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FLS Participates in Michigan Radio program
On October 10, 2005, Tom Thornburg of Farmworker Legal Services was a guest on The Jack Lessenberry Show, a call-in program on NPR affiliate Michigan Radio.
Work in Michigan: Migrant Labor
In August 2005 NPR affiliate Michigan Radio reported on a client of Farmworker Legal Services and talked with her attorney, Susan Reed of FLS. (link no longer available)
Civil Rights Commission Listens to Migrant Issues
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission held a public forum on August 22, 2005, to listen to public testimony about the obstacles the migrant farm workers face in the state of Michigan.
Senate to consider new migrant labor camp penalties
Laleah Fernandez - Capital News Service - 05/13/2005
A New Start - Laid-off farm workers taking advantage of help
Fred Glazer and Matt Bickel - Holland Sentinel - 01/25/2005
Mexican workers listen to union organizers, keep their own counsel
Julia Oliver - The Fayetteville (NC) Observer - 09/14/2004
Human trafficking common -- lawyer
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Thursday, September 09, 2004 By James L. Smith
Fennville boy, 10, run over and killed
Grand Rapids Press: Nate Reens and Nardy Baeza Bickel - 09/02/2004
'It's not just about the apple,' migrant worker advocate says
Friday, March 19, 2004 By Nardy Baeza Bickel The Grand Rapids Press
Bush's immigration plan hits blockade in Congress
Meeting opposition in both major parties, President Bush's plan to ease immigration laws goes nowhere in Congress. Ron Hutcheson - The Miami Herald - 03/05/2004
Undocumented Workers at Center of Growing Debate
Saturday, January 24, 2004 By Ted Roelofs The Grand Rapids Press
The President’s Temporary Foreign Worker Proposal Is Ill-Conceived
Farmworker Justice Fund - 01/08/2004 The AgJOBS Compromise on Farmworker Immigration Should be Supported and Passed in 2004
Worries grow for nursery workers
Paychecks already issued by Zelenka Nursery may not be good anymore By ROBERT GOLD and NATE REENS Staff writers Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004
Zelenka Nursery: Nursery Closure Leaves 500 Jobless
Zelenka Nursery head says that bank group pulled out company money for liquidation Robert Gold and Nate Reens - Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004
Migrant Education: Administrators, Parents Discuss Bilingual Needs at Fennville
Nardy Baeza Bickel - Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004
Exploiting Immigrants
The excesses of so-called "Immigration Consultants" rile advocates, inspire legislation. by Ann Mullen, Metro Times Detroit 11/5/2003
