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2026
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
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