Tag: farmworkers
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit promotes importance of workforce education
SALINAS VALLEY — A panel of experts discussed current challenges in agriculture, such as the future of the workforce and the role of education,...
How dangerous is wildfire smoke?
Last week, California's top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state...
Vaccine clinics in Greenfield, Soledad reach out to area farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County residents were able to get vaccinated with six sessions of a mass Covid-19 vaccination effort last weekend at Greenfield...
New farmworker housing opens in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — New farmworker housing units recently opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, directly before a farmworker vaccine clinic at the same site in Greenfield.
The...
Mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield scheduled for this weekend
GREENFIELD — The farmworker community has been invited to a mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield, hosted by the city and partnership organizations on April...
El nuevo programa tiene como objetivo ampliar el acceso a los...
CONDADO DE MONTEREY — Un nuevo programa comunitario llamado VIDA (Distribución Integrada de Virus de Ayuda) fue anunciado con un nombre formal durante la rueda de prensa...
New program aims to expand access to Covid-19 resources
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new community program called VIDA (Virus Integrated Distribution of Aide) was announced with a formal name during the March 31...
Who will fulfill the vision of Cesar Chavez?
More than three decades ago, Cesar Chavez, founder of the first successful union for farmworkers, predicted a future in which the cities of California...
Mass vaccination clinics launch throughout Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County companies, organizations and agencies have partnered to host mass vaccination sites weekly, with the latest having taken place at...
Clash between union campaigns and private property at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Before dawn on an October morning in 2015, representatives of the United Farm Workers turned up at a strawberry plant nursery in...
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Soledad’s Rose Ferrero Elementary named a top California school for equity
SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District’s Rose Ferrero Elementary School has been recognized by Innovate Public Schools in its 2025 Top Public Schools Report...
