Through the initiative and vision of RMM ally Linda Ketchum-Pompili, we are pleased to unveil the STEADY RAIN campaign. STEADY RAIN is a movement to write letters to our elected officials that deliver a “steady rain” of urgent requests for the government to protect our immigrant neighbors. This impactful effort promotes legislative advocacy and change…

One of the most effective ways you can contribute to the dialogue on immigration is to reach out to your Congressperson. The following guidelines come from a high-level staffer for a Senator: There are two things that all should be doing all the time right now, and they’re by far the most important things. 1.…

Dear Allies of RMM, It is hot outside!   And as you may have read in the New York Times, this is becoming more and more of an issue for New York’s farmworkers. There is new legislation that would take some steps to mitigate exposure to the heat for the farmworkers. We need your help in getting it…

Dear Allies of RMM, Agribusiness has launched an attack to undo what we’ve worked decades to achieve. As allies of RMM are well aware, farmworkers and their supporters waged a long campaign to gain equality under New York’s labor laws. It was a campaign that built upon the efforts of Cesar Chavez, calling for the…

Dear Allies of RMM, As many of you are aware, New York State farmworkers recently sustained an attack from the Agribusiness industry, which filed a union-busting federal lawsuit on Oct. 2. The suit, filed by the New York State Vegetable Growers Association and five individual farms, petitioned the United States District Court in the Western…

On Feb. 21, 2024, Judge John Sinatra Jr., presiding over the U.S. District Court in the Western District of New York, lifted all but one piece of a temporary restraining order (TRO) that had frozen the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA). This TRO had effectively brought to a halt organizing and collective bargaining…

Through the decades of Rural & Migrant Ministry’s existence, we have come to learn the value, and indeed, the absolute necessity, of living and working in the midst of diversity. Our country is complex because its history is filled with myriad personal and cultural experiences. We have learned that we need to surround ourselves in…

Searching for Hope I have watched the situation in the Middle East unfold with horror and trepidation, and I have been at a loss for words in the midst of conflicting emotions and perceptions. The clash is filled with a complexity and layers of history that I can only begin to glimpse, let alone understand.…

RMM’s Executive Director, the Rev. Richard Witt, was honored with an invitation to preach Sunday morning at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Hear his uplifting and profoundly inspiring sermon here.

Justice for Farmworkers Campaign Grapes at the Table Pindar Wines needs to come to the bargaining table with farmworkers Background: The workers at Pindar Vineyards on Long Island are the first farmworkers in New York State to unionize. They voted to join their union, Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, in 2020, which is a part of  Agricultural…

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