May 19, 2020 / Syracuse.com: Green Empire Farms outbreak shows NY fails to protect farmworkers (Commentary)
April 27, 2020 / The Daily Orange: Immigrants struggle with health care during coronavirus pandemic
April 24, 2020 / Syracuse.com: Many CNY workers are being forced to pick: Risk their health or secure their paycheck
May 24, 2019 / WAER: Farmworkers Across CNY and Upstate Claim Victory After Court Ruling; NY Farm Bureau Calls Foul
February 24, 2019 / Watertown Daily Times: Court, legislative battle continues over right of farmworkers to organize
February 18, 2019 / Syracuse.com: 100 protest Trump’s border wall at Syracuse federal building
February 17, 2019 / Urban CNY:Community Groups Plan President’s Day Protest of Trump’s ‘Fake Emergency’ — Denounce Wall and Attacks on Immigrants
February 14, 2019 / Livingston County News: Suit to allow farmworker organizing heard in Albany appeals court
February 11, 2019 / Times Union: Arguments heard in farm worker rights suit
February 11, 2019 / NY Daily News: End this harvest of shame: Give New York farmworkers the labor rights they have long deserved
February 9, 2019 / The Auburn Citizen: Day off, overtime pay and more: NY legislators renew push for farmworker labor rights
January 16, 2019 / Syracuse.com: Tax breaks OK’d for new apartments at Dey’s Plaza in Syracuse
October 2, 2018 / Documented: ICE Workplace Audits Force Out Immigrant Farmworkers Upstate
September 28, 2018 / The Auburn Citizen: Weekday top 5: Owasco farmer told to fix worker housing, Auburn welcome center manager hired
September 20, 2018 / City Limits: City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need
September 17, 2018 / Albany Times Union: In New York, fired farmworker keeps fighting for rights in appeal
September 11, 2018 / The Auburn Citizen: Gallery: Migrant workers relocate after being fired by embattled farmer in Owasco
September 11, 2018 / The Auburn Citizen: Town cites Owasco farm for illegally housing workers
September 6, 2018 / 32BJSEIU: 32BJ Joins Board of Immigrant Workers’ Center
August 28, 2018 / The Auburn Citizen: Gallery: Protesters highlight living conditions for workers on Owasco farm
August 28, 2018 / The Auburn Citizen: Worker claims to be living in condemned housing on Owasco dairy farm
August 23, 2018/WRVO: Advocates for undocumented workers obtaining driver’s licenses call on Cuomo to act
August 20, 2018/Daily News: Harvest their due: The fight for farmworkers’ rights presses on
August 17, 2018/Documented: Farmworkers Struggle to Unionize in New York. Crispin Hernandez May Change That
August 14, 2018/Rochester City Newspaper: Rage globally, act locally on Trump and immigration
August 13, 2018/Socialistworker: Syracuse activists issue ICE eviction orders
July 2, 2018/Workers World: Abolish ICE, reunite families
July 1, 2018/Syracuse.com: Hundreds brave heat in Syracuse to protest Trump administration’s immigration policy
June 30, 2018/WSYR: Hundreds march in Syracuse “Families belong together” rally
June 14th 2018/WAER: Plight of Immigrants & Family Separation Policy Draw Protests in Syracuse and Across US
June 7th, 2018/Progressive.org: The Death of a Farmworker
June 6th, 2018/WBFO: Advocates say Wayne County woman sought help before she was killed
June 5th, 2018/WHEC: Leaders from Workers’ Center of CNY speak about Owen, Selena Hidalgo-Calderon
May 25th, 2018/Auburn Citizen: Woman found dead in Wayne County had worked, lived on notorious Owasco farm
April 27, 2018/WAER: Advocates for Workers Rights in CNY Observe Workers Memorial Day
April 27, 2018/Vice: ICE Agents Should Know the Law, but They’re Fine with Warrantless Raids
April 26, 2018/WAER: Cuomo Cease and Desist Threat for ICE Conduct Draws Local Support
April 26, 2018/Workers World: Syracuse, N.Y., activists protest ICE raid
April 24, 2018/Syracuse.com: ICE raid on Rome farm: Worker to remain in detention, judge rules
April 19, 2018/The Legislative Gazette: Despite budget setback, immigrants still pushing for drivers licenses, DREAM Act
April 4, 2018/SocialistWorker.org: Syracuse rallies around the undocumented
March 30, 2018/Progressive.org: The Cruelty of Trump’s War on Immigrants
March 29, 2018/Syracuse.com: ‘You are strong:’ An undocumented mother prepares to be taken from her U.S. children
March 29, 2018/Workers World: Immigrant women protest: ‘We will not be caged!’
