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New York farmworkers win court ruling reaffirming union rights

Original: New York Farmworkers win court ruling reaffirming union rights amid growers' challenge

New York farmworkers have won a court ruling reaffirming their right to organize and join unions, rejecting a legal challenge brought by growers. The decision upholds protections granted under the state's 2019 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which extended collective bargaining rights to agricultural workers for the first time. Labor advocates welcomed the ruling as a landmark for a workforce long excluded from union protections, while farming interests had argued the law burdened their operations.

Why now: A court has just ruled in a closely watched labor dispute between farmworkers and grower groups over union rights.

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