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Governor Ducey Announces “Arizona Back to Work” Program
This morning, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced that Arizona will no longer be taking federal money for supplemental unemployment benefits, and instead will offer one-time bonuses to returning workers, along with child care support, educational opportunities and rental assistance. With this new program, Arizona will stop taking the federal government’s pandemic unemployment benefits…
AB 616 UFW Card Check Bill Heads to Governor Newsom
AB 616 (Mark Stone, Scotts Valley) – a UFW bill that would erode farmworkers’ choice in whether or not to join a union and threaten employers’ due process rights – has passed the Assembly and Senate and now heads to the desk of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The initial vote count to move the bill ...
Eight Counties to Receive Funding to Slow Spread of COVID-19 in Central Valley
Yesterday, July 27, Governor Newsom announced actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Central Valley, including $52 million in funding for testing, contact tracing, and isolation and quarantine efforts. Eight counties will receive the funding: Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern. Additionally, three Unified Support Teams will be deployed ...
CDFA Updates PPE Supplier List; OES Distributes Masks for Ag
CDFA has released an updated PPE Supplier/Vendor list which now includes Staples. CDFA notes that as the economy opens up, there will be even more competition for PPE. While CDFA will continue its efforts to update this list and distribute promptly as new suppliers and vendors are available, purchasing and acquisition of PPE remain the ...
Applications for Agricultural Tractor Trade-Up Program Close Next Week
The application period for the Farmer Agricultural Tractor Trade-Up Program will close on Monday, October 21, 2019. The program offers agricultural users incentive funds towards the purchase of a new Tier 4 final self-propelled off-road equipment in exchange for an existing in-use Tier 3 tractor. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be accepting ...
Cal/OSHA Developing Emergency Regulations on Wildfire Smoke Protections
California has had a banner year of rain and snow. Most of the state’s reservoirs are nearing capacity and the hills are still lush with greenery. However, wildfire season is rapidly approaching and these fires have the capacity to generate large amounts of wildfire smoke. Earlier this year, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards ...
AB 1783 UFW Housing Bill Heads to Governor Newsom
AB 1783 (Robert Rivas, Hollister) – a UFW bill that would make it more difficult to build safe and affordable farmworker housing in California – has passed the Assembly and Senate and now heads to the desk of California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing. Click here to see the official vote tally. AB 1783 exacerbates the farmworker housing crisis ...