March 29, 2018/The Daily News Online: BATAVIA: Women speak of deportation fears, acceptance and anger outside federal detention center
March 28, 2018/Rochester City Newspaper: Protesters rally at Batavia detention center for immigrant women
March 14, 2018/Rochester City Newspaper: East and West Coast farmworkers unite for labor rights
March 1, 2018/The Colgate Maroon News: The Workers’ Center: Fighting for Immigrant Workers’ Rights in New York State
February 26, 2018/Syracuse.com: Once tolerated, now targeted: Undocumented immigrants in CNY caught in crackdown
February 23, 2018/Workers World: Farmworker housing: Too dangerous to live in
February 22, 2018/Syracuse.com: NY farmworkers deserve the right to unionize: Christopher D. Travis
February 22, 2018/WSKG: Protesters, Religious Leaders Support Syracuse Man Detained By Immigration Agents
February 21, 2018/Auburn Citizen: Our view: Farmworkers deserve fair, safe conditions
February 20, 2018/The Daily Orange: Syracuse churches offer public sanctuary for undocumented immigrants as form of resistance
February 20, 2018/WAER: Undocumented Syracuse Immigrant is Freed on Bond after Court Hearing in Western NY
February 17, 2018/Auburn Citizen: Owasco farm under investigation for worker living conditions
February 4, 2018/Spectrum: Community holds phone bank to block Trump’s proposed immigration plan
February 1, 2018/Syracuse.com: Out of an obscure office in Syracuse’s ‘sanctuary city,’ ICE takes away immigrants
January 30, 2018/The Daily Orange: Regional activists split over Mayor Ben Walsh’s stance on ‘sanctuary cities’
January 29, 2018/The Daily Orange: Protesters rally in Syracuse after anniversary of Trump’s initial travel ban
January 17, 2018/Courthouse News: Court Won’t Protect Unionizing NY Farmworkers
January 17, 2018/American Agriculturist: New York court dismisses farmworker lawsuit
January 4, 2018/Journal&Republican: Indivisible Lowville hosts monthly meetings
December 19, 2017/WGRZ: Bustamante Trial Delayed
December 11, 2017/Syracuse.com: Another NY farmworker dies on the job; we must get serious about safety (Commentary)
November 22, 2017/Spectrum: Uncertain future: Syracuse rallies for undocumented immigrants
November 21, 2017/United We Dream (FB): HAPPENING NOW! Together, alongside Workers’ Center of CNY, we’re outside Congressman Katko’s office demanding a clean #DreamActNow!
November 21, 2017/WAER: DACA Recipients Call On Katko To Support A ‘Clean’ Dream Act
October 13, 2017/Oneonta Daily Star: Reporter’s Notebook: A fundraiser, and farmer concerns at a forum
October 12, 2017/Workers World: Farmworkers get Ben & Jerry’s to sign
October 9, 2017/Oneonta Daily Star: Farmers give federal input on federal farm bill
September 18, 2017/The Daily Star: Hundreds attend immigration event in Cooperstown
September 7, 2017/Civil Eats: A New Report Chronicles the Hard Work of Making Your Milk
September 5, 2017/WAER: Plan to End DACA Spurs Protest and Call for Permanent, No Strings Solution for Immigrant Youth
September 5, 2017/Syracuse.com: Groups rally for 20,000 young Upstate New Yorkers facing deportation with DACA repeal
September 5, 2017/Spectrum News: Immigration advocates fear for CNY workers
August 27, 2017/Finger Lakes Times: LETTER: Troopers violated policy with immigration arrests
August 23, 2017/The Chronicle-Express: Troopers investigate protested incident
August 9, 2017/Worker’s World: Immigrants fight for justice
August 5, 2017/Worker’s World: Immigrants organize for justice
August 3, 2017/Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: Milk Cows, Not Workers: An Ithaca Forum on the “Milked” Report
August 2, 2017/The Ithaca Voice: ‘Milked’ workers speak out about experiences on New York dairy farms
July 30, 2017/Worker’s World: N.Y. state farmworkers sue for right to organize
July 27, 2017/The Nation: Do You Drink Milk? Read This.
