ALBANY (TNS) — A group of farm owners escalated their concerns that the state s enforcement of new union standards for laborers violate their constitutional rights and threaten the livelihood of
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A state-recognized right to unionize would conflict with federal regulations for the H-2A visa for temporary farmworkers, the farmers said in a federal lawsuit.
With competing proposals to raise the state s minimum wage under consideration, New York farmers are urging policymakers to pause any plans for pay hikes.