Librada Paz, a former farmworker who has been a vocal in pressing the state for overtime, collective bargaining and other labor rights for farmworkers, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert F.

SALINAS – In August 1970, the largest farmworker strike in U.S. history converged on Salinas, demanding decent wages and working conditions. The “Salad Bowl Strike” rallied thousands of farmworkers to ...

In a win for farmworker rights, an appeals court rejected the agriculture industry's challenge of a 2023 state law making it easier for farmworkers to unionize. The law allows farmworkers to vote for ...