Apr 12, 2021

Corporate America meets to talk about fighting voting laws

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Nearly 100 CEOs and experts met on a videoconference over the weekend to discuss taking action over states and politicians that restrict voting access. Plus, prioritizing Latinx farmworkers for vaccines.

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New restrictions on voting, and proposals in several states, have corporate leaders working on responses

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Push to vaccinate Latinx farmworkers picks up

by Mitchell Hartman

Apr 12, 2021

As farm work, and COVID risk, pick up through the spring and summer, getting vaccines into the arms of workers is a priority.

Last year, as farm work picked up, COVID spread like wildfire in the crowded fruit-packing plants.

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