🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑‍🌾🌱

Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key responsibility to protect public health and the environment by rescinding the #EndangermentFinding. This decision prioritizes polluters over our children, families, and communities. apnews.com/article/trum...

While SB1632 and 1634 are being advanced in Florida, let's talk about gov't transparency. We shouldn't need info leaks to find out that our own gov't agencies are being trained to disregard the law. And we should know what criteria is used to label orgs as terrorist. freedom.press/issues/dhs-c...

"A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday over serious ethical issues- including secret authorship by Monsanto employees" $ cannot bury the truth about pesticides usrtk.org/pesticides/l...

While heat-related kidney injuries are a huge problem among American workers, the growing rates of incidence are a symptom of globally rising temps, and workers all over the world are suffering. Read the story of a young Nepalese man on dialysis for life, and more. grist.org/health/risin...

The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry?

“Trump promised to make America healthy again and rein in use of the worst pesticides, but his EPA just proposed approving its fifth new ‘forever’ pesticide that will put people at risk for generations to come.” Public comments open until Dec 3 #noPFAS biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

"And she is not criminal, she is doing what other women would do, fight like any other woman,"says husband of Veronica Perez, detained with a bus full of women on their way to work. She has a legal work permit and four sons, but ICE took her anyway. Read more www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/immo...

AP published interviews of 4 farmworkers who worked in extreme heat while pregnant. The excessive strain on the body has led to birth defects, premature babies, miscarriages, and even maternal death. Combined w immigration crackdown, mothers need help and protections NOW apnews.com/article/clim...

ICE plans to hire bounty hunters to track down immigrants. ICE plans to give out bundles of files on at least 10,000 people at a time to private contractors, who will use phone location data, social media info, & photos to go outside the law and grab people for $$$ theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...

“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.” The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️ www.thenation.com/article/econ...

H-2A employers legally must post their jobs in the US before offering them abroad. Foreign workers here legally to work are being detained, now there's nobody to work the fields. If US doesn't want the job & won't let H-2A do it, it won't get done. "The fear is here" www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

10/2: Trump proposes to cut wages for all farm workers by up to $7/hour AND charge them rent for gov't provided housing. @ufw.bsky.social says it's “a catastrophe for American workers... When guest worker wages are lowered, it is American jobs that are lost" to cheaper foreign workers, hurts us all.

As farmworkers work tirelessly to feed our nation, Congress plans to cut funds for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act & give even more funds to ICE. Plus, if Congress doesn't approve all 12 spending bills for 2026 by 12am, there will be a gov shutdown. Sign -> action.momsrising.org/sign/ice-fun...

Not substantially equivalent: New scientific research challenges claims that GMOs are safe. Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/gmo/new-scie...

In 2021, consumers were more likely to be struck by lightning than win in FA. Why do corporations get to choose where to settle disputes but consumers and workers don’t? The #FAIRAct will #EndForcedArbitration and restore our freedom to choose where we are heard. www.justice.org/resources/re....

"The environmental cost of production is being transferred to the Global South" Pesticide spraying is stunting crops, ruining livelihoods, and getting whole communities sick in Paraguay. Laws are not being enforced and children die from exposure. Read to learn more: lab.org.uk/britain-expo...

Purging scientists, waiving pollution laws, slashing health, food and energy benefits, raiding communities, detaining lawful U.S. residents. U.S. environmental health is under attack. Full statement: comingcleaninc.org/latest-news/...

Paraquat: the deadliest pesticide in U.S. ag. Able to kill a human "with just a sip", Nat Health Inst found ppl who used it were >2x as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease as those who applied other pesticides. It's Nat'l Parkinson's Day of Action, fight for health! 💪 civileats.com/2023/03/22/p...

Activists and parents in Pajaro Valley start a 30-day hunger strike to pressure Driscoll's and CA Giant Berry Farms to stop spraying pesticides near schools bc the drift has been causing vomiting and cancer in students. Page in EN/SP "We need to stop killing kids" santacruzlocal.org/2025/09/02/w...

🥵 Know what to do in a heat wave without power? Time spent at home is ESSENTIAL for recovery. Protect urself from the heat! 🥵 ¿Sabes lo que hacer en una ola de calor sin la electricidad? El tiempo que pasas en el hogar es ESENCIAL para recuperar el cuerpo y refrescarse. ¡Protégese contra el calor! 🔥

20 years after Katrina, FEMA reflects on the mistakes made in the response to the hurricane that resulted in the deaths of 1,800 people. They warn in a public letter of dissent against the recent changes that the gov't has not learned from its mistakes, shown by TX flood. apnews.com/article/fema...

