Court decision in favor of growers

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid case on June 23. This decision was in favor of the property owners: Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company.

This case centered around whether or not union organizers have the right to physically access a farm property in order to solicit support for unionization, as specified in the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act. In the Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid case, two growers objected when the United Farm Workers union organizers demanded access to their property in 2015.

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the growers, holding that the ALRA’s access regulations were a per se violation because they allowed “physical invasion” of the land without compensation.