https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article257112852.html
"Cárdenas is hopeful the new overtime protections and increased minimum wage will help her family in the long run. While she acknowledges that she may lose hours due to the new rules, she said the overtime law is 'a huge relief' for farmworkers like her."
“'We have been marginalized and mistreated,' she said. 'But we are workers, just like any other worker. It’s sad they didn’t value us before. This is a big change.'"
"She said during the busy season farmers may not have a choice but to keep their employees working for longer periods of time, providing workers with a financial cushion they previously didn’t have. She hopes it will provide her with the ability to afford her car repairs, rent, food and other utility bills she had struggled to pay in the past."
"'This is a great victory and a great triumph for us,' she added. 'Sometimes, I couldn’t even afford food. But now we’ll have equal pay.'”
"Cárdenas is hopeful the new overtime protections and increased minimum wage will help her family in the long run. While she acknowledges that she may lose hours due to the new rules, she said the overtime law is 'a huge relief' for farmworkers like her."
“'We have been marginalized and mistreated,' she said. 'But we are workers, just like any other worker. It’s sad they didn’t value us before. This is a big change.'"
"She said during the busy season farmers may not have a choice but to keep their employees working for longer periods of time, providing workers with a financial cushion they previously didn’t have. She hopes it will provide her with the ability to afford her car repairs, rent, food and other utility bills she had struggled to pay in the past."
"'This is a great victory and a great triumph for us,' she added. 'Sometimes, I couldn’t even afford food. But now we’ll have equal pay.'”
~ Nadia Lopez
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