Farmworkers March to Palm Beach to Pressure Companies
Farmworkers led a five-day, 45-mile trek on foot in March from one of the poorest communities in Florida to mansion-lined, oceanfront Palm Beach, which is one
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Farmworkers led a five-day, 45-mile trek on foot in March from one of the poorest communities in Florida to mansion-lined, oceanfront Palm Beach, which is one
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Hundreds of farmworkers and their supporters led a five-day, 50-mile march demanding humane working conditions and better protections.