Iowa, U.S. farm workers could see dramatic drop in wages with USDA move, lawsuit says
Story Date: 10/16/2020

 

Source: Donnelle Eller, DES MOINES REGISTER, 10/14/20

Thousands of foreign farm workers who spend summers in Iowa fields detasseling corn, picking melons, building animal confinements and caring for millions of pigs and other livestock could see their pay cut in half, according to a lawsuit advocates filed Wednesday. In the suit filed in federal court, The United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation accuse the Trump administration of trying to undermine the workers' wages. They request a temporary restraining order to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture from canceling a wage survey that...

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