The Power of Solidarity: How We Support Our Immigrant Community
When the pandemic hit, undocumented workers were left without support. CATA launched the Solidarity Fund in 2020 and has since provided $225,000 to over 400 immigrants for food, rent, and urgent needs. Support the fund!
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CATA ON THE NEWS
Throughout communities of “panicked” undocumented farmworkers, however, “people are jittery — talking so fast, crying, losing sleep, and keeping kids out of school,” said Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, a nonprofit helping farmworkers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Unfair labor laws are cheating farmworkers, lawsuit claims
CATA and legal partners filed a lawsuit against New Jersey for excluding farmworkers from fair wage and overtime laws. They argue this violates civil rights, deepens inequality, and leaves vulnerable immigrant laborers struggling despite their essential contributions to the food system.
Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, an organization that advocates for farm workers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
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The plaintiffs want farmworkers to receive the same minimum wage and overtime requirements that most other workers get. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture)
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