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Dec. 06, 2024 1 minute read
H-2A unionization rights barred 

Migrant workers carefully lift large sweet potatoes as they pick and sort the potatoes according to size at Kirby Farms in Mechanicsville

USDA Photo by Lance Cheung

The District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a preliminary injunction to bar the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Worker Protection Rule extending unionization rights to H-2A visa holders.

“We urge the DOL to go back to the drawing board and engage with H-2A employers to better understand the impact more regulations will have on the men and women who work to ensure America’s families have food on the table,” said Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation president, in a statement

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