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By Doug Cunningham

Justice for Farm Workers Campaign spokesman Jordan Wells says the Farm Workers Fair Labor Practices Act in New York state would give farm workers important labor protections.

[Wells 1]: “The right to form a union, the right to overtime pay, a day of rest per week, coverage under the state's disability insurance law."

A Senate hearing on the bill was held Thursday evening in upstate New York. Wells says more justice for farm workers in New York is close to passage in the state Senate.

[Wells 2]: “There's 28 sponsors in the Senate, so we're very close. Thirty-two votes are needed for a majority n the Senate and we believe that we're very close to thirty-two votes if not already there. And it's a matter now of getting the bill to the floor and having an up or down vote on farm worker rights."