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Press Releases / Comunicados de prensa

Date	Language	Topic
March 8, 2024	(English)	ALRB Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action – Notice File No. Z2024-0226-02
23 de febrero de 2024	(Español)	West Coast Berry Farms, LLC Paga Casi $60,000 en Salarios Perdidos y Ofrece Reintegro a 18 Trabajadores Agrícolas Para Resolver los Cargos Por Prácticas Laborales Injustas
February 23, 2024	(English)	West Coast Berry Farms, LLC Pays Nearly $60,000 in Lost Wages and Offers Reinstatement to 18 Farmworkers to Settle Unfair Labor Practice Charges
October 6, 2023	(English)	Sun Pacific Cooperative Farming, Inc. Pays Farmworkers $27,603 to Settle Unfair Labor Practice Charges
6 de octubre de 2023	(Español)	Sun Pacific Cooperative Farming, Inc. Paga a Trabajadores Agrícolas $27,603 Para Resolver Cargos Por Prácticas Laborales Injustas
October 4, 2023	(English)	3H Custom Farming, Inc. Pays $17,505 and Offers Reinstatement to Farmworkers to Settle Unfair Labor Practice Complaint
July 24, 2023	(English)	Mauritson Farms, Inc. Agrees to Pay $328,077 to Settle Unfair Labor Practice Complaint that Workers Hired Through The H-2A Visa Program Were Refused Rehire Because They Complained about Dirty Restrooms, Denial of Rest and Meal Breaks and Supervisor Mistreatment
24 de julio de 2023	(Español)	Mauritson Farms, Inc. acuerda pagar $328,077 para resolver una queja de prácticas laborales injustas que se les negó la recontratación a los trabajadores contratados a través del programa de visas H-2A porque se quejaron de baños sucios, negación de descansos y descansos para comer y maltrato del supervisor.
July 13, 2023	(English)	Agricultural Labor Relations Board Makes First Finding of Non-Bona Fide Labor Organization for Cannabis Labor Peace Requirements
13 de julio de 2023	(Español)	La Junta de Relaciones Laborales Agrícolas hace el primer hallazgo de una organización laboral que no es de buena fe para los requisitos de paz laboral del cannabis
November 16, 2022	(English)	Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. Pays $60,178 and Offers Rehire to Cannabis Workers to Settle an Unfair Labor Practice Complaint that It Fired Workers for Reporting Pesticide Exposure and Requesting Wage Increases
September 12, 2022	(English)	Notice of Implementation of AB 195 and Provisions Affecting the ALRB
July 31, 2022	(English)	Agricultural Labor Relations Board Issues Landmark Decision on Farmworker Misclassification
31 de julio de 2022	(Español)	La Junta de Relaciones Laborales Agrícolas Emite una Decisión Histórica Sobre la Clasificación Errónea de los Trabajadores Agrícolas
19 de julio de 2022	(Español)	Consejo de Relaciones del Trabajo Agrícola Aseguro Sueldo Perdido y Recontratación para Trabajadores de Fresa Despedidos por Quejarse Sobre Condiciones Laborales
July 19, 2022	(English)	Agricultural Labor Relations Board Secures Lost Wages and Reinstatement for Strawberry Workers Fired for Complaining About Working Conditions
March 28, 2022	(English)	Board Issues Administrative Order 2022-01 – Invitation to Public to File Amicus Briefs Regarding Treatment of Misclassification Under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act
June 23, 2021	(English)	California Vows to Preserve Essential Farmworker Labor Protections Despite U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
23 de junio de 2021	(Español)	California Promete Preservar Protecciones Laborales de Trabajadores Esenciales en la Agrícola a Pesar de la Decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.
March 19, 2021	(English)	California Fights to Preserve Essential Farmworker Labor Protection at the U.S. Supreme Court
19 de marzo de 2021	(Español)	California Lucha Para Preservar Protección Laboral de Trabajadores Esenciales en la Agrícola en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos
February 20, 2021	(English)	ALRB Announces 212 Santa Maria Farmworkers will Receive Nearly $30,000 In a Check Distribution Tomorrow
5 de febrero de 2021	(Español)	California Defiende las Protecciones Para los Trabajadores Agrícolas en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos
February 5, 2021	(English)	California Defends Farmworker Protections at the U.S. Supreme Court

ALRB in the News

Date	Topic
July 25, 2023	How Farmworkers Took on a Sonoma County Winery Over Abuses — and Won
July 24, 2023	Mauritson Farms in Healdsburg to pay over $328,000 in lost wages to settle retaliation complaint
July 22, 2023	Healdsburg winery settles labor case with state, will pay $300K in lost wages to workers
August 4, 2022	Landmark labor decision could have ‘profound’ impact on California agricultural industry
June 23, 2021	Supreme Court Rules Against Union Organizers’ Access to California Farms
March 22, 2021	Supreme Court Hears Bid to Deny Labor Union Access to California Farms
March 21, 2021	Cesar Chavez’s Labor Organizing Legacy at Stake in Supreme Court Case
March 20, 2021	Farmworker Clash Pits Union Access, Property Rights at Top Court
March 19, 2021	A farmer’s feud with workers union leads to high-stakes Supreme Court showdown
March 18, 2021	U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to California Law that Allows Union Organizers on Farms
March 2, 2021	COVID-19 Still Spiking in California Farm Fields
February 20, 2021	$30,000 Unfair Labor Settlement to be Distributed in Checks to More Than 200 Santa Maria Farmworkers
February 21, 2021	More Than 200 Santa Maria Farmworkers Receive Settlement Checks After Facing Alleged Retaliation While Calling for Higher Wages
February 22, 2021	Santa Maria Farmworkers Receive Checks For Retaliation Allegations
November 13, 2020	Essential Agriculture Workers Have Been Hit Devastatingly Hard by the Coronavirus

Media Inquiries

Submit media inquiries regarding ALRB to:

Santiago Avila-Gomez, Executive Secretary
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
1325 J Street, Suite 1900
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 224-3806
Email: ALRB.Communications@alrb.ca.gov

Public Records Act Requests

Pursuant to the Public Records Act (PRA), California Government Code section 6250 et seq., anyone can request copies of public records of the ALRB.

Submit PRA requests for ALRB public records to:

Santiago Avila-Gomez, Executive Secretary
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
1325 J Street, Suite 1900
Sacramento, CA 95814
Email: Santiago.Avila-Gomez@alrb.ca.gov

Outreach

The ALRB is actively engaged in conducting ongoing outreach activities, designed to educate farmworkers, labor organizations, and agricultural employers about their rights and obligations under the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, and the role of the ALRB.

The ALRB Outreach Coordinator is:

Daniela Ramirez
Email: Daniela.Ramirez@alrb.ca.gov