17 State AGs Sue Biden Admin for Allowing Foreign Farmworkers to Unionize; ‘Biden the dictator!’ POTUS Slammed as 17 State AGs Sue His Admin After Foreign Farm Workers are Allowed to Unionize

17 state AGs sue Biden admin for allowing foreign farmworkers to unionize

A group of 17 state attorneys general, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration this week over a rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas the power to unionize.

Federal law bans American farm workers from collective bargaining.

“Once again, Joe Biden is putting America last,” Kobach said in a statement.

“He’s giving political benefits to foreign workers while American workers struggle in Biden’s horrible economy. I stand with American workers.”

Filed on June 10 in the Southern District Court of Georgia, the complaint argues that the new rule from the US Department of Labor is a rewrite of the National Labor Relations Act and that only Congress has the power to amend the NLRA.

Kobach contends that the new rule creates a situation where many temporary, foreign migrant farmworkers would have the power to unionize, unlike millions of American farmworkers — treating the foreign workers better than the Americans. —>READ MORE HERE

‘Biden the dictator!’ POTUS slammed as 17 state AGs sue his admin after foreign farm workers are allowed to unionize:

Under the leadership of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration this week regarding a regulation that grants temporary farm workers in the United States on H-2A visas the right to unionize, according to the New York Post.

Notably, collective bargaining is prohibited for American agricultural laborers by federal law. Kobach said in a statement, “Once again, Joe Biden is putting America last. He’s giving political benefits to foreign workers while American workers struggle in Biden’s horrible economy. I stand with American workers.”

17 state attorneys general launch lawsuit against Biden administration

The complaint, filed on June 10 in the Southern District Court of Georgia, argues that only Congress can amend the National Labor Relations Act. It claims that the US Department of Labor’s new regulation is simply a rewording of the original legislation.

According to Kobach, the new law would provide a large number of temporary foreign migrant farmworkers the ability to form a union, in contrast to millions of American farmworkers, therefore favoring the foreign workers over the American workers.

As per the complaint, the US Department of Labor believes that it is authorized to implement this new regulation by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).

However, state attorneys general have a different viewpoint. They argue that it prevents the government from offering H-2A visa holders superior working circumstances compared to those of American workers.

The complaint reads, “The final rule goes above and beyond to provide… rights to H-2A workers. These are rights American farmworkers explicitly do not have under federal law.”

It added, “The final rule is simply a backdoor so that the agency can achieve a policy goal that requires legislation that it cannot convince Congress to pass.”

In addition to attorneys general from Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, the lawsuit involves two private agricultural organizations. —>READ MORE HERE

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