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Toiling under dangerous conditions, workers in our nation's meat-processing plants and on our farms are among the lowest paid and most vulnerable laborers in the country. An increasingly competitive global market is pushing wages lower and eroding worker rights.

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¡Miembro!

¡Miembro!

A historic contract for members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee provides a host of protections for immigrant workers.

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Taking on the 'green monster'

Taking on the 'green monster'

In the tobacco fields of North Carolina, workers put in long days under grueling conditions. Baldemar Velasquez finds out just how hard the job is.

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New report documents the fading of the American dream

New report documents the fading of the American dream

New index is a single measure of well-being for all Americans based on indicators in three key areas: health, education and income.

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Oxfam, CIW celebrate Burger King's promise of a wage hike

Oxfam, CIW celebrate Burger King's promise of a wage hike

A penny a pound more for the tomatoes they pick could mean a near doubling of wages for Florida field laborers.

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Yum! Brands agree to hike pay for Florida tomato pickers

Yum! Brands agree to hike pay for Florida tomato pickers

Florida tomato pickers, among some of the poorest paid workers in the United States, have won another victory in their fight to earn a decent living wage.

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US farmworkers reach historic agreement with McDonald's

US farmworkers reach historic agreement with McDonald's

Some tomato pickers in southwestern Florida could see their wages nearly double now that McDonald's has agreed to pay them a penny a pound more for the produce they gather.

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Oxfam builds support for human rights at meat processing plant

Oxfam builds support for human rights at meat processing plant

Oxfam America is concerned about the human rights of the thousands of employees who work at a blinding pace at the facility without any of the protections a union could offer them.

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