California lawmaker hopes to win one more for farmworkers
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 03:20
in Mathematics & Economics
A bill by state Sen. Dean Florez would grant standard overtime pay to laborers in the fields. Growers say it could lead to cuts in hours. The United Farm Workers union isn't taking sides this time. Three decades ago, Dean Florez landed the perfect summer job in this sun-baked, Kern County farm town: filling burlap sacks with 50 pounds of potatoes, then sewing...