Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif issued a statement today calling on President Obama to intervene in the negotiations to bring about a prompt resolution of the ongoing dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoreman and Warehouse Union (ILWU) workers. Fresh fruit and vegetable exports continue to face serious deliverability ...
President Obama has dispatched his labor secretary to engage in talks with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in order to try to bring an end to the months-long contract dispute between both parties. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez will attempt to intervene and end the dispute ...
Western Growers regretfully announces the death of former board member and Couture Farms patriarch, Paul Couture, who passed away on February 2, 2015, at the age of 97. Paul was born in Modesto, California, on January 13, 1918, into a farming family and was raised on a small farm at the edge of town (his ...
(Editor’s Note: Western Growers President & CEO Tom Nassif’s “Letter to the Editor” disputing a column by George Skelton about the use of water to produce almonds, was published by that paper in its Dec. 16 edition.) To the editor: Skelton thinks California shouldn’t produce almonds for export because they require lots of water. ...
(Editor’s Note: This story begins a WG&S series that looks at some of the stories the magazine has covered in its 85 year history. Reprinted from the March 1985 issue of WG&S.) Although they haven’t issued an ultimatum and they dislike the word pressure, Safeway officials are pushing some segments of the produce industry ...
The February 2015 edition of the WG&S Magazine is in the mail. Here’s a preview of some of the stories you will see: COVER STORY Industry Innovation WG Takes Proactive Position in Technology Sector PRESIDENT'S NOTES Feeding the World When Global Population Reaches Nine Billion: Something to Worry About?