The Workers Lab

Migrant farmworkers in Colorado just got a pay cut. A new federal rule lets employers pay them $2-$3 less per hour if they provide housing.Farmworkers wages dropped from $17.84 to $15.16. Some workers didn't even know until they showed up to sign their contracts. Workers shouldn't lose pay for having a place to sleep.

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Migrant workers who receive housing can be paid $2-$3 less per hour under new federal rule Some Western Slope growers are taking advantage of the “downward compensation adjustment.” Others say they’ll be profitable without it.

Every work zone is someone’s job site.

This National Work Zone Awareness Week, we’re raising awareness for the workers who can’t afford for drivers to be distracted.

Our Innovation Fund Fellow, Rekha Grennan, Founder & CEO of Workizen, has submitted a co-sponsored session proposal with The Workers Lab for :

“The Workers Power Dividend: Labor, Capital & the Missing Infrastructure.”

Want to see bold ideas on labor and capital take the stage?

Visit the link to vote and help shape the SOCAP26 agenda.

Voting ends April 26.

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