Monday, January 22, 2024 | 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Oncenter Syracuse- 100 E Onondaga St. Syracuse NY 13202
Stay tuned for more information on the 2024 Becker Forum, sponsored by the New York State Vegetable Growers Association, held in Syracuse, NY at the Oncenter on January 22, 2024.
Becker Forum brings all sectors of New York’s diverse agricultural industry together to discuss pressing farm labor issues. Farm employers and advisors from all sectors should attend. This is the best opportunity to learn, and share your views, about important farm labor issues that will affect your farm.
2023 Becker Forum topics included:
- New York Farm Unions and Collective Bargaining Presented by Attorney Hillary Moreira, Bond Schoeneck & King, Attorney Joshua Viau, Fisher Phillips
- H-2A and Federal Legislative Update presented by Michael Marsh, National Council of
Agricultural Employers (NCAE) - What To Do When a Union Organizing Letter Arrives!
- Regulating Union Organizing in NY Agriculture
- Research Update: NY Farm Workforce in Transition
- Financial Literacy for Farm Workers
- Producer Panel: Strategies to Improve Labor Efficiency
- Managing Stress and Staying Positive
- Governor’s Working Group to Support NY Farmers
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2022 Becker Forum topics included:
- Immigration Policy and Washington Update: Craig Regelbrugge, AmericanHort
- Overtime and Labor Costs: Compliance and Management: Strategies Attorney Chris Schulte, Smith Gambrell Russell, Panel of Farm Employers
- Albany Update: Legislators and Administration
- Farm Unions: What to do when a union organizes
- What Motivates H–2A Workers
- Workforce Development: Innovative programs to develop skilled employees
- NY Farm Labor in Transition: Early Research Results
- TN Visa Workers in Agriculture Tax Considerations for H–2A
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2020 Becker Forum agricultural labor presentations included:
- An Initial Guide to Collective Bargaining Rights and Responsibilities Under the Farm Laborers’ Fair Labor Practices Act
- Scott, Future of H-2A 2020
- Donahue, Managing in a Unionized Workplace
- Regelbrugge, Immigration Policy Washington Update
- Stup, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining under New York’s FLFLPA
- Viau, Complying with NY Agricultural Wage and Hour Laws
- 2020 Becker Forum Flyer
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2019 Becker Forum agricultural labor presentations included:
- Urbanick, Financing Farmworker Housing
- Sciotti, Sexual Harassment Presentation
- Jacquez, What to expect 116th Congress
- Jacquez, Immigration Enforcement
- Hagopian, Migrant Farmworker Housing
- 2019 Becker Forum Flyer
