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While teaching a history course at Fresno State, professor Ethan Kytle stumbled upon the forgotten history of a farm labor crisis in 1942 that inspired Fresno residents to leave their jobs, and classrooms, in order to work in the fields. Kytle, along with co-author Blain Roberts, wrote about the crisis …

Ed Welker is relatively new to Avenal State Prison. He’s been incarcerated there only since March. But when he was recently moved to a new dorm in a different yard, he saw a familiar face. “One of the officers that are working right now in the building that I’m in, …

When James Sponsler and two close friends set out on a backpacking trip Friday night over Labor Day Weekend, they didn’t know the Creek Fire had started 30 miles away. “Just about lunch time on Saturday was when we noticed the massive thunderhead,” says Sponsler. “Unbeknownst to us, this was …

Over the last month, the spread of COVID-19 in the San Joaquin Valley has slowed. But not all measures of the disease have improved, and health officials say it’s no time for the community to let down its guard. Fresno County’s Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra is concerned about …

This week, The Guardian published the first in a series of reports on why COVID-19 cases have surged in the Central Valley. Valley Public Radio Host Kathleen Schock spoke with reporter Vivian Ho about her investigation into how the virus spread among agricultural workers. Also joining the conversation is UC …

High-profile workers rights activist Dolores Huerta was one of several people cited with misdemeanor charges while protesting at a Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting today. The 89-year-old who helped establish the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez was calling for higher wages for caregivers. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies cited …

On the campus of the Bakersfield ARC, employees can work in a number of places, but one of the noisiest is the material recovery facility. It’s where about half of the city’s recycling is sorted by material. “On a daily average, we do anywhere from 28 to 35 tons a …

Whether it’s high levels of California Highway Patrol presence, algae that could make you sick or potentially record-setting heat, officials say to be aware this Labor Day weekend. All available … Click to Continue »

A minivan driver attempting to pass a bus carrying farmworkers collided with the vehicle north of Merced early Friday, killing one man and leaving several others injured, authorities said. The … Click to Continue »

While many Merced-area residents were using Labor Day to barbecue or hit the lake, others were part of a growing national trend to toil at the workplace on the day … Click to Continue »

On September 3, 2016 The Lions Club and Mariposa County will host the annual Labor Day Parade in downtown Mariposa. Highway 140 will be closed between HWY 49 North and HWY 49 South, 10:45AM to approximately 12:15PM.

Annual Cesar Chavez march is in its second year Organizers said farmworkers are still exposed to dangerous chemicals The march goes from downtown to South Merced park … Click to Continue »