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Nation's first card check election leads to a legal battle

11/14/23 7:24 AM By Brad Hooker

United Farm Workers submitted ballot cards last week for the first union election under California’s controversial card check law. And it is already facing legal headwinds.

California governor hopes to grant undocumented farmworkers residency—and set a model for other states

10/25/23 6:10 AM By Brad Hooker

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California may grant permanent residency to undocumented ag laborers under a new law that lays the groundwork for Gov. Gavin Newsom to broker a deal with the Biden administration to identify farmworkers as essential and permit them to work and stay in the U.S.

Pending card check regulations raise new alarms

10/05/23 7:02 AM By Brad Hooker

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California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board will soon approve new regulations to implement AB 113, Gov. Newsom’s controversial labor deal on card check.

Newsom rebrands card check for farmworker unions, but farm groups cry foul

05/10/23 8:42 AM By Brad Hooker

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In less than a week,Newsom has pushed through the Legislature sweeping changes to the way farmworkers vote in union elections.

Legislature rushes Newsom's card check bill through

05/05/23 6:49 AM By Brad Hooker

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In less than a week, the governor’s administration drafted and then lawmakers passed a bill making substantial changes to elections for farmworker unions.

Last-minute maneuvering falls short in UFW bill on card check

08/31/22 8:25 AM By Brad Hooker

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The Legislature passed a measure on farmworker union elections just days after Gov. Newsom signaled he would not sign it.

Lawmakers revive a UFW bill on mail-in voting despite Newsom’s previous veto

04/27/22 8:23 AM By Brad Hooker

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While dozens of Democrats have already signed onto Assembly Bill 2183, the measure has nearly identical provisions as one Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed last year after heavy pressure from agriculture and business groups.

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07.03.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Thompson on ag labor bill, USDA Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins on NWS response

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson introduced the Save Agriculture’s Workforce Act this week. He comes to the studio to discuss how it would significantly expand and modernize the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. Plus, USDA APHIS Undersecretary Dudley Hoskins provides an update on New World screwworm response and the factors being considered to reopen the Southern border to cattle imports.

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