July 26, 2017/Worker’s World: Class-war criminals and San Antonio
July 25, 2017/The Ithaca Voice: Ithaca forum to highlight ‘milked’ New York dairy workers
July 24, 2017/Daily News: Farm injustice on trial that must end the unfairness
July 21, 2017/The Lansing Star: Study Finds Immigrant Workers Being Milked
July 20, 2017/New York Law Journal: Court Hears Arguments on Unionizing Farmworkers
July 20, 2017/Univision: “Me despidieron porque organicé a mis compañeros”: La lucha por sus derechos de un trabajador hispano en una granja
July 19, 2017/NY Times: New York Farmworkers to Argue in State Supreme Court for Right to Organize
July 18, 2017/NY Times: Driving While Undocumented, and Facing the Risks
July 15, 2017/Worker’s World: ‘Border Patrol off buses and trains!’
July 14, 2017/Times Union: Two-thirds of dairy workers have been injured at least once, report finds
July 7, 2017/City Limits: Lawsuit Seeks to Win Organizing Rights for New York’s Farmworkers
June 27, 2017/Univision: Trabajadores de la industria de lácteos estarían trabajando en condiciones deplorables, según un informe
June 14, 2017/El Mensajero: Intercesores urgen condiciones mejores para trabajadores lecheros
June 12, 2017/Utica Observer Dispatch: Report: Immigrant farm workers treated badly
June 06, 2017/La Tribuna Hispana: Trabajadores inmigrantes son explotados por la industria lechera en NY
June 04, 2017/Mundo: Explotan a miles de mexicanos en granjas lecheras de Nueva York
June 04, 2017/WSYR-TV: Newsmakers: Researchers discuss treatment of immigrant dairy farmworkers in the state. “This week on Newsmakers, Dan talks with the authors of a new study, entitled “Milked: Immigrant Dairy Farmworkers in New York State.” The guests are Gretchen Purser, an assistant professor of sociology at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, and Rebecca Fuentes, a lead organizer with the workers’ center of Central New York.”
June 04, 2017/La Jornada, Mexico: Miles de mexicanos, explotados por industria lechera en NY
June 02, 2017/NCPR: Cows over care? Hispanic workers document abuse on dairy farms in new survey
June 02, 2017/WRVO-News: New report surveys immigrant dairy workers
June 01, 2017/WAER: New Report: Upstate Dairy Farmworkers Face Unbearable Hours, Unsafe Working and Living Conditions
June 01, 2017/WSYR: New study highlights immigrant farm worker conditions
June 01, 2017/New York Upstate: Upstate immigrant dairy farm workers report injuries and intimidation
May 27, 2017/TimesUnion: Eighty years after Jim Crow, NY farm workers still fighting for rights
May 09, 2017/WorkersWorld: May Day in the U.S.: Marching in solidarity & militancy
May 02, 2017/WRVO Public Media: May Day in Syracuse focuses on immigrant workers
May 02, 2017/Socialist Worker: Solidarity in the streets for May Day
May 01, 2017/CNYCentral: Dozens march for worker rights in Syracuse
May 01, 2017/Syracuse: International Workers Day march in downtown Syracuse, NY (photos)
April 28, 2017/Syracuse: Memorial honors fallen workers in Downtown Syracuse
April 28, 2017/Syracuse: Workers Honor 42 Killed in CNY and NNY Workplace Incidents in 2016
April 04, 2017/Syracuse: Upstate NY police should stop cooperating with immigration authorities (Commentary)
March 30, 2017/Democrat and Chronicle: Activists rally in Batavia for detained farmworker
March 23, 2017/Crain’s New York Business: ICE arrests New York farmworkers, alarming industry and advocates
March 21, 2017/WorkersWorld: Syracuse protest defends migrant worker
March 17, 2017/WeaveNews: Justice for Migrant Workers in Vermont!
