Court Halts Unionization at Major Agricultural Company
California judge pauses union efforts at Wonderful Company, questioning the constitutionality of a new farmworker union law.
- Judge Bernard C. Barmann issues injunction, citing potential constitutional issues with the 2023 law.
- Wonderful Company argues the card-check system violates their due process rights.
- The United Farm Workers had secured union certification for 600 workers at Wonderful's nursery.
- The ruling impacts ongoing proceedings and mediation efforts by the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
- The decision could influence other union cases under the contested law.
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