Coalition of Florida Farmworkers Organizations /tags/coalition-of-florida-farmworkers-organizations Coalition of Florida Farmworkers Organizations en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT ‘Without Shade, Without Rest’: film shows Florida farmworkers facing rising heat, fading protections /arts-culture/2026-01-21/heat-florida-farmworkers-without-shade-without-rest-film Florida’s fields feed much of the nation, but for the workers tending its crops, extreme heat often turns a day’s labor into a serious health risk. A new documentary examines the challenges of working outdoors as temperatures rise and legal protections erode. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-21/heat-florida-farmworkers-without-shade-without-rest-film Wilkine Brutus Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress /news/2022-12-28/farmworkers-brace-for-more-time-in-the-shadows-after-latest-effort-fails-in-congress A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-28/farmworkers-brace-for-more-time-in-the-shadows-after-latest-effort-fails-in-congress Ximena Bustillo He Helped Farmworkers Organize In Florida. He Also Wrote Poetry. Joseph Kaplan Dies At 90. /news/2019-11-22/he-helped-farmworkers-organize-in-florida-he-also-wrote-poetry-joseph-kaplan-dies-at-90 Joseph Kaplan was a published poet. He was an accomplished labor lawyer for nearly five decades. And he was a devoted father and public servant.In his… Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:06:46 GMT /news/2019-11-22/he-helped-farmworkers-organize-in-florida-he-also-wrote-poetry-joseph-kaplan-dies-at-90 CARLI TEPROFF Rising Waters At Lake O, Winning The Genius Grant, Remembering A Life On Broadway /show/sundial/2017-10-27/rising-waters-at-lake-o-winning-the-genius-grant-remembering-a-life-on-broadway Today in Sundial: The water in Lake Okeechobee is starting to go back down after rising more than 17 feet after Hurricane Irma. That was edging… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:07:34 GMT /show/sundial/2017-10-27/rising-waters-at-lake-o-winning-the-genius-grant-remembering-a-life-on-broadway Luis Hernandez Deportation Dread: South Florida Migrant Workers Feel 'More Hunted Than Usual' /show/latin-america-report/2017-03-06/deportation-dread-south-florida-migrant-workers-feel-more-hunted-than-usual In a field near Florida City, zucchini pickers are filling bushel basket after bushel basket as irrigation trucks shoot geysers into the sky behind them.… Tue, 07 Mar 2017 04:00:08 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-03-06/deportation-dread-south-florida-migrant-workers-feel-more-hunted-than-usual Tim Padgett