How H-2A Wage Cut Will Impact Kern County

October 22, 2025 / By JaNell Gore
Tags: farm worker, Kern County, UFW

The Trump Administration has announced a ruling that changes the way wages for H-2A farmworkers will be calculated.

UFW confirms surge of COVID-19 infected Primex Farms employees, while some workers say they are being recalled with positive results

July 2, 2020 / By Edith Mata
Tags: COVID-19, farm worker, Primex, UFW

The number of workers at Primex Farms LLC in Wasco testing positive for coronavirus has climbed to 77, the UFW confirmed Wednesday, and an additional 33 family members have also tested positive for a total of 110 Primex workers and family members.

Weitz And Huerta Unite For A Good Cause

January 4, 2012 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: A Better Life, activist, Bakersfield, Chris Weitz, Dolores Huerta, farm worker, film, Kern County

by VERONICA RAMIREZ/South Kern Sol

BAKERSFIELD—October 18 was a special day for the movie ‘A Better Life’ in Kern County.