All posts of HEAL Staff

Statement: New USDA Reports Confirm Alarming Risks to Swine and Poultry Workers in Processing Plants

NEW USDA REPORTS CONFIRM ALARMING RISKS TO SWINE AND POULTRY WORKERS IN PROCESSING PLANTS HEAL Food Alliance Demands Immediate Action to improve working conditions for foodworkers (WASHINGTON, DC) – On January 10th, the USDA released two studies confirming that poultry and swine workers face heightened risks of carpal tunnel syndrome and other upper extremity disorders. […]
5 months ago

Seeding Revolution! HEAL’s 2024 Year in Review

  Download HEAL’s 2024 Year in Review   Our vision is clear. In the future we dream of, all of us have the opportunity for meaningful, dignified work, and deep, lasting connections to the land. In our vision, vacant lots become vibrant gardens where pollinators thrive, rural communities breathe freely, and riparian restoration heralds the […]
6 months ago

In Defense of Our Food System, Workers, and Environment: HEAL Transition Memo

TO: Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate FROM: HEAL Food Alliance DATE: December 9, 2024 SUBJECT: In Defense of Our Food System, Workers, and Environment Over the last four years, you have helped us push the Biden-Harris Administration to advance food and farm systems that are good for […]
6 months ago

Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers

By Nichelle Harriott, Policy Director, HEAL Food Alliance This piece serves as the second blog of the series “Agricultural Workers, Essential but Excluded,” in partnership with Union of Concerned Scientists  Food and farm workers touch every part of our food system: they plant and harvest crops, process meat and poultry, conduct food safety inspections, stock […]
6 months ago

Sowing Collective Care – HEAL’s 2024 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report

  Download HEAL’s 2024 Rapid Response Fund Report   A fruitful and abundant garden depends on the many interconnected parts of its ecosystem – energy from the sun, water from the sky, nutrients from the earth, and even other plants’ components – to thrive. Launched amidst the chaos of 2020, HEAL’s Rapid Response Fund is […]
6 months ago

HEAL Food Alliance Endorses Chairwoman Stabenow’s Farm Bill for Rural Prosperity and Urges Swift Bipartisan Action

HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE ENDORSES CHAIRWOMAN STABENOW’S FARM BILL FOR RURAL PROSPERITY AND URGES SWIFT BIPARTISAN ACTION The Senate farm bill includes key HEAL priorities, such as support for small farmers, climate resilience, and nutrition assistance, but falls short on worker protections.  November 18, 2024 NATIONAL – With just weeks left in her tenure, U.S. Senate […]
7 months ago
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A Call for Radical Solidarity and Care: The Impact of the Supreme Court Decisions

By Navina Khanna, Executive Director, HEAL Food Alliance The recent Supreme Court rulings are a stark reminder that it will take all of us to change systems that were never designed for us. From turning courts into policymakers to giving presidents near-total immunity from prosecution, these latest opinions advance a worldview that values corporate profits […]
10 months ago