H2B Workforce Coalition

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

Letter: Worker Shortage - New York Times, 8/2/2009

East End businesses hiring from near and far - Newsday, 6/22/2009

East End officials meet with Senator Gillibrand - East Hampton Town News 27 East, 4/21/2009

Bishop earns accolades from conservative business advocate - Times Beacon Record, 3/27/2009

October snowfall has skiers looking forward to season - Saratogian, 10/24/2008

Deep Into the Season, Jobs Go Begging - New York Times, 7/20/2008

Desperately Seeking Visas - The New York Sun (op-ed), 5/28/2008

New Visa Curbs Hit Seasonal Employers - The Wall Street Journal, 5/27/2008

Seasonal workers - Watertown Daily Times (editorial), 5/23/2008

Summer in the Hamptons Sun, Sand & a Labor Shortage - Sand & a Labor Shortage, 5/5/2008

Will Businesses Scramble For Seasonal Workers - Suffolk Life, 4/29/2008

Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers - New York Times, 4/27/2008

Road to seasonal help lined with bureaucracy - Albany Times Union, 3/30/2008

Editorial Give East End summer workers visas - Newsday, 2/15/2008

Fixing Temps' Visas - New York Post, 2/14/2008

Potential worker visa crisis a threat to East End - Newsday, 2/12/2008

East End again on hold over foreign workers - Newsday, 2/11/2008

Stalled Vote On Seasonal Worker Quota Threatens Local Businesses - Hamptons.com, 2/7/2008

Visa Denials Worry E. End Business Owners - Suffolk Life, 2/6/2008

Hamptons facing shortage of seasonal workers - Newsday, 1/25/2008

East End biz fears worker drought - NY Daily News, 1/24/2008

Representative Bishop Hears Work Visa Pleas - The East Hampton Star, 1/10/2008

Seasonal businesses face labor crisis again - The East Hampton Press, 1/9/2008

Visa Denials Mean Unfinished Business - New York Times, 5/20/2007

Few Visas Fewer Workers - New York Times, 6/10/2005

Seasonal foreign workers in short supply this year - USA Today, 3/25/2005

Potential Visa Cap Concerns Businesses - WPTZ TV, 4/15/2004