester activists urge immigration reform
Democrat and Chronicle | September 8

A New Report Chronicles the Hard Work of Making Your Milk
Civil Eats | September 7

‘Milked’ workers speak out about experiences on New York dairy farms
The Ithaca Voice | August 2

Do You Drink Milk? Read This
The Nation | July 27

New York Farmworkers to Argue in State Supreme Court for Right to Organize
The New York Times | July 19

Two-thirds of dairy workers have been injured at least once, report finds
Times Union | July 14

Lawsuit Seeks to Win Organizing Rights for New York’s Farmworkers
City Limits | July 7

Immigrant farm workers treated badly
Observer-Dispatch | June 12

Can America’s Farms Survive the Threat of Deportations?
The Atlantic | June 6

Activists rally in Batavia for detained farmworker
Democrat and Chronicle | March 30

For undocumented workers, a rock and a hard place
Rochester City Newspaper | March 22