
Farm Workers, Union Settle Suit with California over Heat-Related Deaths
The state of California has settled two lawsuits filed by the families of two farm workers who died of heat-related illnesses while working in the field.

The state of California has settled two lawsuits filed by the families of two farm workers who died of heat-related illnesses while working in the field.

In a huge victory for farmers and their workers, California’s 5th District Court of Appeal ruled last week that the state’s “Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation” process, which allows a mediator to impose a binding contract on farm companies and agricultural unions when the negotiation process breaks down, is unconstitutional.