"A group of 12 vineyard workers who tend grape vines on Long Island won state certification as a union—the first farmworker union in New York history—and are negotiating a contract to secure sick and personal days and better overtime pay. Organizers and advocates say the victory required courage and was enabled by the state's Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, and workers are now working to translate that legal protection into tangible workplace gains." - Lisa Held