Reminder: no one is illegal and all labor is essential! Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

FWAF supports the impactful work of World Orlando. They have brought int'l delegations to our Apopka office to teach about the realities of farm labor/industry & farmworker labor trafficking. These talks are priceless, unique, and make a difference worldwide. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/26/c...

Late last week, we shared the news that Immokalee-area farmworker Marco Antonio Hernández Guevara had been hospitalized after collapsing from heat stroke in Florida’s fields. Today, with heavy hearts, we share the news that Mr. Guevara passed away over the weekend. ciw-online.org/blog/2025/08...

¿Quieres aprender sobre ICE en las escuelas? ¡Progétense, estudiantes y padres, y sepan sus derechos! Siempre tienes el derecho a permanecer en silencio 📚 Want to learn about ICE in schools? Protect yourselves, students & parents, & know your rights! (Check out the ENG versions on our Insta/FB) 📚

📦🔥 Warehouse workers shouldn't have to choose between their health and their job security. That's why the Warehouse Worker Resource Center was instrumental in California's fight for indoor #HeatProtections, which took effect in July 2024. Now we need to extend those same protections to all workers!

A federal judge has halted further expansion and ordered the winding down of the Everglades Detention Center (“Alligator Alcatraz”). If you or a loved one are detained, you can reach out to our detention hotline at (786) 454-8554.

Employers and legislators must collaborate with workers and groups like @floridafarmworkers.bsky.social to create protections like: 🥤 Ample water ☂️ Sufficient shade 🚾 Bathroom access & breaks 🌡️ Clear trigger temperatures 👩🏾‍🏫 Heat stress trainings for workers 💵 Pay for work lost due to extreme heat

More deportations = less food on your table "Just in the last four months, agricultural employment has fallen by 155,000 workers, the biggest dip in over a decade." One big piece of anti-immigrant rhetoric is that they steal American jobs-- where are the Americans now? www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...

🔥👨🏾‍🌾 The problem with #ExtremeHeat isn't just the temperature: workers get paid less if they take breaks; they aren't provided with sufficient drinkable water; their protective gear makes them hotter. That's why @j4mw.bsky.social is demanding action from the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

theconversation.com/understandin... "A July 2025 CBS/YouGov poll asked Americans, “Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration’s program to find and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally?" The respondents were divided, with 49% of Americans approving and 51% disapproving."

Please stand up to ICE in your communities if you are able, and support FCWA member groups who are leading the charge: @foodjusticec2c.bsky.social, @migrantjustice.bsky.social, @wjcny.bsky.social, @floridafarmworkers.bsky.social, Workers' Center of CNY, Warehouse Worker Resource Center, and more!

www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/... "A Spanish-language journalist who was arrested while covering a protest just outside Atlanta last month and is being held in a federal immigration jail felt a duty to help those whose voices often go unheard, his children said Tuesday."

theconversation.com/unpacking-fl... "Immigration has dominated recent public discourse about Florida, whether it be the opening of Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention facility in the middle of the Everglades,.."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_qE... FWAF and other farmworker organizations are opposing efforts to pass pesticide preemption language by Congress. This legislation is designed to block any state or local government from passing laws/regulations to protect their communities from toxic pesticides.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/c... "With immigration on the agenda at Tuesday’s Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting, Maria X from Apopka spoke out about her 21-year-old nephew, who she said is being detained at Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades."

www.wftv.com/news/local/j... "A Marion County judge has rejected a request from attorneys of the man accused of hitting a bus full of migrant farm workers last May, causing eight deaths, to have the suspect undergo a neurological exam."

www.ewg.org/news-insight... "In a move that starkly contradicts campaign pledges to crack down on toxic pesticides, President Donald Trump has appointed longtime agriculture lobbyist Kyle Kunkler to serve as the nation’s top pesticide regulator at the Environmental Protection Agency..."

www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti... "America is a nation drowning in pesticides, with over 1 billion pounds applied to our farms, forests and lawns annually. Linked to diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s..."

No parent should have to worry that the fruit in their child’s lunchbox is sprayed with a chemical designed for war. We’re suing the EPA to force a ban on dangerous organophosphate pesticides. Learn more: earthjustice.org/video/ban-or...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... "Donald Trump has abandoned his brief immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) reprieve for farm and hotel workers, ordering the agency’s raids in those sectors to resume after hardliners crushed a pause that lasted just four days."

www.wesh.com/article/supr... "The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation."

www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l... Important News.

www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2... "Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations in Tampa conducted worksite enforcement visits at construction sites in Wildwood."

www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-05-15/i... "While Florida's immigration debates center on mostly Hispanic communities, the state's Black immigrant populations, including more than 300,000 Haitian-born residents, are facing heightened fear and dwindling support services, according to advocates. "

floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u... "Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved his U.S. birth certificate in court."