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Immigration Reform Update

As Congress continues to debate how to move forward on resolving the fiscal crisis facing the country, immigration reform legislation continues to wait in the wings for a potential legislative window.

Western Growers and the Agricultural Workforce Coalition (AWC) continue to work with House Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte, seeking changes to his agriculture immigration bill that would make the legislation workable for all agriculture.

Ken Barbic Oct 08 2013 in Agriculture

UFW Access Update

As we reported earlier this week, the UFW moved forward with its plan to file Notices of Intent to Take Access (NA) on dozens of agricultural employers in the Salinas area and Central Valley with the stated intent of informing workers about a march for immigration reform taking place tomorrow, October 5. Reports so far suggest that the access attempts have been uneventful. However, there have been reports of the union attempting to take access prior to the employer being served with a case stamped copy of the NA.

Jason Resnick Oct 04 2013 in Farm Labor

How to Mitigate and Manage Losses on a Rejected Load

The practical reality of how to protect your original contract on a rejected load focused on, moving the produce without jeopardizing your rights to any potential claim against the buyer and maximizing the salvage value of the load while minimizing out of pocket losses.

Tom Oliveri Oct 03 2013 in Transportation

Four Days Left to Save for Waikiki Annual Meeting

The clock is ticking. You only have FOUR days left to take advantage of discounted rates for Western Grower’s 88th Annual Meeting being held at the Sheraton Waikiki November 10-13. Registration prices increase on October 7th.

Randy Hause Oct 03 2013 in Annual Meeting Membership

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