H-2B WORKFORCE COALITION

Protecting American Workers Through a Stable and Reliable Seasonal Workforce

 
Stories about the importance of the H-2B program to seasonal and small businesses have been run throughout the country. Through the links below, you may download news stories organized by state or by those that apply generally or nationwide.
State Articles
25,000 Additional Work Visas Give a Boost to Md. Crab Industry - Washington Post, 8/9/2009
H2B visa news most welcome - Delmarva Daily Times, 8/7/2009
25,000 visas for seasonal workers available - Delmarva Daily Times, 8/7/2009
Our Say: Visa system a threat to seafood industry - Annapolis Capital, 8/7/2009
Seafood processors scramble for visas - Baltimore Sun, 8/7/2009
Crab-picking houses get a reprieve - Annapolis Capital, 8/7/2009
Letter: Worker Shortage - New York Times, 8/2/2009
Our Say: Congress' inaction strangling longtime Maryland industry - Annapolis Capital (Editorial), 6/18/2009
Crabmeat stuck in legal, political pickle - Annapolis Capital, 6/14/2009
Crab houses look to inmates to help pick - Annapolis Capital, 4/28/2009
Inmates as crab pickers? - The Daily Times, 4/20/2009
Prisoners to process crab meat? - WBBH NBC2 TV, 4/17/2009
Md. crab houses look to inmates to help pick - Forbes, 4/16/2009
Seafood Packers Starved for Workers Despite Economic Downturn - Southern Maryland Online, 4/16/2009
Maryland Crab Picker Job Fair Falls Flat; Companies Turn to Congress for Help - News Channel 8, 4/16/2009
Crab houses look to inmates amid shortage of pickers - Baltimore Sun, 4/15/2009
Wanted: crab pickers - Baltimore Sun (Editorial), 4/7/2009
Guest workers will be missed - The Daily Times, 3/29/2009
U.S. Deters Hiring of Foreigners as Joblessness Grows - Wall Street Journal, 3/27/2009
Lack of visas hurts Maryland crab industry - WTOP News, 3/24/2009
Kratovil Gets Inside Look At Crabbing Industry - WMDT TV, 3/20/2009
Workers May Not Return to Md. Seafood Industry - WBOC TV, 3/20/2009
Without enough pickers, crab processing may be delayed - The Star-Democrat, 3/20/2009
Kratovil Will Visit Crab Houses - WMDT TV, 3/19/2009
Seafood Processors Worry Over H2B Visa Limit - WMDT47 TV, 3/6/2009
Visa Problems Could Thin Out Crab Industry - WMDT 47, 2/9/2009
Crabbing's slim pickings - Baltimore Sun, 2/6/2009
Eastern Shore Lawmakers Worry Over H2B Visas - WMDT TV, 1/9/2009
H2B ISSUE: Md. representatives urge “fair solution” on visas - Delmarva Daily Times, 1/8/2009
HARD TIMES IN CRAB COUNTRY - Urbanite, 10/31/2008
Returning workers - Frederick News-Post (editorial), 9/19/2008
Visa Advocates Take Case for Seasonal Workers to Capitol Hill - Southern Maryland Online, 9/16/2008
H2-B VISAS: Eastern Shore businesses on Capitol Hill to push for seasonal workers - The Daily Times, 9/10/2008
Lifeguard Shortage Blamed On Guest Worker Policies - WUSA9, 6/2/2008
Ocean City sees shift in heritage of foreign workers - Delmarva Daily Times, 6/1/2008
Save Yourself - Washington City Paper, 5/28/2008
Too few workers for seasonal jobs - Baltimore Sun (op-ed), 5/10/2008
Some O.C. Businesses Struggle With Seasonal Workers - WMDT TV, 4/28/2008
Immigration - The Democratic divide - Baltimore Sun, 4/24/2008
Seasonal-worker shortage looms - The Daily Times (Salisbury), 4/1/2008
In visa dispute, businesses face summer worker gap - Baltimore Sun, 3/24/2008
Bay's Labor Lost - Chesapeake Quarterly, 3/1/2008
Shore faces shortage of labor - Baltimore Sun, 1/14/2008
Stringent visas hit seasonal businesses - The Washington Times, 12/5/2007
Crab? Sure. Local? No. - Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/25/2007
Senate's OK of visa bill brings relief - Baltimore Sun, 10/18/2007
Crab Processors Await Decision on Guest Worker Visas - Washington Post, 10/13/2007
HELP WANTED - Frederick News Post, 10/11/2007
Landscapers express worry that visas limits will hurt workforce - Frederick News Post, 10/11/2007
Pending Visa Expiration Concerns OC Businesses - The Dispatch, 10/5/2007
End of seasonal visas threatens crab processors - Baltimore Sun, 9/30/2007
Expired Visa Program Makes It Difficult for Business Owners - WBOC, 9/30/2007
Visa law worries Md. seafood industry - The Daily Times (Salisbury), 9/30/2007
Visa Program For Foreign Workers Set To Expire - WJZ13 Baltimore, 9/29/2007
Collateral damage - Baltimore Sun, 7/24/2007
Temporary Workers, Lasting Impact - Washinton Post, 7/23/2007
Their Work Ethic is Phenomenal - Washinton Post , 7/23/2007
Migrants, industry hope for a reprieve - Baltimore Sun, 7/9/2007
Immigration Legislation Threatens Businesses that Depend on Seasonal Labor - Voice of America, 6/21/2007
Joined at the Claw - Washington Post, 6/5/2007
On the Hill, Isle's Livelihood Crawls Along - Washington Post, 5/2/2005
Crab pickers turn to House for seasonal-worker visas - Baltimore Sun, 4/23/2005
Seasonal foreign workers in short supply this year - USA Today, 3/25/2005
Work-visa limit snags Shore employers - Baltimore Sun, 1/24/2005
Seafood Plants Lack Shuckers - Washington Post, 1/12/2005
Seasonal employers struggle to fill a significant numbers of vacant positions - Maryland Daily Record, 6/21/2004
Restauranteurs and processors brace for a potential labor shortage; employers - Seafood Business, 5/1/2004