We believe workers, the backbone of this country, have a right to paid sick days and a family living wage.  Workers should also have the right to organize without fear of retribution from employers.  This is how we can revive the mioddle class and alleviate poverty.

Current Legislation before Congress

The Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS) Act

The AgJOBS Act represents an historic compromise between farm workers and farmers. It consists of two parts. It will provide undocumented farm workers a chance to earn legal immigration status by meeting stringent past and future agricultural-work requirements and immigration-law obligations. 

AgJOBS will also revise the H-2A agricultural guestworker program in a balanced manner, to make it more useable for agricultural employers who need seasonal labor, and to give workers more protection from abuse.