In December, I blogged about the Bush administration’s midnight attack on farm workers that slashed wages and protections, sending many laborers back to the Bracero era. Thankfully, upon being sworn in, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis proposed a suspension of the new laws.
Erik Nicholson, a national vice president of the United Farm Workers, applauded Ms. Solis’s decision, calling the Bush rules “some of the worst setbacks for farm workers in decades.” He added, “They meant worse wages and worse housing conditions for these workers and worse discrimination against American workers.”
Glad to see Ms. Solis is already taking a stand as an advocate for workers’ rights in the new administration.
Yeah , it is nice to see a stand being taken and with recent discussions held by Obama i think immigration is on the agenda soon. lets hope it gets the attention it deserves.