03/16/2026 Farm Workers Rally Outside Fresno Federal Courthouse Against Trump Administration’s Wage Cuts

On Wednesday, March 18 at 1 p.m. PST, hundreds of farm workers from across California and the rest of the United States will demonstrate outside the Federal Courthouse in Fresno, California in opposition to the Trump Administration's new rule slashing farm worker wages. The Trump Administration wage cut rule transfers over 5 billion dollars a year from farm workers to their employers and will increase the size of the H-2A agricultural guestworker program.

Inside the courthouse, the first hearing in the farm worker lawsuit against the Trump Administration's wage cut rule will be heard. Plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction to reverse the wage cut rule, which has already gone into effect.

WHAT: Farm workers rally outside the Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse in Fresno.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Farm worker rally begins at 1 p.m.; hearing begins at 2 p.m.

WHO: Farm workers; Teresa Romero, President, United Farm Workers; Erica Lomeli Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer, UFW Foundation; and supporters.

WHERE: Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse, 2500 Tulare St. Fresno, CA 93721.

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