March 16, 2017/WRVO: Braving cold and snow, Syracuse protesters rally to end deportations
March 16, 2017/Syracuse: Descendants of Irish immigrants should ‘green light’ newcomers (Commentary)
March 13,2017/World Socialist Website: Protesters in Rochester, New York oppose detention of José Coyote Pérez
March 02, 2017/ITEP: Undocumented Immigrants’ State & Local Tax Contributions
March 01, 2017/ Rochester City Newspaper : Benefit honors activist
February 07, 2017/WRVO: Syracuse mayor supports undocumented immigrants obtaining NY driver’s licenses
February 06, 2017/WSYR: Syracuse mayor pushes support for immigrant driver’s license initiative
February 06, 2017/ WAER :Mayor Miner urges NYS to issue driver’s licences to undocumented workers
February 1, 2017/ Worker’s World: Protests flood airports
January 30, 2017/ Syracuse: Syracuse’s leftist tea party: Meet the protesters behind the 1,000 person rally
January 30, 2017/ Common Dreams: Over 100 food and farm organizations oppose Puzder for Labor Secretary
January 26, 2017/NPR: Dairy Farmers Fear Loss Of Labor Under Trump Immigration Actions
January 25, 2017/ Workers’ World : Women march against sexism, racism & Trump
January 18, 2017/ North Country Public Radio: Guatemalan workers in North country tell trump ‘Look into your heart’
January 16,2017/North County Public Radio: If Trump builds a wall, will there be anybody to milk the North country’s cows?
November 22, 2016 /Workers’ World: Syracuse, New York workers expose wage theft
November 11, 2016/Workers World: Protest marches erupt after Trump election
November 10, 2016/ The Daily Orange: Syracuse Community Member Protest Trump Election
November 03, 2016/ Worker’s World : #Buffalo25 defy ICE
October 31. 2016/ WXII News: Minimum wage increase sparks hopes, concerns
October 27, 2016/Workers’ World: On the campaign road to revolution
October 26, 2016/ North Country Public Radio: Farmworker lawsuit over organizing could reshape NY agriculture
October 25, 2016/WAMC: Landmark Farmworker Suit Moves Forward After Farm Bureau Intervention
September 05, 2016/The Ithaca Voice: Gallery: Tompkins Workers’ Center celebrates workers’ rights victories at annual picnic
September 05, 2016/New York Daily Times: Rights ripe for the picking: This could be a historic year for New York farm workers
August 2, 2016/Workers’ World: Workers Center win over wage theft
July 27, 2016/WAER Syracuse Public Media: Subcontracted Workers at Popular Destiny USA Restaurant Demand Payment
July 7, 2016/United Federation of Teachers: State’s farmworkers fighting to organize
June 21, 2016/WAMC: New York Farm Bureau Files For Intervenor Status In Collective Bargaining Lawsuit
June 9, 2016/ Workers World: NY State Farmworkers fight for right to organize
May 7, 2016/ North Country Public Radio: Syracuse Activists urge state senate to support farmworkers rights
May 11, 2016/ North Country Public Radio: Cuomo won’t fight Lewis County farmworkers lawsuit for more rights
April 28, 2016/ Syracuse Post Standard: Syracuse group calls attention to workplace deaths and injuries.
