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Additionally, Rancho Laguna agreed that the ALRB will provide a training to its supervisors on farmworker rights.
The dispute landed at the doorstep of Driscoll’s as activists demanded the label hold its supplier accountable.
Last year, Rancho Laguna representatives said they called the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office amid rising tensions toward those who chose not to walk out, and thought law enforcement would provide “a calming influence and provide an extra safety measure.”
Farm workers showed up Sunday to the CAUSE office in Santa Maria to receive checks from a share of an informal settlement agreement between Rancho Laguna Farms and the California Agricultural Workers Board. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received checks yesterday as part of a retaliation settlement. In May of last year, the Central Coast United for a Sustainable Economy filed an unfair labor practice charge with the California
Santa Maria farm pays $30,000 settlement to farmworkers calcoastnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from calcoastnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
$30,000 unfair labor settlement to be distributed in checks to more than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers ksby.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksby.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.