agriculture workers
Fate of Farmworker Overtime Bill in Hands of the Assembly
*This is happening today in California. Farmworkers aren’t protected under the Fair Labor Act of 1938. They don’t get overtime pay afer 40 hours worked per week. They get overtime […]
Hispanic Consumers Lead U.S. Market in Grocery Shopping Enjoyment and Engagement
*Check it out, Latinos are the happiest grocery shoppers, and there’s a study to prove it. We load the car with family and friends to go shopping, sample the products […]
Latino unemployment rate drops to 6.3 percent
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its December employment numbers this morning, and economists are calling the report stellar. [tweet_dis]There were 1,655,000 unemployed Latinos in the U.S. […]
EPA Slow to Halt Use of Deadly Pesticide
*This is a cause that doesn’t go away because the use of pesticides doesn’t subside. The chemical in this case, Endosulfan, is, according to an environmental toxicologist, “highly, highly, highly […]
The Story of Mexican Coke Is a Lot More Complex Than Hipsters Would Like to Admit
*Do you drink Mexican Coca-Cola? Why? Apparently, if you do it to make a statement in favor of Mexican farmers, you’re not helping. If you’re doing it because it’s healthier […]
States’ Rights, Individual Liberties and Other American Falsehoods
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco I think it is about time to drive spikes into the cracks of some of these American fabrications. Apologists and supporters of States’ Rights and […]
Fading American Dream for Texas Latinos
By Juan H. Flores and Dr. Rogelio Saenz, NewsTaco The American Dream is fading for many Latino families today and for their children tomorrow. This is especially true in Texas where […]
Immigration reform: Let the states lead the way
*An interesting proposition. If we’re going to reform immigration, why not let the states try it individually? The idea is that if California needs tech workers and Texas needs ag […]
The Bracero Treaty changed America
*Important, lest we forget. Timely as well, given the influx of immigrant children at the border. The cherry picking of immigrants “we want and don’t want” began with the Bracero […]
Latinos are learning to farm Minnesota-style
*Aging farmers? No problem, Latinos are ready to step in. I’m not sure what’s meant by Minnesota-style farming. Co-ops and agriculture techniques go back for centuries in Latin America. It’s […]