Source: WGRZ 6/20/19

 Having unsuccessfully fought against its passage, New York's farmers now say they will push to amend a controversial bill, which will drastically change labor laws for farm workers—laws which farmers say will threaten their very livelihoods.The law will now give New York farm workers -for the first time- the right to unionize, and to pay overtime. It mandates at least one day off per week, despite the need for round the clock care of livestock or for flexibility in scheduling, in an industry dependent on weather and time sensitivity from planting to harvest.

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