Dec 22, 2016 / The Independent: Bitting the hands that feed New York’s immigrant Farmworkers face appalling treatment
Dec 11, 2015/ Workers World: New York’s Migrant Farm Workers in the Struggle
Dec 7, 2015 / WWNYTV: Rally for Dignity and Respect Held at Mark’s Farm
Nov 25, 2015 / WRVO Public Media: Getting the word out about ‘wage theft’
Oct 31, 2015 / Watertown Daily Times: Petition calls for Lowville farm to safeguard rights of migrant workers
Sep 15, 2015/ New York Daily News: No rights no jobs:Firings show why farmworkers need better protection from New York’s labor laws
Sep 9, 2015 / The Journal newspaper: Migrant workers lose jobs after standing up for rights at Marks Farms in Lowville
May 04, 2015 / North Country Public Radio: Hispanic dairy workers step out of the shadows to protest abuses
May 02, 2015/ Watertown Daily Times: Protesters march on Marks Farms following alleged beating, firing of worker
Nov 29, 2014/ Syracuse.com: Former Danzer’s employees protest restaurant’s Black Friday re-opening, report says
Oct 10, 2014/ The Pump Handle: New York dairy farm workers organize for justice: ‘Law or no law, we are going to organize’
June 02, 2014/ North Country Radio: NY dairy farms will get surprise inspections from OSHA
May 04, 2014/ C-SPAN: Rep. Maffei Delivers Floor Speech Recognizing Workers Memorial Day
Feb 4, 2014/ Syracuse Post Standard: Dairy Farmworkers seek support for farm safety inspections in New York
Jan 11, 2014 / Syracuse Post Standard: Worker Rights Advocates Call for Safety Inspections at New York Dairy Farms
Dec 29, 2013 / Syracuse Post Standard: Letter to the editor: Workers’ Rights and Safety More Important Than Farm Profit Margins
Dec 13, 2013/ Syracuse Post Standard: Reps. Hanna, Maffei: Delay surprise inspections of New York dairy farms
Dec 4, 2013 / Syracuse Post Standard: Letter to the editor: Dairy Farmworkers contribute to Byrne Dairy success
Dec 2, 2013 / Syracuse Post Standard: Workers Compensation Board hosts meetings to help improve services
Sep 13, 2013 / Labor Notes: Milk Cows, Not Workers
Aug 26, 2013 / North Country Public Radio: Dairy Day at the New York State Fair
Aug 26, 2013 / Watertown Daily News: Undocumented Immigrant Labor to be Underscored by Rally on ‘Dairy Day’ at State Fair
Aug 26, 2013 / YNN News: Dairy Workers Protest Unfair Working Conditions
Aug 26, 2013 / WAER Syracuse Public Radio: Dairy Day at State Fair, some Sweet Cream, some Sour Milk
May 22, 2013 / Workers’ Center: Building Worker Power through Community Organizing (video and podcast)
Jan 17, 2013 / Syracuse Post Standard: Janitorial Workers Can Learn to Fight Exploitation
Jan 5, 2013 / Time Warner Cable News: Groups rally on May Day for workers’ rights
Dec 13, 2012 / Los Angeles Times: Push for minimum wage hike intensifies as worker ranks swell
Nov 23, 2012 / Syracuse Post Standard: In East Syracuse demonstrators call on Wal-Mart to “share the wealth”
May 1, 2012 / Syracuse Post Standard: Marchers parade through downtown Syracuse for May Day
Apr 24, 2012 / WRVO Public Radio: Minimum Wage Hearings Take Place across New York State
Apr 24, 2012 / CNY Central: Hearing held in Syracuse to discuss minimum wage increase
March 2012 / National Employment Law Project: New Labor Department Rules Curb Discrimination Against U.S. Workers and Trafficking of Foreign Workers under the H-2B Guestworker Program
Dec 30, 2011 / Syracuse Post Standard: Central New York Stories that Made a Difference in 2011
Nov 7, 2011 / Syracuse Post Standard: Letter to the editor: A Crisis of Deepening Inequality
Aug 23, 2011 / Patriot News: Foreign Students: Far from home but not alone
July 18, 2011 / Wall Street Journal: 10 Things State Fairs Won’t Tell You
Jun 22, 2011 / Syracuse New Times: Labor Daze
May 22, 2011 / Syracuse Post-Standard: Letter to the editor: More Reforms Needed to Curb Abuses in Guest Worker Programs
May 15, 2011 / Syracuse Post-Standard: State Rejects Vendor Accused of Keeping Workers in Conditions Close to Slavery at Fair
May 13, 2011 / Syracuse Post-Standard: Letter to the editor: Fair Labor practices unsafe and unfair
Apr 17, 2011 / Syracuse Post-Standard: State Fair Vendor Abused Workers from Mexico
Mar 24, 2011 / CNY Central: Fair Vendor Fined after Human Trafficking Investigation
Nov 18, 2010 / Syracuse Post-Standard: Labor Group Calls for Meeting with New York State Fair over Working Conditions
Nov 18, 2010 / Tikkun Daily: National Day of Action Against Wage Theft: Today!
Nov 18, 2010 / CNY Central: Human trafficking alleged at the State Fair
Nov 12, 2010 / In These Times: Shocking State Fair Scandal, Wage Theft Epidemic, Spur Nationwide Protests