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A Silicon Valley lawmaker is calling for the federal government to overturn actions that will drive down wages for seasonal agricultural workers in the region. Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced a March 26 resolution to block the lowering of hourly wages for seasonal agricultural workers. The U.S. Department of Labor in October implemented new rules, before […]

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Silicon Valley farmworkers face federal wage cuts; Rep. Zoe Lofgren seeks to block rule

As tributes are removed, educators grapple with fallout from Chávez abuse allegations

César Chávez Day is no more. California lawmakers officially scrap the holiday name

San Jose begins process to review, remove Cesar Chavez tributes from public spaces

Stockton confronts fate of Chavez landmarks, wounded pride as legacy falls into tatters

Lawmakers seek to rename March 31 as Farmworkers Day after Chavez allegations

United Farm Workers president: ‘We do not condone the actions of César Chávez’

In city that revered Cesar Chavez, San Jose grapples with ‘painful’ abuse allegations

Cesar Chavez events canceled as labor union cites ‘profoundly shocking’ abuse allegations

California cannabis companies hoped Trump would be an ally — then the raids happened

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