Farm and food system workers are essential to feeding our country and bolstering California and the nation’s economy, but for far too long, they have been unjustly excluded from protections extended to other workers, have inadequate representation, and not nearly enough resources.
Alex Padilla: “Farm and food system workers are essential to feeding our country and bolstering California and the nation’s economy…”
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Discussing the importance of farm and food system workers.
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